As I posted earlier, my lovely daughter was born two weeks ago. When my son was born three years ago, I did a strip with him in it, and so I thought I’d keep the tradition going. Hers is, of course, above. Here’s his, from August 2008.

They each get to help Mac explore one of his great passions in life: Music and time travel.
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I am going to say there is a reference to Calvin and Hobbes in the three books on the bookshelf. I assess that they are labeled Time Travel, Animals, and Tree Houses.
Friend, you have a good eye!
The books weren’t a C&H reference, but you did get 2 out of 3 of the books correct: Tree Houses and Time Travel. The third book is about Animation.
And indeed! The picture on the bookshelf is of Scrooge.
Big ups, my friend!
Also the person in the picture looks a bit like Scrooge McDuck, possibly Flintheart Glomgold, but unlikely.