Although her parents’ divorce causes her to feel anger, concern, and sadness, Katie discovers that she can keep a loving relationship with her father even though he lives apart from her.
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.
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 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.
