Allen Say is the author and illustrator of numerous award-winning picture books.  In this book The Favorite Daughter Mr. Say shows us a side of himself that we may not have yet seen.  This is an inspiring tale of the love between a father and daughter…possibly Allen Say and his own daughter??  Yuriko has always been happy with her name, and she always loved to make art.  When a new art teacher calls her “Eureka” by mistake, all the kids laugh. That makes her want to change who she is. And stop doing what she used to love.  But when you run away from the things that make you “you” how do you find your way home?  Yuriko’s father doesn’t have all the answers, but he does know how to help Yuriko find them herself.  The author has a delightful sense of humor.