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Figueroa, Raissa

What My Daddy Loves

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Clarion | May, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9780358588771 $19.99
(3) PS Using succinct declarative statements, and the sentence opener “My daddy loves” as a refrain throughout the text, Figueroa identifies thirteen routine activities that the fathers in this book delight in doing with their kids. The visual imagery moves from rise-and-shine to bedtime and depicts an assortment of Black dads bonding with their children in various settings, including a food garden, supermarket, the woods, and more. Impressionistic touches in the digital illustrations (broken color; contrasts between warm and cool hues; soft, undefined edges) convey a sense of the transience of cherished moments and the spontaneity of the father-child interactions. This celebration of paternal devotion isn’t one-note; exuberance and joy trade with glimpses of quiet and upset, but comfort predominates. The revelation that “what my daddy loves most of all...is me” rounds off the book triumphantly.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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