Navigating the emotions and inquiries that arise from divorce, separation, or a significant shift in your family dynamic can prove challenging. However, fear not!
I present to you a collection of books that will aid you in supporting your child through these trying times. Let these literary gems be your guiding light!
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Two Homes
- Claire Masurel
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.2 Goodreads
Parents looking for a book about separation or divorce will find few offerings as positive, matter-of-fact, or child-centered as this one… Simple, yet profoundly satisfying.
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Dinosaurs Divorce
- Laurene Krasny Brown
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.1 Goodreads
1.5 million copies of the series sold.
A comprehensive, sensitive guide for changing families, Dinosaurs Divorce helps readers understand what divorce means, why it happens, and how to best cope with everyone’s feelings.
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Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore
- Kathy Stinson
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 3.8 Goodreads
Kathy Stinson deals in a positive way with the confusion, insecurity and sorrow experienced by young children whose parents have separated. Each parent still provides the same love and caring–just not together anymore.
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Was it the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story for Little Kids About Divorce
- Sandra Levins
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.0 Goodreads
Readers learn about divorce, and receive age-appropriate explanations of what is happening regarding such issues as single-parent homes and joint custody as well as how divorce is a grown-up problem, not the child’s fault. Simultaneous.
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It's Not the End of the World
- Judy Blume
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.5 Goodreads
“Karen’s world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced, and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce.”
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The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce
- Richard Gardner
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 3.6 Goodreads
This warm and honest book provides reassuring answers to many crucial questions children ask about divorce.
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All Kinds of Families
- Suzanne Lang
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.2 Goodreads
From the creators of the picture-book sensation Grumpy Monkey comes a hilarious celebration of families of all stripes! Lots of nontraditional family structures are celebrated in this super-fun and super-accessible board book!
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The Divorce Help Book for Teens
- Cynthia MacGregor
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 3.9 Goodreads
This warm and honest book provides reassuring answers to many crucial questions children ask about divorce.
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You Make Your Parents Super Happy
- Richy K. Chandler
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 3.9 Goodreads
This simple graphic story helps children whose parents are separating to feel better. The book says why some parents have to live in different places, reminds the child how special they are to both parents, and reassures them that both parents will keep looking after them, and love them just as before.
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Luna Loves Library Day
- Joseph Coelho
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.0 Goodreads
Exploring the shelves they find magic, mystery and even start to mend their own history. An inspiring story from one of the UK’s greatest up-and-coming poets
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Why Do Families Change
- Dr. Jillian Roberts
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 4.0 Goodreads
Separation and divorce are difficult on the entire family.
Often young children blame themselves or are unsure of their place in the family if these events occur. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed the Just Enough series to empower parents/caregivers to start conversations with young ones about difficult or challenging subject matter.
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Divorce Is Not The End Of The World
- Judy Blume
- 4 - 8 yrs
- 3.8 Goodreads
Zoe and Evan Stern know firsthand how it feels when your parents divorce. When their parents split they knew their lives would change but they didn’t know how. A few years later, when they were 15 and 13 years old, they decided to share their experience in this positive and practical guide for kids.
