Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Starling Lyons, Illustrated by Daniel Minter
List Price: $17.99Peachtree Publishers (Apr 01, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Target Age Group: Picture Book
More Info
Description of Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons
“On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there’s nothing like going down home.”
From Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons, Illustrated by Daniel Minter (2019, Peachtree Publishers)
Down home is Granny’s house. Down home is where Lil’ Alan and his parents and sister will join great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil’ Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to family history. All the kids have to decide on what tribute to share, but what will Lil’ Alan do?
In this rich and moving celebration of history, culture, and ritual, Kelly Starling Lyons’ eloquent text explores the power of family traditions. Stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multigenerational family.

Additional Book Information:
- ISBN: 9781561459384
- Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
- Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
- Parent Company: Peachtree Publishers
Books similiar to Going Down Home with Daddy may be found in the categories below:
- JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
- Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men
- Juvenile Fiction / Family / Multigenerational