Seen in Print

[HONDO74]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Somebody felt such a book was needed? I wonder, by whom was it supposed?

[Roy]

I've never seen a kiddie pool that looks like a tin can.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Somebody felt such a book was needed? I wonder, by whom was it supposed?

The daughter?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Somebody could see it as a statement on the advent of the modern age, in the 60's, of folks not knowing whether they were coming-or-going, or where they had been (?)

All too many have no idea where they ever are at any given moment.

[rogruth]

TODAY THE DAD WOULD PROBABLY BE ARRESTED FOR TOUCHING HIS daughter and making her wear that weird hat.
Sorry about the caps. Too lazy to retype. But I could type this extra line.

[Roy]

It's a baseball cap. The mitt suggested as much.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Somebody felt such a book was needed? I wonder, by whom was it supposed?

The daughter?

Oh. Well. There ya are.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It's a baseball cap. The mitt suggested as much.

One of my favorite aspects of this forum is when somebody pays attention to details I only gave a passing glance to, if that much.

[webenda]

My Dad's Definitely Not a Drunk!
Elisa Carbone, Author, Susan B. Weber, Editor, Roy Neuhaus, Illustrator Waterfront Books $11.95 (100p) ISBN 978-0-914525-21-9

This story centers on Corey, a sixth grader who believes that her family and her best friend's are the only ones plagued by parental alcoholism; everyone else, the girl thinks, ``fits in.'' Carbone believably weaves into her story several elements of this problem: children who must walk on eggshells when around drunk parents, and parents who inflict physical abuse, drive while intoxicated, cover up on the job, are fired even so, and finally must face intervention and treatment. Some of the book's initial portions are awkwardly written, and the swift cure may be a bit too pat (regression, for instance, is not a factor here), but Carbone's treatment of more complex emotional issues makes up for these shortcomings. Ages 9-14. (Sept.)

DETAILS
Reviewed on: 08/31/1992
Release date: 09/01/1992
Genre: Children's
Paperback - 100 pages - 978-0-914525-22-6

[webenda]

Totally FAKE picture.

Now why would you say that?

Don't you remember those 1970 Toyota Corolla LS Wagons (Lazy Susan.)

[Roy]

My Dad's Definitely Not a Drunk!...

Since retitled as Corey’s Story: Her Family’s Secret (1997, Waterfront Books)

[webenda]

Ahh... there is nothing like a bottle of vodka and the peace and quite of an island of your own.

[webenda]

Image credit: Peter Stewart (flickr)

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Poor man looks like he flopped out of his flip-flops, or was it flipped out of this flops?