SuitabookDizzy
Cathy Cassidy
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in afterwards, giving space to talk about family separation without assuming the story offers a simple resolution.
- Themes
- A mother’s absence and return: Dizzy’s mother has been away since Dizzy was small, sending birthday cards or presents; she later returns and takes Dizzy away for the summer. The premise foregrounds the effect of a parent’s return on a child’s life, but does not establish whether the return is treated as reassuring, difficult, or both.
- Worth knowing
- A parent may wish to note the family separation and parental return, particularly if these subjects feel close to a child’s own circumstances.