MIS Dias Con Papa = Spending Time With Dad

David, Elías

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Arte Publico Press

Annotation: This sweet bilingual picture book follows a boy and his stay-at-home dad, who takes care of him while his mom goes to wo... more

Genre: [Foreign languages] [Realistic fiction]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #359260

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Edition Date: 2023 Release Date: 05/31/23

ISBN: 1-558-85969-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-558-85969-2

Dewey: E

Language: Spanish

Bilingual: Yes

Reviews:

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

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)

School Library Journal (Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Toddler-PreS— A little boy shares his daily routine with his stay-at-home dad and working mom. His dad helps him with the usual rituals by sharing traditional rhymes while giving them an unconventional twist, blending English and Spanish words. Both texts provide the same blending of the traditional rhymes. Bilingual readers will appreciate the ease with which code switching occurs. The author provides a shift in traditional norms of what families can look like while still offering readers comfort in seeing a familiar structure in the day. The soft palette of the illustrations is perfect for the intended audience. VERDICT This relatable story is a recommended purchase.— Erika Villaherrera

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
School Library Journal (Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Reading Level: 1.0

Interest Level: K-3

This sweet bilingual picture book follows a boy and his stay-at-home dad, who takes care of him while his mom goes to work at the port, "where huge cargo ships come and go every day." She oversees the containers that go around the world! The boy recounts his days spending time with his father, from "when the sun starts filling the room with light," to eating breakfast, brushing his teeth and talking to his grandparents who live in a different country. His favorite time of the day is when he gets to play with his dinosaurs and his friend Tato, a stuffed cat who joins him on all his adventures. When Mom comes home, the whole family goes to the park. After dinner, he goes to bed and thinks about the ships from his mom's work, his dinosaurs and his grandparents. Soon he falls asleep, hugging his special kitty. In this bilingual picture book brightly illustrated by Claudia Delgadillo, young children will relate to the family and its daily routines while immigrants will see themselves as they adjust to life far away from relatives. And children will see that the roles of men and women are fluid; dads can be loving fathers in charge of their kids' well-being and moms can go to the office every day-or vice versa.

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