My Dad's in Prison Book Cover

Text on the meme

My Dad's in Prison by Jackie Walter and Tony Neal

What it means

A children’s book cover shows a mother comforting a young boy on a couch while holding a letter, with the title “My Dad’s in Prison.” The image is funny because the unusually blunt and serious children’s-book premise is presented with a gentle, cheerful illustration, making it useful as an absurd reaction meme about an unexpectedly grim situation.

Objects

mother / мать young boy / маленький мальчик blue couch / синий диван letter / письмо book cover / обложка книги yellow wallpaper / жёлтые обои purple lamp / фиолетовая лампа dresser / комод framed portraits / портреты в рамках striped shirt / полосатая рубашка purple cardigan / фиолетовый кардиган carpet / ковёр