I Live with Daddy ANNOTATION
Olivia, who lives with just her dad since her parents got divorced, has chosen to write a book about her mom's glamorous career as a TV reporter but manages to show that she loves both her parents equally.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Trina Heidt
Young Olivia is learning to cope with her parent's divorce. She lives with her daddy because her mother is a reporter and is often out of town. Olivia and her classmates are gearing up for Writer's Day by choosing a subject and compiling the information into their very own books. Choosing to write about her mother's seemingly glamorous career, Olivia enlists the help of her daddy and sets about her task. When Writer's Day arrives, Olivia is bursting with anticipation and hope that her mother, the subject of her book, will show up at school as she promised. When she doesn't, Olivia comes to the realization that her daddy is always there for school events. She feels horrible for not choosing to write about him. After remembering something that their guest author had said, she realizes that she can choose both her parents to be a part of her book, Celia Beta Rollins for PNXT dedicated to "the best daddy ever." Vigna has given us a great book that tells children of divorce that it is, indeed, perfectly acceptable and wonderful to choose both parents.
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