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2 produkter
2 produkter
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
255 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
A boy's letters to his incarcerated father help them stay connected even while they're apart.Dear Dad: Love, Nelson is a glimpse into the life, family, struggles, hopes, and questions of Nelson—and the more than five million other children in the US who have experienced parental incarceration. Told through letters he writes his father, Nelson shares his feelings, thoughts, wishes, and happenings, from the celebrations they've had to the progress Nelson has made on the car they were fixing to how excited he is to have Dad coming home.The author, who's had several family members impacted by the criminal legal system, was inspired to write this warm and inviting story to build awareness of parental incarceration and increase empathy for people who have an incarcerated loved one. Dear Dad: Love, Nelson is told in Nelson's vibrant, curious, and compassionate voice, with his love for his dad and his family shining through.Dear Dad: Love, Nelson can open doors of conversation about many significant topics, including:different emotional responses to parental incarcerationthe school-to-prison pipelinedifferences in celebrations without a parentthe importance of keeping in contactthe expectations of the court and the experience of visitationthe anticipation of reentryA section at the back of the book offers discussion questions for exploring the story and the topic with children, along with more information on guiding children to write letters as a way of staying in touch with an incarcerated loved one.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
217 kr
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Celebrate thrifted treasures and the power of community and family.When Pawpaw moves in, he shows Dominique a whole new meaning of hand-me-down clothes. When Dominique and Pawpaw embark on a trip to the grocery store, Dominique meets the former owner of each quirky, thrifted find and hears a memory associated with the clothing. Their quick trip to the grocery store becomes much more as they also make stops at the barbershop and the local ice cream parlor and, along the way, meet community members who are surprised but pleased to see their previous belongings sported by Dominique. Dominique's Thrifted Treasures was inspired by members of the author's family and by her friend and showcases the power of community and family. Featuring a nonbinary child who uses they/them pronouns and their grandfather, this warm and joyful story highlights the subtle and sometimes surprising threads that connect us to our neighbors while touching on economic issues faced by low-income and multi-generational households.A section at the back of the book for children offers a starting point for further discussion and exploration of Dominique's story.Dominique's Thrifted Treasures is a 2025 National Parenting Product Award Winner.