Parents' Primer: Substance Abuse
ALCOHOL
Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
CALL # |
| Black, Claudia |
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: A Workbook for Children of Alcoholics
The basic premise of this book is that chemical dependency is a disease —
the alcoholic/addict is a sick person not a bad person. |
1979 |
J362.292 BLACK |
| Carrick, Carol |
Banana Beer
Charlie the orangutan's life is adversely affected by his father's
addiction. |
1995 |
jE |
| Courtney, Anne |
Corey’s Dad Drinks Too Much
Courtney uses a Christian perspective to discuss alcoholism
in a parent and how it can be treated. |
1990 |
j362.292 |
| Daly, Niki |
My Dad: Story and Pictures
A father's drinking causes pain and embarrassment to his family,
until he begins to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. |
1995 |
JE /DALY |
| DiGiovanni, Kathe |
My House Is Different
This storybook is designed to help young children deal with
their feelings about an alcoholic parent. |
1989 |
j362.292 |
| Higgins, Pamela Leib |
Up and Down the Mountain: Helping Children Cope with Parental
Alcoholism
On the day of Jenny's sixth-grade graduation, she wonders if
her alcoholic father will attend the ceremony. |
1995 |
jE |
| Howe, Martha |
My Dad Is an Alcoholic |
1997 |
j362.292 |
| Howe, Martha |
My Mom Is an Alcoholic |
1997 |
j362.292 |
| Langsen, Richard C. |
When Someone in the Family Drinks Too Much
Langsen has written a self-help guide to enable children to
cope with alcoholism in the family setting. |
1996 |
j362.92 |
| Sinberg, Janet |
I Can Talk About What Hurts: A Book for Kids in Homes Where
There’s Chemical Dependency
This book was written to provide a vehicle for kids, parents
and counselors to talk about family problems of addiction. |
1989 |
j362.292 |
| Tabor, Nancy |
Bottles Break
A child describes how it feels when his mother drinks. Includes
sources of help for children whose parents are alcoholics. |
1999 |
jE |
| Thomas, Jane Resh |
Daddy Doesn't Have to Be a Giant Anymore
A little girl is frightened of her daddy when he's drunk, but
with the support of his family and friends he enters a treatment
program and resolves to stay sober. |
1996 |
j |
| Vigna, Judith |
I Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much
A realistic story about Lisa, whose father is an alcoholic. |
1988 |
JE |
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General comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.lib.in.us,
or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us.
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