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Podcast: The Children's Book Podcast
Episode: Seamus Kirst
Description: Seamus Kirst (@SeamusKirst) shares PAPA, DADDY, & RILEY, which is illustrated by Devon Holzwarth. This book, I think, speaks to a question many of our kids ask themselves: "Is my family right? Is this how families are supposed to look?" That question is one no child should ever have to ask, but it can come up as kids form their understanding of the world. We compare. We learn. We try to figure out what's right, what's wrong, and what is just different from our own experience. In the case of this story, a classmate questions Riley, who is dropped off at...