ParentsCornerTopics: Divorce
TwoNests
LaurenceAnholt
BettyandPaularetwolittlebirdswhobuildanest togetherinacherrytreeBettylaysaneggand outpopsBabyBirdButthenestissmall,Betty andPaulsquabble,andtheydecidethatPaul shouldliveinadifferentnestacrosstheotherside ofthetree.ButBettyandPaulbothloveBaby Bird,andsoonheisabletoflyoverthecherry tree,visitinghistwonests.
MyTwoHomes
ClaudiaHarrington
LennyfollowsSkyeforaschoolproject andlearnsaboutherlifewithtwohomes.
FredStaysWithMe
NancyCoffelt
Achilddescribeshowshelivessometimes withhermotherandsometimeswithher father,butherdogisherconstantcompanion
HereandThere
TamaraEllisSmith
AfterIvan'sparentsseparate,hehastrouble findingjoyateitheroftheirhomesuntilhe discoversthatthebirdsandmusicthathe lovesmaybefoundinbothplaces
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LivingWithMomandLivingWithDad
MelanieWalsh
Alittlegirldescribeswhatherlifeislikenow thatherparentsnolongerlivetogether
Violets are Blue
Barbara Dee
Twelve-year-oldWren,whoislearningspecial effectsmakeup,isthrilledtobemakeupartist forhernewschool'sproductionofWicked,but herparents'divorceisseriouslyaffectingher mother
The Do-Over
Jennifer Torres
TwinsRaquelandLucindausedtobe inseparable,butsincetheirparentsdivorced Raquelhasbecomebossyandobsessive,while Lucindahasimmersedherselfinhericeskating lessonsButthentheyaresenttotheirfather's ranchRaquelthinksthatthisisachancetoget theirparentsbacktogetherbydrivinghis girlfriendaway,Lucindadiscoversshelikeshis newfamily
TheListofThingsThatWillNot Change
RebeccaStead
Despiteherparents'divorce,herfather'scoming outasgay,andhisplanstomarryhisboyfriend, ten-year-oldBeaisreassuredbyherparents' unconditionallove,excitedaboutgettinga stepsister,andhauntedbysomethingshedid lastsummeratherfather'slakehouse.
Emily's Blue Period
Cathleen Daly
After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.
Mommy and Daddy Love You
Cecil Kim
WhenNinahearsthenewsthatherparents aregettingadivorce,sheisscared,angry, andsadWhyisthishappening?Nina becomesverymadandactsbadly.After someadjusting,Ninabeginstounderstand thesituationandthatMommyandDaddywill alwaysloveher
The"D"Word:Divorce
JuliaCook
Throughwellplacedhumorandaptadvice, severalmisconceptionschildrenhaveabout divorceareclarifiedOfferstoolsandinsights tobothchildrenandadultstoeffectivelydeal withthedifficultchallengesthatafamilygoes throughwhenparentsgetdivorced.
Divorce is the Worst
Anastasia Higgenbotham
Alovinglycraftedpicturebookspeaking tothechild'sperspectiveondivorce,Thebook offersadvice,sympathy,andwittomatch withoutbeingpanderingorauthoritativeWhile admittingthatdivorcesarepainful,itaboveall empowersitsyoungreadertocopewithand evenmakethebestofadifficultsituation
WasittheChocolatePudding?AStory forLittleKidsaboutDivorce
SandraLevins
Whenayoungboy'sparentsdivorce,he thinksit'sbecauseofthechocolatepuddinghe andhisbrothersmearedalloverthewallAn afterwordoffersadviceonhelpingchildrendeal withseparationanddivorce.
DivorceisNottheEndoftheWorld ZoeStern,EvanStern,&EllenSue
Stern
Abrotherandsisterwhoseparentsaredivorced discusstopicsrelatingtothissituation,respond tolettersfromotherchildren,andoffertips basedontheirexperiences,bothwhenthey wereteenagersandthentenyearslateras adults
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