Gertie and the Thing Nobody Wants to Talk About

By Izzy Unger-Finn

Children who love a parent struggling with addiction carry something most adults never see - a weight of confusion, love, shame, and loyalty that has no easy name. They learn early to be quiet about it. To protect the grown-up they love. To pretend that everything at home is fine.

This book was written to break that silence.

Gertie and the Thing Nobody Talks About - For Children Coping With a Parent's Addiction, speaks directly to children in honest, warm language they understand - validating every confusing feeling, lifting the burden of blame, and opening a door that many of these children have never felt safe enough to walk through.

Whether you're a foster parent, social worker, teacher, or parent interested in widening your child's worldview, this book is for you.

Part of the Being Gertie series of children's books on foster care and social/emotional growth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H96MVWZR
• ISBN13: 9798256035891
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Really Good Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4