Good-Bye, Daddy! [Paperback]

Brigitte Weninger (Author), Alan Marks (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A little boy's teddy bear helps him come to terms with his parents' divorce by telling him a story about a little bear in similar circumstances

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2?A calming and reassuring story about divorce. Crying and upset that his father and mother no longer live together, Tom lies in bed holding his teddy bear for comfort. The toy suddenly whispers in his ear that he has a story to tell him, and relates how a small bear who was in a similar situation came to realize that fussing and acting up weren't helping matters. Marks supplies soft, watercolor paintings that fill the pages opposite text. His bears are somewhat reminiscent of those found in a number of Martin Waddell's picture books. This is similar in message and age level to Linda Girard's At Daddy's on Saturdays (Albert Whitman, 1987) and Crescent Dragonwagon's Always, Always (Macmillan, 1984). Purchase Good-Bye, Daddy if additional titles on this topic are needed.?Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: North-South (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558587705
• ISBN-13: 978-1558587700
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,554,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any young child having difficulty with divorce., October 13, 1998

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This review is from: Good-Bye, Daddy! (Hardcover)

The story of Tom quickly became my 4 year old son's favorite bed-time story. Especially following visitation days. It thoughtfully explains the problems that most kids have during and after a divorce, without placing blame on anyone. It also does not give any false hopes about the parents getting back together. The illustrations are beautiful. I highly recommend this book.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great bedtime book for young children of divorce., October 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Good-Bye, Daddy! (Hardcover)

Tom and his bear's story has helped my 3 year old child better understand and cope with her father's visititation schedule. When a Daddy lives out-of-state, it can be difficult for a young child to say good-bye, because they may not be together again for several weeks. This book helped my child to talk about her feelings. She was able to identify with Tom.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice story for small children, January 4, 2006

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This review is from: Good-Bye, Daddy! (Paperback)

My 4-year-old really enjoys this book. It is very gentle in the way it addresses parents' separation, and it emphasizes the positive aspects of the relationship between father and son AND mother and son. It takes pressure off children to relate the story too closely to their own exeprience by describing the relationships between the members of a bear family, not a human family. It gives my son comfort to see that there are "others" in the same situation that he is in, and that they are able to understand and deal with the parents' separation in a positive, matter-of-fact way. It also nicely describes the typical father-son relationship in a way that my son was instantly able to relate to. The illustrations are also very relaxing for him. He really just loves this book, and asks for it at bed time. I definitely would recommend it for small children whose fathers are "Disneyland Dads."