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.

Her dad can't walk. But she doesn't care about what he can't do, what she loves is what they do together!
Based on experiences from author Nari Hong's own childhood, Days With Dad is a heartwarming story of love and appreciation between a young girl and her dad, who uses a wheelchair. Narrated by the daughter, the story follows an ongoing conversation between the two about the father's regret over what he is unable to do with his daughter because of his reliance on a wheelchair. But his daughter makes it clear that there's nothing to feel badly about. Whether they're sitting on the beach building a sandcastle or drinking hot cocoa and watching the rain, what she loves are the things they can do together.