Days With Dad

Her father can’t walk, and often frets over all of the things that he can’t do with her, like play soccer or go skiing. But she doesn’t care in the least about what he can’t do—“don’t be sorry, Dad!” she says. What she loves is what they do together!Together, she and her father navigate everything from icy ponds to ocean shores, rainy days to sunshine. She knows that her dad worries sometimes, but she is happy with him, just the way he is. This is a heart-warming, beautifully hand-illustrated story of love, appreciation, and acceptance.

A 2018 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner A 2018 EUREKA! Honor Award Winner On IBBY's 2017 list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities On the 2017 shortlist for The Asian Children's Book Award by Genting Singapore (ABCA) Hong's soft, childlike colored-pencil drawings convey a strong intimacy on each page...Disabilities bring limitations, Hong indicates, but not when it comes to a parent's love or to time well spent.--Publishers Weekly Usually, when [disability] is discussed, the conversation shifts to that of burden, pity, and apologies. But there is so much more to the story, in addition to the one society tends to paint onto disabled people.With its gentle colors and humble art style, Days with Dad shows us this other side of the story with a bright smile.--Skipping Stones Throughout [Days With Dad], the tone is positive and joyful, showing that life is about what people can do together and the time spent with those you love. Described on the jacket as semi-autobiographical, this book has been listed on IBBY's 2017 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. This book's illustrations add to the lightness of the story with their playful feel.--Waking Brain Cells In Days With Dad, a young girl could care less about her father's disability (he hasn't been able to walk since he was a baby), she just loves him as he is... Readers will sense an extra tenderness in these drawings because they're drawn from real experiences.--Charles Sutton, Vermont Country Sampler

Nari Hong dreams of a society where people aren’t subject to comparisons based upon inaccurate assumptions of what constitutes life as a disabled person. She writes in both Korean and English. Her first book, Days with Dad is on IBBY’s 2017 list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities and the 2017 shortlist for The Asian Children’s Book Award by Genting Singapore (ABCA). She has exhibited her books at both the Paris Book Fair and the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. Nari lives in Seoul, South Korea.