People are really hungry for joy,” Chasten tells PEOPLE, adding, “It’s so cool to get pictures from friends reading [it] to ...

But none have gone as viral or been appreciated with such fervor as the Buttigieg ones. The images were gleefully passed around in pro-Pete circles, like the r/Pete_Buttigieg subreddit ...

‘Papa’s Coming Home’ is inspired by the author’s husband Pete Buttigieg and their twins ... We have printed pictures here at the house, so we can at least always talk about [one another].

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took on the role of flight attendant during a delayed United Airlines flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Traverse City, Michigan, on Saturday, December 14.