Father's Day

From Laura Obuobi, author of Black Gold and NAACP Image Award nominee, and illustrator Anna Cunha comes a whimsical bedtime story about the love between a Black father and his daughter. This tender tale with lush natural imagery and pure Black joy captures love's vastness, showing us its greatest form is often the one between parent and child.

With the first rays of the sun, Mina and her father begin a joyful day exploring the city streets of Isfahan, Iran, where Islam and Judaism intertwine and a community thrives. Mina imagines the ancient sites coming to life as her father points out the fascinating history and architecture of the churches, synagogues, and mosques they pass by. The two of them picnic with friends near Si-o-se Pol bridge, then finish the day at Mina's father's beautiful...

In their bath time reverie, Merbaby, an imaginative child, has wonderful aquatic adventures with their merdaddy until their fingers start to prune and it is time for bed.

As a young girl seeks reassurances to more elaborate what-ifs, her father's reassurances paint a picture of infinite care, showing her there is no limit to the love he has for her.

A father and son, living apart, spend time together making a model plane, and as they reminisce over warm memories, the child feels his father's enduring love despite their circumstances.

"Daddy's bedtime story turns into a collaborative and unforgettable tale thanks to Sophie's narrative revisions"--

"It's Dad's turn to get Bluey and Bingo ready for bed. Will the daddy putdown go to plan?"--

"Rajiv has feelings for everything. He can feel confident. He can feel happy. He can feel silly. But today, he feels angry, and he doesn't know why. With the help of his father, he sets out on a journey to make sense of his feelings. It is a journey that will take him to a park, then up into the branches of a tree, and from there all the way to the stars . . ."--

"A child worries about what it will be like while his papa is away, until papa is home"--