I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink so Much

I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink so Much by Judith Vigna is an interesting, controversial childrens picture book. The topic is a very serious issue about a girl who has a father who is an alcoholic. The book's intentions are obviously to make kids aware of the disease of being an alcoholic, and make other children feel like they are not the only ones who have a parent who is an alcoholic. This book is beneficial because at the end of the book it talks about how serious alcoholism is, and it gives some resources for people to turn to in order to get a loved one help. The one quam I had with this book was that it showed the mother as somewhat weak. I have never experienced having a father who was an alcoholic, but I understand that it is a difficult issue to deal with. However, it seemed like this book was giving the message that if you have an alcoholic parent, then there is nothing you can do. The book never mentioned getting the dad serious help, or having an intervention. The mom would let the dad treat the little girl bad becasue she was scared she probably would get hit or the little girl would get hit. Kids should know that if the issue is this serious, there are places to help parents get better. Kids need to know that there is hope, and know that their parents can change. I do not know if I would use this exact book to talk about alcoholism to young childen, but other books with the topic of alcoholism should be used to talk about this tough issue with children.