Days with Dad by Nari Hong tells a story of a girl who spends time with her dad. Unlike many stories this one is unique because the girl's father is in a wheelchair, and throughout the day that the father spends with his daughter, he expresses guilt that he cannot do things such as play in the snow, or splash in the puddle. However, his daughter tells the father that she enjoys the things that they do together, playing music, drawing together, and cooking food. This book stands out due to the topic it discusses and how it is presented. The illustrations are in a crayon format which gives the feeling that this is told through the eyes of the young child and she is drawing pictures of what a day looks like with her father. The daughter does not feel that she is “missing out” but treasures it, and prefers it.

USBBY Outstanding International Books - Grades K-2: 2018, Skipping Stone Honor Award, 2018, A 2018 EUREKA! Honor Award Winner, Shortlist for The Asian Children's Book Award by Genting Singapore (ABCA), 2017.

Author/Illustrator lives in South Korea.

Korean. Originally published in Korea as Appa, Mianhaehaji Maseyo in 2017. English translation by Nari Hong published in the United States by Enchanted Lion Books in 2017.