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Publication Date: 1998
* denotes a highly recommended title. Titles can be ordered through your local bookstore or through the publisher.
*A Family That Fights
Sharon Bernstein
Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co.
(847) 581-0033
An 8 year old boy & his two younger siblings live in a
home where the father abuses the mother. Picture book with illustrations
in pencil, 4 - 12 years.
A Safe Place
Maxine Trottier
Childwork/Childsplay - 1-800-962-1141
A mother escapes to a domestic violence shelter with her young daughter, where she builds up her strength and gains the courage to begin a new life. As they leave, the little girl gives hope to a frightened boy just entering the shelter. Picture book with illustrations in colored pencil, 5-9 years.
All Season Front Row Seat to the Fights (Whether you want to
be there or not!)
Linda Parise Larson
Wausau, WI: LPL Reflections
Not a story book, per se, but a booklet that is a collaboration
between a counselor & the children she has worked with. Black
& white illustration by children, with explanations by the
author; 7 - 13 years. (Available through Paperbacks for Educators.)
*Clover's Secret
Christine Winn & David Walsh, PhD
Minneapolis, MN: Fairview Press
(800) 544-8207/ FAX (612) 672-4980
http://fairviewpress.org/
In an imaginary land where people can fly, two girls form a
friendship that helps one of them deal with the problems she faces
at home. Picture book with colored pencil illustrations, 4 - 10
years.
*Daddy, Daddy, Be There
Candy Dawson Boyd & Floyd Cooper
New York City: Philomel Books Division of Putnam & Grosset
Children's moving pleas for a father's love & support.
This easy-to-read story touches on all that children want from
their father - emotionally - as they go through the life span
together. This book only touches on domestic violence,
but its use as a tool for assessment & for exploration of
wish-fulfillment cannot be denied. Picture book with multicultural
illustrations in pastels, ages 3 - 10.
*The Dragon & the Mouse
Steven Timm
Available exclusively from:
Touchstone Enterprise
2108 South University Drive
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 237-4742
A mouse lives with a dragon who is abuse to him emotionally,
physically, mentally and socially. In he end, the mouse leaves
the living arrangement, but continues to be friends with the dragon.
Picture book with vivid illustrations, 4 - 11 years.
Hear My Roar: Lungin's Broken Family
Dr. Ty Hochban
Buffalo, NY: Annick Press Ltd.
A bear family struggles with the father bear's drinking and
abuse. When the mother bear discovers how it is affecting the
baby bear, she seeks help from the family doctor. Eventually they
leave, seeking shelter from the violence. It is written in 5 short
chapters, so young children will need to take breaks between chapters.
Includes information for mothers and paraprofessionals on the
effects of domestic violence on children and how to share this
book with a child. Also validates the mother's reactions to the
abuse. Be careful, when using this book, not to allow the child
to infer that the drinking causes the abuse, or to assume that
the abuse will end if the drinking does. Storybook with woodcut
illustrations, 6 - 11 years, 31 pages.
*I Wish the Hitting Would Stop
The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND: Red Flag Green Flag Resources
(800) 627-3675 / FAX (888) 237-5332
http://www.redflaggreenflag.com/
Actually a workbook that can be used as a story book, it is
written from the perspectives of young persons living in violent
homes. Their feelings & thoughts about parental violence are
explored. Safety-planning & coping skills are addressed as
well. A 68-page facilitator's guide is also available, which includes
discussion questions, related activities and a resource section
listing books, films and games for children and adults, as well
as "Cycle of Violence" and "Myths and Realities
of Domestic Violence." Large softcover book with simple black
& white drawings suitable for coloring, 6 - 14 years.
Mommy & Daddy are Fighting
Susan Paris & Gail Labinski
Seattle, WA: Seal Press
(206) 283-7844 / FAX (206) 285-9410
Three young sisters build a fort of blankets & huddle together
to cope with their father's abuse against their mother. Picture
book with washed illustrations, 4 - 8 years.
*Something Is Wrong At My House / Algo Anda Mal En Mi Casa
Diane Davis
Seattle, WA: Parenting Press
(800) 992-6657 / FAX (206) 362-0702
http://www.parentingpress.com/
A boy tells about the violence in his home & how it affects
him. For younger children, you can read just a text below the
illustrations. Includes advice for children on coping. Small book
with pencil sketch illustrations, 3 - 10 years.
Also in their Books to Help Protect Children series (Spanish versions of these are also available.):
*When Mommy Got Hurt - A Story for Young Children About Domestic Violence
Ilene Lee & Kathy Sylvester
Charlotte, NC: KIDSRIGHTS
(800) 892-5437 / FAX (704) 541-0113
A young (androgynous) child tells this story about the parents'
fight, how the mother & child leave to live somewhere safe,
and the conversations the mother has with this child afterward.
The story focuses on four points: Violence is wrong, it is not
the child's fault, it happens in many families and it's OK to
talk about it. Large softcover book with simple black & white
drawings suitable for coloring, 3 - 9 years.
The Words Hurt
Chris Loftis
Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon Press
(908) 604-6311
Greg's dad never physically hurt anybody, but he yelled things
that often made the people around him feel awful. One afternoon,
though, Greg finally expressed his sad & hurt feelings to
his father. This book is long, and may not hold the attention
of some children. Storybook with graphic art illustrations, 8
- 12 years, 44 pages.
Margaret Kearney has also compiled the following lists of resources:
The following projects are a part of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA):
MINCAVA Electronic
Clearinghouse | The Link Research
Project | Violence
Against Women Online Resources
VAWnet (Applied Research
Forum) | Minnesota Rural Project
for Women and Child Safety
MINCAVA is directed by Jeffrey L. Edleson,
PhD.
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