My Daddy's in Jail
Illustrator
Anthony Curcio
Publisher
ICG Books
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
978069247043
Pages
37 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
There are nearly three million adults in the U.S. alone that are in prison or jail. Many of these being parents that leave behind unanswered questions with their children: What is jail? Why did this happen? Is it my fault? Is my daddy (or mommy) bad? Do they love me? My Daddy's in Jail is a story of two bears who have a father in prison. The book is narrated by a very odd cockroach.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; father in prison
Main Character
cockroach
Race/Ethnicities
Animals
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
jail; prisoners; children of prisoners; bears; animals
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Curcio, Anthony, "My Daddy's in Jail" (2015). Diverse Families. 896.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/896