These scenes, which frequently play out in working-class families, are presented forcefully in the book, so that young readers can experience the plight of out-of-work households and learn how to view their parents 'negative feelings such as anxiety, anger and fear, and transform such emotions into opportunities for parent-child communication.
這些在勞工家庭經常上演的情節，在書中全都入木三分地呈現，使每位小讀者更能體會失業家庭的處境，也學到如何看待父母的焦慮、憤怒與恐懼等負面情緒，並使這些情緒轉化為親子溝通的契機。