I need help writing an essay on children's literature

I have to write 1000 word essay on why a story is good for a child that is an orphan, has one parent deceased, or is raised by a single parent. I need to find a story that meets this criteria. Once I do find a story I have no clue how I am going to write this paper. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

1000 words~~!!! it is pretty tough... ;(

I hope I understood what is your question.

do you remember 'A Little Princess'? This is a almost orphan girl's story..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Princess
The main character was passed away her mom, and her dad was missed...
But she lived her life well.

We can learn from here how much our parents are important to us, and usually kids are affected on strong impression stories.

Maybe you can find some kind of research or impression of a books of kids.

And you can describe how they changed after reading those books.

thank you, good advice, that will help get me started writing

This requires you to find a story in which the main character has to cope with the absence of a parent. It is even better if you can find a book that is just like the child's situation. For example, with a child whose mother died it might be best to find a book with a character whose mother died. Then again, that might be too direct! So, you can give a great discussion of this.

I think, though, that it will be easy for you to find stories in which the main character has lost a parent. Start by finding a few good stories, and then write the paper based on your professor's instructions. 1,000 words is only 3 or 4 pages. Just give a page about what you have been learning in class (i.e. about how to choose a reading) and about the reading itself.

Good luck!

Thank you both for the tips. I choose James and the Giant Peach. I finished my paper.