Missing Daddy
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“This book is a crucial tool for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children who, through no fault of their own, are forced to bear the consequences of our country’s obsession with incarceration. For children who desperately miss their parents, feel confused, or are teased at school, this book can go a long way in letting them know that they are not alone and in normalizing their experiences.” —Eve L. Ewing
A little girl who misses her father because he's away in prison shares how his absence affects different parts of her life. Her greatest excitement is the days when she gets to visit her beloved father. With gorgeous illustrations throughout, this book illuminates the heartaches of dealing with missing a parent and shows that a little girl's love can overcome her father's incarceration.
Mariame Kaba is an educator and organizer based in New York City. She has been active in anti-criminalization and anti-violence movements for the past thirty years.
bria royal is a multidiscipliinary artist based in Chicago.
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In this sensitive and candid story, a child narrator explores the emotions she feels surrounding her father's incarceration. Sometimes the girl's sadness is overwhelming: "I try to be brave and hold back my heavy tears. I feel a blue wave of sadness. My Daddy won't be home for years" but when she sees her father on visiting days, "his laugh to me is like fireworks, a loud colorful boom." Royal's art has a spare, warm quality, with loose ink outlines and splashes of light pastel and citrus tones in the characters' clothing and surroundings. Educator Kaba addresses the experiences related to parental incarceration head-on while emphasizing that there are a lot of different ways to be a family. As a kind teacher tells her, "Some kids only have a Mommy or others two Daddies. Those who love us help us grow, no matter who they are." Kaba includes back matter for discussion. Ages 3 7.
