Daddy's Promise

· Addresses a critical market need: Only 12% of children’s books published in 2022 featured a Black main character, making this an essential addition to diverse collections (Cooperative Children’s Book Center, 2023).
· Father-daughter relationships are still underrepresented: Fills a growing demand for stories that celebrate strong father figures.
· Written by an Emmy-winning journalist: Author Ed Gordon brings credibility and a deep personal connection to the book’s theme.
· A book with a mission: Inspired by the Daddy’s Promise foundation, encouraging active fatherhood and positive role models.
· Perfect for community reading programs: A great selection for father-daughter events, libraries, and schools.

Ed Gordon is an Emmy award–winning journalist and broadcaster noted for his work with BET, CBS, NBC, and NPR over the past 40 years. During this time Ed interviewed many high-profile people and became known for his hard-hitting, inspiring, intelligent, honest, and direct approach to journalism. Ed Gordon has received an Emmy Award, the Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists, and an NAACP Image Award. He was named to People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” list in 1996 and was nominated to the Alumni Academy of the Western Michigan University School of Communication in 2006. In 2009, Gordon established Daddy's Promise, a nonprofit that celebrates the bond between men and their daughters.
He has one daughter, Taylor, and two stepchildren from his marriage to Leslie Gordon. He is based in Detroit, Michigan with family.