Spring 2025

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Riley is Papa’s princess and Daddy’s dragon. She loves her two fathers!

When Riley’s classmate asks her which dad is her real one, Riley is confused. She doesn’t want to have to pick one or the other. Families are made of love in this heartwarming story that shows there are lots of ways to be part of a family.

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978-1-4338-3239-0
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: Celebrating Differences , Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2020
Publisher American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV060000, JUV013060, JUV013090
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Awards, Original artwork, Reviewed, and Starred Reviews

Author: Seamus Kirst

Seamus Kirst is a writer whose work has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Forbes, The Advocate, and Vice. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Illustrator: Devon Holzwarth

Awards

  • Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2021, Winner, 2021

Reviews

Booklist

“A must-have for children’s picture-book collections, this is a delightful celebration of what makes a family. . . . Holzwarth beautifully renders the characters in a variety of hues, making the diversity showcased throughout one of the book’s defining features and adding to the emotional punch of the story. All of the families look different, but the love they share makes them the same. Absolutely recommended for all children’s collections and sure to be a storytime winner.”—starred, Booklist