Geoffrey Alan Johnson

Rocko's Guitar Geoffrey Alan Johnson

Rocko's Guitar, is a story about a young male who adores his dad, a budding musician. Roko's bond with his father is strengthened when his dad gives him a cherished guitar for his birthday. Their relationship must withstand and unexpected separation due to Dad's incarceration. Rockco's guitar is a children's book which is a part of a project we affectionately call "The Storybook Research Project." Through focus groups and individual interviews held in the Washington, D. C., Maryland, and Virginia area, our research team gained a breadth of knowledge about communication between parents, caregivers, and their children regarding parental incarceration. Insights, lessons learned, and tips from parents and caregivers who participated in the study are integrated in our website resources for families and children. As we continue our quest to bring about social change that renders healing for those affected by mass incarceration, we offer our thanks to the countless families who, in the midst of their own perils, were willing to contribute to research in hopes that their contributions will yield such interventions as our children's books.