You note that rates have increased dramatically, thus inferring that the reality of this circumstance is very powerful. In reference to the latter, he notes the need for children of imprisoned parents to bear witness to themselves in storybooks since there are very few representations of this dynamic compared to the statistics that reflect the harsh truth. The author sidesteps the lack of discussion on this topic to help further stigmatize this population; then explain why this population of children needs their stories told, as well as why others need to read these children's stories