Books like Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer
Mercer Mayer's 'Just Me and My Dad' is a humorous story about a father and son who go on a camping trip, but who is really taking care of whom?
First publish date: 1977
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Mercer Mayer
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