Any Day with You

A warm, tender story perfect for fans of Front Desk about a creative girl who hopes that by winning a filmmaking contest, she'll convince her great-grandfather to stay by her side.

Kaia and her family live near the beach in California, where the fun of moviemaking is all around them. Kaia loves playing with makeup and creating special effects, turning her friends into merfolk and other magical creatures.

This summer, Kaia and her friends are part of a creative arts camp, where they're working on a short movie to enter in a contest. The movie is inspired by the Filipino folktales that her beloved Tatang, her great-grandfather, tells. Tatang lives with her family and is like the sparkle of her special-effects makeup. When Tatang decides that it is time to return to his homeland in the Philippines, Kaia will do anything to convince him not to go.

Author: Mae Respicio
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780525707608
ISBN10: 0525707603
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings

About the Author
MAE RESPICIO's debut novel is The House That Lou Built, which received the Asian/Pacific American Library Association Honor Award in Children's Literature and was an NPR Best Book of the Year. Mae lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two sons. Like the main character in this book, she grew up hearing Filipino folktales and history from her family--though it wasn't until much later that she learned to start asking questions.