Papa, Daddy, & Riley
by Seamus Kirst
illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
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00:00Papa, Daddy and Riley.
00:07By Seamus Kirst.
00:09Illustrated by Devon Holwarth.
00:12To the daddies, papas, mommies, mamas and everyone else who has over made a child feel
00:17loved.
00:18SK.
00:20For the Gibbs family.
00:22DH.
00:24On the first day of school.
00:26My parents walked me to my classroom.
00:30My friends were being dropped off by their families too.
00:34Olive was with her mom and dad.
00:36Molly was with her mom.
00:39Hector was with his grandma.
00:41Luke was with his foster mother.
00:44I was with my dads.
00:46I love you my little princess.
00:49I love you my little dragon.
00:51When the bell rang, I hugged papa and daddy goodbye.
00:55I love you papa and daddy.
00:58Hi Olive.
00:59Hi Riley.
01:01Who are they?
01:03Those are my dads.
01:05You have two.
01:06But which one is your dad dad?
01:09And where is your mom?
01:11They are both my dads I answered.
01:14My belly mommy doesn't live with us.
01:17Our mom and one dad make a baby and that makes a family said Olive.
01:22So which dad is the real dad?
01:25I was confused.
01:27If a family only has one dad, did I have to pick one?
01:32Was I papa's princess, or daddy's dragon?
01:36I had seen a picture of the belly mommy who gave birth to me.
01:40I look like her, but I also look like papa and daddy.
01:45I have black hair.
01:47Just like daddy.
01:49And I have freckles on my nose.
01:52Just like papa.
01:54I like to bake cookies.
01:56Just like daddy.
01:58And I like to shoot hoops.
02:01Just like papa.
02:03I'm a good swimmer.
02:05Just like daddy.
02:07And I'm a good singer.
02:09Just like papa.
02:11I love painting colorful pictures.
02:14Just like papa.
02:16And I love playing with dogs and cats.
02:19Just like daddy.
02:21I thought all day, but I just couldn't figure out who my real dad was.
02:26When papa and daddy came to pick me up.
02:30I was so upset.
02:32They noticed right away.
02:34What's wrong? asked daddy.
02:37Papa gave me a big hug.
02:40Olive said families only have one dad.
02:43I wailed.
02:45But I love having you both.
02:47O'Reilly said papa.
02:50I don't want to have to choose.
02:52Sweet O'Reilly said daddy.
02:54You don't have to choose.
02:56Some families have one parent.
02:58And some have two.
03:00Some families have step parents.
03:02Or aunts and uncles.
03:04Or grandparents.
03:06Neither of us gave birth to you.
03:08O'Reilly said papa.
03:10But we carried you in our hearts.
03:12We belong together.
03:14Said daddy.
03:16But what makes a family a family.
03:18If every family is so different.
03:20I asked.
03:22Love.
03:24Said daddy.
03:26Love makes a family.
03:28Well, I love you both.
03:30So you are both my real dads.
03:32That's right.
03:34Said daddy.
03:36You're papa's princess.
03:38And daddy's dragon.
03:40Papa added.
03:42Raw.
03:44And you are O'Reilly's papa and O'Reilly's daddy.
03:47Forever and ever and always.
03:49About the author.
03:51Seamus Kirst has always loved
03:53reading picture books and is still
03:55in sight disbelief he has published
03:57one of his own.
03:59He is absolutely honored to be able
04:01to contribute to LGBTQ
04:03representation that he
04:05wished he could have read and seen
04:07when he was young.
04:09Seamus is a progressive political writer
04:11and the author of another book
04:13that's title is probably not a word
04:15you want your children to read.
04:17His writing has appeared
04:19in publications including the
04:21Washington Post, The New York Times,
04:23The Guardian, Teen Vogue and The Advocate.
04:25He lives in New York
04:27with his two cats,
04:29Sugar and Bernie Sanders.
04:31Follow him on Twitter
04:33and Instagram at Seamus Kirst
04:35or on Facebook at
04:37Seamus Patrick Kirst.
04:39About the illustrator.
04:41Devon Holwarth grew up in Panama
04:43with the jungle as her garden
04:45and parrots and iguanas as pets.
04:47Devon earned her BFA
04:49in 2000 from the
04:51Rhode Island School of Design
04:53focusing on screen printing and painting.
04:55Childhood memories
04:57and her collection of vintage
04:59children's books strongly inspire
05:01her work.
05:03She currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee
05:05with her husband, two kids
05:07and beloved old hound dog.
05:09Visit her on Instagram
05:11at devonholwarth and at
05:13devonholwarth.com.
05:15About Imagination Press.
05:17Imagination Press
05:19is the children's book imprint
05:21of the American Psychological Association.
05:23Through
05:25APA's publications,
05:27the association shares with the world
05:29mental health expertise
05:31and psychological knowledge.
05:33Imagination Press books
05:35reach young readers and their parents
05:37and caregivers to make navigating
05:39life's challenges a little easier.
05:41It's the combined power
05:43of psychology and literature
05:45that makes Imagination Press
05:47books special.
05:49Visit www.imaginationpress.org.
05:51The End.