Books for Young Children

Learn more about Dinosaurs Divorce
Dinosaurs Divorce
by Marc Brown & Laurie Krasny Brown

Good Books Review - Children seem to love this book. Although some parents have complained that this book covers too many things all at once, many children love the drawings and text. It has become the standard book on divorce that parents share with young children. Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent.
   
$7.99

Learn more about It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: Osread-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce
It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: Osread-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce
by Vicki Lansky & Jane Prince

KoKo Bear learns what divorce means, how to deal with changes, how to recognize and talk about her feelings, and that the divorce is not her fault. Each page includes tips for parents. Vicki Lansky provides a comforting way of going through an inevitably painful process while gently showing children that they didn't cause the breakup. Because small children in particular often have trouble understanding new everyday arrangements, this book helps children cope with and express new feelings.
   
$7.99

Learn more about My Parents Still Love Me Even Though They're Getting Divorced: An Interactive Tale for Children
My Parents Still Love Me Even Though They're Getting Divorced: An Interactive Tale for Children
by Lois Nightingale; Blanca Apodaca LA Bounty

This book is a beautifully illustrated book for parents to share with their children during the divorce experience. Through a series of stories and interactive exercises, children will learn that divorce is not their fault; their thoughts and feelings are normal and important; they are not alone; they will be taken care of; other children have had this experience and come out OK; there are people they can talk to; there are things they can do to help get their feelings out and begin to feel better; they are still loved even though their parents are getting a divorce.
   
$14.95

Learn more about With My Mom, With My Dad: A Book About Divorce
With My Mom, With My Dad: A Book About Divorce
by Maribeth Boelts: Cheri Bladholm

Divorce creates deep pain for children and makes them wonder: if Mom and Dad stopped loving each other, will they stop loving me? Children often blame themselves for the divorce and wish that things could go back to the way they were. They may hate the stress of having to go back and forth between their parents’ houses. Included are two pages of suggestions for parents and others helping a child through loss. A sensitive story to meet the needs of children experiencing the stress of having parents divorce—for ages 4-8 Helping Kids Heal is a new series from Zonderkidz designed to help children cope with traumatic experiences in their lives. At the end of each book R. Scott Stehower, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Calvin College, and clinical psychologist, provides suggestions for parents and caregivers of hurting children. These books reassure children that God is with them always.
   
$9.99

Learn more about Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce
Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce
by Sandra Levins

Children's consumer health text, in a fictional narrative format, allows children to deal with their emotions and reactions to separation and divorce. Helps kids understand that divorce is about grown-up problems and offers answers to their pressing questions. Includes information for parents from a child psychologist.
   
$8.95

Learn more about When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends
by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos & Marta Fabrega

Young children become confused and hurt when their parents constantly argue, then decide to divorce. 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 the home, both parents continue to love their little boy or girl. Both Mom and Dad will continue to spend happy times with them. Even very young children have concerns and anxieties, and Tell Somebody Books are written and illustrated especially for them. Parents are advised to read these books aloud while their preschooler listens and looks at illustrations of the boys and girls in each story. Many children in early grades will be able to read the stories for themselves. Tell Somebody Books encourage children to explore their feelings, and then to speak openly about things that trouble them.
   
$6.95

Learn more about On the Day His Daddy Left
On the Day His Daddy Left
by Eric Adams; Kathleen Adams; Layne johnson

On the day his father moves out of the house, Danny's teacher, friends, and family reassure him that his parents' divorce is not his fault. Like many children, Danny is afraid his parents' divorce is his fault. So on the day his daddy leaves, Danny writes a secret question on a slip of paper: Is it my fault? He shows the question to his teacher, his friend, and his dad and mom. Everyone reassures him that the divorce is not his fault. Oh, no, says his father. Please don't even think this is true. With tears in her eyes, his mom writes NO on the back of the paper so when Danny needs to, he can be comforted again and again.
   
$6.95

Learn more about What Can I Do?: A Book for Children of Divorce
What Can I Do?: A Book for Children of Divorce
by Danielle Lowry & Bonnie Matthews

Children's narrative offers real solutions and resources for dealing with the questions and feelings they face when parents divorce.
   
$8.95
 
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