Good-Bye, Daddy!
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, WICopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.