Daddy, Why Do You Hurt Mummy? - Book 1

Published USA, 2006
I get really sad when mummy and daddy fight
I don`t like it when daddy hits mummy
I just don`t understand why daddy hits mummy
I thought he loved her

A little girl experiences domestic violence in her house. One day, while her daddy is at work, she and her mother move to a shelter. Initially scared and confused, she settles in and makes friends. She misses her father and still loves him, but she doesn`t sleep in her cupboard anymore and her mum finally smiles and no longer cries herself to sleep.

Ages 5-8 years
Paperback. 16 pages