Something Happened to My Dad
A Story About Immigration and Family Separation
$35.36
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
16 May 2022
Summary
In this realistic and empowering tale, Carmen learns that through community and love, she can find strength in herself and maintain her connection with her Papi, who has been detained because of his immigration status.
Carmen loves doing magic with her Papi. He can make sarapes fly. He can make rabbits vanish! But one day, her Papi vanishes. She is sad and scared when she learns he has been detained because he is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. At first, Carmen’s family keeps P…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781433839443 |
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| ISBN-10: | 143383944X |
| Author: | Ann Hazzard, Vivianne Aponte Rivera, Gloria Félix |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 406g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 263mm x 230mm |
| Series: | Something Happened Series |
About The Author
Ann Hazzard
Ann Hazzard, PhD, ABPP, is a co-author of Something Happened in Our Town and Something Happened in Our Park. As a psychologist, she has utilized therapeutic stories in treatment with children and teens. As a community advocate, she has focused on children’s behavioral health and social justice.
Vivianne Aponte Rivera, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who is originally from Puerto Rico. She is on the faculty at Tulane University School of Medicine and has worked with immigrant families throughout her career.
Dr. Rivera and Dr. Hazzard were faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta at the same time, each working at clinics serving mostly minority and immigrant families.
Gloria Félix was born and raised in Uruapan, a small city in Michoacán, Mexico, one of her biggest inspirations when it comes to art. She holds a BA in animation and digital art, and an MFA in visual development. In addition to children’s books she makes art for the animation industry. She lives and paints in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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