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Originally Posted by glatt

Kids' favorites always seem to involve absent parents or dead parents. Especially popular when the parents come back at the end and praise the kids for being so independent and resourceful.

This is the case with almost all classic children's literature. At least one parent is absent.

One of the marked exceptions is the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. But the family lived a pioneer lifestyle, so it was still a time of great upheaval.