On My Papa's Shoulders
"When Papa lifts me onto his shoulders I can see the whole world."
One little boy in South Africa has just started school. When Mama takes him, they hurry along – but there’s always time for a kiss at the school gate. When Gogo takes him they go slow and feed the hungry cat on the way. When it’s Tata’s turn they walk through the park and splash in puddles. But the best days of all are when Papa takes him to school, lifts him high on his shoulders and tells him, "I love you."
A heart-warming celebration of family and fathers, with beautiful, atmospheric paintings portraying the everyday life of a loving extended family.
Niki Daly has been celebrated as a writer on multiracial, diverse and inclusive themes ever since the 1980s when Not So Fast, Songololo broke through South Africa's apartheid barriers to celebrate black lives. Niki was South Africa‘s nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2020, and previous honours include ALA and IBBY Awards and nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. His books for Otter-Barry Books include the picture book Surprise, Surprise! and the Lolo series of first chapter books. He is married to fellow-author and illustrator Jude Daly, and they live in Kleinmond, South Africa.