Mis días con Papá/Spending Time with Dad

In David’s day-in-the-life debut, a bilingual picture book, a Latinx-cued child narrates a joy-filled day at home with Dad while Mom works at a shipping port. After Dad rises early to make Mom’s lunch, he and the child move through everyday activities: teeth brushing, breakfast, playing, videoing grandparents, lunch, and then a nap. “Dad and I are used to this routine,” the youth explains. “When Dad and Mom came to live in this country, they agreed that one would take care of the baby, and the other would go to work. Dad takes care of me, and he does it very well!” Mom’s return means family time and a standard series of wind-down steps that lead to peaceful dreams. Matching the text’s steady tone, Delgadillo’s watercolors present cozy domestic scenes of the family smiling as they make their way through the day. Ages 4–8. (May)