Where is Papa Now?

by Celeste Conway

Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Celeste Conway is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Celeste Conway include The Melting Season, Where Is Papa Now?, The Goodbye Time, and When You Open Your Eyes.

Reviews

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eliza's father goes away on a voyage and every so often Eliza asks her mother where her father is now? Her mother tells her stories of her father travelling on horses and elephants and ships, and Eliza wishes that would come home safely. Eventually he does.

[Emma Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book with beautiful writing and art!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous collage-style illustrations. Could also appeal to older readers for this reason. Set in mid-19th century. Pattern of nice short descriptions followed by child asking her mom where her dad is through the seasons as he captains a clipper ship buying exotic items in foreign lands. Mother and daughter miss him but they stay involved in activities and so do not become distraught. Good for showing difference between units of time.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful tale that combines gorgeous artwork with beautiful phrases repeated over and over...a preschooler's dream. Faith caught on and was repeating the refrain. Becky, you should check this out. I don't know what the artwork style would be called, but it's lovely to look at.

[Mehta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Poetic text, absolutely beautiful illustrations that are very intricate. The story brought tears to my eyes. There seems to be a magical quality to the mother's descriptions of the father's location...