Daddy Takes Us Skating by GARIS, Howard R.

Hal and Mabels Daddy knows everything - how a thermometer works, what makes a car go, why we get warm when we run. Its a cold and icy evening after school and Daddy has a secret but what is it? And what is in the mysterious packages he has for the children? The Daddy stories were originally published as part of the bedtime stories of the Newark News. - Summary by Lynne Thompson