Judith Friedman has been illustrating children's books for more than 25 years. She enjoys cooking for friends, traveling, and wine-making with her husband. She lives in France.
"A skillful, sensitive slice-of-life insight distinguishes this
bibliotherapeutic approach to divorce. Readers will feel Katie's
emotions during that everlasting first week until Daddy picks her
up on Saturday for their weekend together...Both parents emphasize
that a divorce is never a child's fault. Excellent for parent-child
use or classroom discussion."--Booklist
"The parents act as a team, telling their child that, no matter
what happens in other families, this Daddy will always show up when
he says he will. Sensitive watercolors enhance the various moods of
the book, which is, if not original, reassuring."--Publishers
Weekly
"The sadness, guilt, and confusion typically felt by a child of
divorce is honestly portrayed, but so is the unconditional love
that both parents continue to feel for Katie."--School Library
Journal
Gr 1-3 Young children will find reassurance in this realistic but warm story of a divorce told from a young girl's point of view. The story begins on the day that Katie's father moves out and ends months later, after Katie, her mother, and father all have had a chance to adjust to the change in their lives. The sadness, guilt, and confusion typically felt by a child of divorce is honestly portrayed, but so is the unconditional love that both parents continue to feel for Katie. The soft, warm style of Friedman's realistic watercolors in muted colors supports the tone of the story. The best of the many other books on this topic are Caines' Daddy (Harper, 1977), Dragonwagon's Always (Macmillan, 1984), Lexau's Emily and the Klunky Baby and the Next-Door Dog (Dial, 1972), Helmering's I Have Two Families (Abingdon, 1981), and Schuchman's Two Places to Sleep (Carolrhoda, 1979). Girard's book will make an additional choice for children coping with their parents' divorce. Barbara S. McGinn, Oak Hill Elementary School, Severna Park, Md.
"A skillful, sensitive slice-of-life insight distinguishes this bibliotherapeutic approach to divorce. Readers will feel Katie's emotions during that everlasting first week until Daddy picks her up on Saturday for their weekend together...Both parents emphasize that a divorce is never a child's fault. Excellent for parent-child use or classroom discussion."--Booklist
"The parents act as a team, telling their child that, no matter what happens in other families, this Daddy will always show up when he says he will. Sensitive watercolors enhance the various moods of the book, which is, if not original, reassuring."--Publishers Weekly
"The sadness, guilt, and confusion typically felt by a child of divorce is honestly portrayed, but so is the unconditional love that both parents continue to feel for Katie."--School Library Journal
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