Evening!

A warm welcome to a new Waiting on Wednesday! Almost halfway through the week!

The book I am waiting for eagerly today is a book that is releasing in 6 days and is called Baba Palooza by A.D. Ghani + Nadia Alam! It looks super duper adorable and it sounds cute as well. I am curious to see what surprises she has for her dad and if the dad may be able to find some more time to be with his daughter before he misses so many moments. Plus, I love that he is a cab driver, you don’t see those a lot in books as jobs, so that is fun.

Are you looking forward to this book? Let me know!

My Papi Has a Motorcycle meets Bilal Cooks Daal in this sweet father-daughter story that celebrates hardworking immigrant parents

When Aizah rides with her dad on Saturday mornings, she feels like a movie star—Baba in the driver’s seat, her in the back. Baba’s taxi seems brighter and the world seems bigger when they’re together.

Baba works long hours, so he can’t walk Aizah home from school and they rarely get to eat dinner together, but they still squeeze in family time however they can. So when Baba has to miss her school’s daddy-daughter dance, Aizah plans something SUPER-DUPER-EXTRA-SPECIAL to surprise him.

Spotlighting a Pakistani American Muslim family, this universal picture book is a proud love letter to working class parents, immigrants, and dads everywhere.