The Good-Bye Book

By Judith Viorst

Book Overview

His mother and father are getting dressed to go out to dinner together. He doesn't want them to go They're going out and leaving him with a sitter. He hates that a lot He pleads with them. He bargains with them. He threatens to run away to a family that doesn't ever go out for the evening. He tells them he's sick, with a temperature of maybe a hundred and ten. And he tells them he won't -- he'll never -- say good-bye. Every child, and every child's parent, will recognize this oh-so-familiar struggle between grown-ups trying to go out for an evening and a child who is fiercely determined to make them stay. It's hard to say good-bye -- but maybe a book that helps you to laugh can make saying good-bye a little easier.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068931308X
• ISBN13: 9780689313080
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Well Written

I liked this book but I did not like it as much as others I have purchased.

My kids love this book!

I didn't think that much of this book, but my 2-year olds love it, and want me to read it over and over again. It's helping my son learn to deal with his separation anxiety. So, I recommend it!

Ease the good-byes

My young children enjoyed this book because they could identify with the content of a young boy who doesn't want his parents to leave him with a babysitter for the night. This delightful story proves that not all picture books have to be syrupy-sweet. Children see themselves in the young character who refuses to let his parents leave without a fuss. You know that old adage that "misery loves company"? Judith Viorst is the champion at depicting young children's complaints, and this selection is no exception. Share it with your young child today.