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This selection of books is to support children that have a parent or another loved one in prison. These stories show children navigating challenges of maintaining long distance relationships, emotional trauma, family visits, and the absence of a loved one from their daily lives.
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Visiting Day
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Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
score: 166,
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Something Happened to My Dad: A Story about Immigration and Family Separation
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3.90 avg rating — 115 ratings
score: 156,
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The Night Dad Went to Jail: What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail
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3.83 avg rating — 630 ratings
score: 100,
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What Do I Say About That?: Coping with an Incarerated Parent
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Julia Cook (Goodreads Author)
3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 99,
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Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated
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Becky Birtha (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 252 ratings
score: 98,
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The Prison Alphabet: An Educational Coloring Book for Children of Incarcerated Parents
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 97,
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the alphabet, prison, and the teenagers in between
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 96,
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Empowering Children of Incarcerated Parents
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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 95,
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Where Daddy Lives
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 94,
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A Boy Named Rocky: a coloring book for the children of incarcerated parents
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 93,
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But Why is Daddy in Prison?
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Erika Ruiz (Illustrator)
4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Esteban's Prison Visit
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score: 91,
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Dear Dad: Love, Nelson: The Story of One Boy and His Incarcerated Father
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4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings
score: 90,
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Our Moms
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Clarissa Ferguson (Illustrator)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 89,
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I Miss My Dad
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 88,
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Daddy's On Time Out
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score: 87,
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A TALE OF HOPE: I MISS MY DAD
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score: 86,
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Parent to Parent Raising Children From Prison
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score: 85,
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Activity Book for Incarcerated Moms
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score: 84,
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Parenting From Prison: A Hands-on Guide for Incarcerated Parents
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2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 83,
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Parenting From Prison: 5 Lessons From Kids Behind Bars
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Dan Barber (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 82,
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Mothering from the Inside: Parenting in a Women's Prison (Women Crime Criminology)
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3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 81,
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: Theoretical Developmental and Clinical Issues
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Yvette R. Harris (Editor)
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 80,
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When a Parent Goes to Jail: A Comprehensive Guide for Counseling Children of Incarcerated Parents
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score: 79,
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Children of Incarcerated Parents
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Katherine Gabel (Editor)
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 78,
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L.o.r.t.e. (Levels of Response to Traumatic Events): A Vital Aid in Serving Children of Incarcerated Parents
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 77,
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Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power: Social Revolution
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Britany Jenine Gatewood (editor)
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 76,
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Clarissa's Disappointment: And Resources for Families, Teachers and Counselors of Children of Incarcerated Parents
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 75,
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners
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did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 74,
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Out of the Shadows:: An Examination of the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
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score: 73,
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Handbook on Children with Incarcerated Parents: Research, Policy, and Practice
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J. Mark Eddy (Editor)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 72,
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A Kids Book About Incarceration
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3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 71,
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Let's Talk about When Your Parent is in Jail
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4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 70,
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Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected
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3.70 avg rating — 732 ratings
score: 69,
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1 person voted
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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart
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3.95 avg rating — 292 ratings
score: 68,
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1 person voted
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Mama Loves Me from Away
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3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings
score: 67,
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All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
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4.31 avg rating — 7,258 ratings
score: 65,
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One for the Murphys
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Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 33,491 ratings
score: 64,
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Ruby on the Outside
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Nora Raleigh Baskin (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,482 ratings
score: 63,
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The Same Stuff as Stars
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3.92 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
score: 62,
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My Dad Is In Jail
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2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 61,
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My Daddy Is in Jail: Story, Discussion Guide, and Small Group Activities for Grades K-5
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3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 60,
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My Daddy is in Jail
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score: 59,
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My Dad Is in Jail...i Won't Fail
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Broken Promises: When Parents Don't Keep Their Word (Helping Kids Heal Series) Paperback – June 11, 2014
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Erainna Winnett (Goodreads Author)
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score: 56,
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Dad Bakes
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3.98 avg rating — 484 ratings
score: 55,
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But Why is Mommy in Jail?
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score: 54,
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But Why Is Mommy in Jail?
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Why Is My Daddy In Jail
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score: 52,
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When will Daddy Come Home?: A Book for Children with an Incarcerated Parent
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My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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4.19 avg rating — 300 ratings
score: 50,
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list created April 11th, 2024
by Georgina Warren (votes) .
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