There are 13.6 million single parents-84 percent of which are mothers-raising 21 million kids. Jacuzzi Gaskett is a common, awesome story about one such kid.
Children's books are most powerful when they reflect reality, and this one does.
Tells the story of an 11-year-old kid who is responsible for his baby brother at night and doesn't make it into a story of neglect.
There are many books that talk diversity of family structures. Jacuzzi is different. It's a book for the hundreds of thousands of kids who take care of a sibling and experience it not as a hardship but as life.
#WeNeedDiverse Books is true North for children's books right now.
Every page is beautifully illustrated with digital collage.
