A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Century
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.
But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.
With vivid illustrations and text bursting with heart, My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl's love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.
PRAISE FOR MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Zeke Peña A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award Honor Pura Belpré Illustration Honor Award 2020 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award 2020 American Library Association Notable Children's Book A Horn Book Best Children's Book of 2019 A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2019 A Parents Magazine Best Children's Book of 2019 NPR Book Concierge Pick 2019 Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award 2020 TEXAS 2X2 READING LIST Tejas Star Reading List Pick (Spanish edition) 2019 Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Book Award Finalist Summer 2019 Kids’ Indie Next List Time Out New York 101 Best Books for Kids of All Ages Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) [2025]
* "A heartwarming story that centers joy in the midst of looming change." - Booklist, starred review
* "An evocative love letter." - Horn Book, starred review
* "The love between the girl and her father is palpable, but her connection to her city ... is at the story's heart." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
* “Radiates sheer happiness without shying from reality.” --- School Library Journal , starred review
* "Quintero's warm, economical text and the desert-sunset tones of Peña's comics-inflected art feel like a revelation." - The New York Times
PRAISE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC: THE LIFE OF GRACIELA ITURBIDE by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Zeke Peña 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner 2018 Moonbeam Children's Books Gold Award Winner
* "Quintero and Peña have set a new standard in artist biographies." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "A powerful homage." -- The Horn Book, starred review
* "Eye-opening and masterfully rendered." --Booklist, starred review
A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Century
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.
But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.
With vivid illustrations and text bursting with heart, My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl's love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.
Praise
PRAISE FOR MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Zeke Peña A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award Honor Pura Belpré Illustration Honor Award 2020 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award 2020 American Library Association Notable Children's Book A Horn Book Best Children's Book of 2019 A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2019 A Parents Magazine Best Children's Book of 2019 NPR Book Concierge Pick 2019 Bank Street Children's Book Committee Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award 2020 TEXAS 2X2 READING LIST Tejas Star Reading List Pick (Spanish edition) 2019 Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Book Award Finalist Summer 2019 Kids’ Indie Next List Time Out New York 101 Best Books for Kids of All Ages Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) [2025]
* "A heartwarming story that centers joy in the midst of looming change." - Booklist, starred review
* "An evocative love letter." - Horn Book, starred review
* "The love between the girl and her father is palpable, but her connection to her city ... is at the story's heart." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
* “Radiates sheer happiness without shying from reality.” --- School Library Journal , starred review
* "Quintero's warm, economical text and the desert-sunset tones of Peña's comics-inflected art feel like a revelation." - The New York Times
PRAISE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC: THE LIFE OF GRACIELA ITURBIDE by Isabel Quintero; Illustrated by Zeke Peña 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner 2018 Moonbeam Children's Books Gold Award Winner
* "Quintero and Peña have set a new standard in artist biographies." -- School Library Journal, starred review
* "A powerful homage." -- The Horn Book, starred review
* "Eye-opening and masterfully rendered." --Booklist, starred review
