Daddy Doesn't Have to Be a Giant Anymore

by Thomas, Jane Resh

First Edition; First Printing

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Book description: New York, NY: Clarion Books. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Some rubbing of the dustjacket edges. Otherwise, the book is in excellent condition, with minimal shelf wear and clean/unmarked pages. Reinforced binding. ; Watercolor; 0.5 x 7.5 x 9.2 inches; 46 pages; Reading Level: Grades 1-2, Ages 4-8. When Daddy is happy, he and his daughter rock in the porch swing on hot nights, singing and watching the lightning bugs blink. When Daddy doesn't sneak into the garage to drink whiskey, they work in the yard on Saturday mornings and enjoy Saturday-afternoon picnics with Mommy at the park. But sometimes, when he drinks, Daddy acts like an angry giant. He yells at Mommy and grabs the little girl by the shoulders. "Don't snoop and spy on me!" booms his giant voice, with breath that smells like the bottles he hides. Told from the daughter's point of view, this is the poignant, authentic story of a family's battle with alcoholism. Children who have been in similar situations will readily identify with the little girl. Those who haven't will respond to the honesty of her feelings, expressed so understandingly in Marcia Sewall's watercolor illustrations. .

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