![]() |
It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by Vicki Lansky – ER 306.874 LAN
This story revolves around a lovable bear who doesn’t want to have two homes. KoKo’s experience will help children learn what divorce means, how family life will change and understand that the divorce is not their fault. |
![]() |
Lou Caribous Weekdays with Mom, Weekends with Dad by Marie Roger – P ROG
A little reindeer named Lou Caribou lives with his mom at one end of a green forest. Every weekend, Lou visits his dad, who lives on the other end of that forest. Lou has to pack his suitcase with everything he needs for his stay–things like |
![]() |
Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt – P COF
Fred Stays with Me! is an award-winning story that follows a young girl who turns to the one constant in her life, her dog Fred, in the face of her parent’s divorce. |
![]() |
Two Homes by Claire Masurel – P MAS
At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same – Alex is loved. |
![]() |
Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and Family by Sandra Levins – P LEV
Living apart from a parent can be a hard adjustment for kids. And, if that parent remarries and has stepchildren, things can get really confusing. Told from a young boy’s point of view, this book addresses many feelings and questions that children may have while adjusting to remarriage and a blended family after their parents’ divorce. |
![]() |
Was it the Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins – P LEV
With childlike innocence and humor, a young narrator living with his single father and brother explains divorce and its grown-up words – like “New Arrangement,” “Ideal Situation,” and “Differences” – from a kid’s point of view. Special emphasis is placed on the fact that divorce is not the child’s fault, that it is a grown-up problem. Deals with practical day-to-day matters such as single-family homes, joint custody, child-care issues, and misunderstandings. |
![]() |
The D Word by Julia Cook – P COO
Otis used to have the perfect family. That all changed when his parents told him that they were getting a D…D…D… The D-Word! He can’t even say it! At first, Otis blames himself. With the help of his Gram, Otis discovers the reasons why people get divorced. He also learns about the Three Cs of Divorce: I didn’t CAUSE it; I can’t CONTROL it, so I’m going to have to learn to COPE with it! |
![]() |
Dash’s Broken Heart by Josephine Whalen – P WHA
Dash is no ordinary rabbit. He is dealing with a lot of complicated feelings at a very young age. One day, his life is perfect, and the next day, his parents decide to tell him that they are getting a divorce. Dash feels heartbroken inside. In this book, Dash learns how to mend his broken heart and cope with his very painful feelings. In the end, he realizes that his parents’ love is something he can always count on. |
![]() |
Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce by Cornelia Spelman – P SPE
One sad day, Mama and Daddy Bear say they are getting a divorce. Daddy won’t live at home anymore. Dinah is scared and sad. She wonders if she’ll ever see Daddy again. |
![]() |
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends by Jennifer Moore – P MOO
This sensitively written book assures boys and girls that children are in no way responsible for their parents’ inability to get along together. It lets kids know that although one parent chooses to move away from home, both parents continue to love their little boy or girl. Both Mom and Dad will continue to spend happy times with them. |
![]() |
My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas – J 306.89 THO
The author of this book is a psychotherapist and counselor who helps children face their fears, worries, and questions when their family is going through a break-up. |
![]() |
Divorce is the Worst by Anastasia Higginbotham – P HIG
Kids are told, “it’s for the best”–and one day, it may be. But right now, divorce is the worst. With honesty and humor, Anastasia Higginbotham beautifully conveys the challenge of staying whole when your entire world, and the people in it, split apart. |
![]() |
Two Nests by Laurence Anholt – P ANH
Betty and Paul are two little birds who build a nest together in a cherry tree. Betty lays an egg and out pops Baby Bird. Everyone is happy, and all the other animals come to see the baby. But the nest is small, Betty and Paul squabble, and they decide that Paul should live in a different nest across the other side of the tree. Now there are two nests in the cherry tree. But Betty and Paul both love Baby Bird, and soon he can fly over the cherry tree, visiting his Two Nests. |
![]() |
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary – JF CLE
After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. |
![]() |
The Divorce Express by Paula Dan Zinger – JF DAN
No one wants to ride the Divorce Express. Especially Phoebe. It means leaving her New York City apartment and friends, moving to the country with her dad, and taking the bus every weekend to visit her mom in the city. It means she has to go to ninth grade in a new school and see her father go on dates. It’s a hectic life with no time to feel she really belongs with the kids in either place. Then, just when Phoebe gets a handle on juggling the pieces of her life, her mother makes a decision that will change everything again. How can Phoebe be herself and still be part of both her parents’ worlds? |