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Divorce

Picture Books - Divorce

Amavisca, Luis, 1976- author.
JEASY SP AMA
A child growing up with divorced parents shows us both houses. The mirror unites the two sides of the book.

Bernhard, Durga.
JEASY BER
A girl who is shuttled between the homes of her divorced parents observes such opposites as "over, under," "rainy, sunny," and "full & empty."

Coffelt, Nancy.
JEASY COF
A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.

Masurel, Claire.
JEASY MAS
A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.

Schmitz, Tamara.
JEASY SCH
Addison's parents are divorced and he lives in one house with his mom and another with his dad, but one thing he knows above all is that both his parents love him and they always will.

Shreeve, Elizabeth.
JEASY SHR
When Oliver's parents move into separate houses, he spends a lot of time looking out of windows with his pet lion as he adjusts to a new preschool and to living in two places.

Smet, Marian De, 1976-
JEASY SME
A young girl named Nina recounts her feelings about her parents' divorce and describes what it is like to live in two households in this touching picture book. Everything is different from the way it was, and sometimes the behavior of the adults around her is upsetting to Nina. This honest, uncomplicated account of divorce from a child's point of view will reassure and comfort young readers who are experiencing the changes that divorce brings to a family.

Stanton, Karen, 1960-
JEASY STA
Although Henry enjoys the time he spends at his mother's apartment and his father's house, his dog Pomegranate gets confused about which place is home.

Walsh, Melanie.
JEASY WAL
A little girl describes what her life is like now that her parents no longer live together.

Books for Older Kids - Divorce

Urban, Linda.
J FICTION URB
Third-grader Max pursues neighborhood adventures with his dad as they both adjust to recent changes in their family.

Krensky, Stephen.
J FICTION KRE
Arthur and his friends try to find a substitute to attend the Father's Day picnic with Buster, whose father is not around much since his parents' divorce.

Gownley, Jimmy.
J GN FICTION GOW #1
A collection of comic stories featuring nine-year-old Amelia, who has moved from Manhattan to a small town in the wake of her parent's divorce, and her fourth-grade friends, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals, otherwise known as G.A.S.P.

Daly, Cathleen, author.
J PIC+ DAL
After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

Nonfiction - Divorce

Brown, Laurene Krasny.
J 306.89 BRO
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.

Isaza Posse, Gloria Mercedes.
J SP 306.874 ISA
Dirigido al publico infantil, este libro es un estudio psicológico acerca de una situacion cada vez mas común en nuestra sociedad: el divorcio. A pesar de ser casi cotidiana, la situación no deja de ser complicada y difícil de afrontar para los mas pequeños. Con esto en mente, dos psicólogas clínicas con amplia experiencia en el tema han escrito un libro que busca acompañar a los niños en el difícil proceso de adaptarse a un nuevo orden familiar -a la vez que proporcionar una cierta guía para los padres.

Murphy, Patricia J., 1963-
J 306.89 MUR

Roberts, Jillian, 1971- author.
J 306.89 ROB
"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of separation and divorce in a reassuring and straightforward way."-- Provided by publisher.

Powell, Jillian.
J 306.89 POW
Explains the emotional and practical problems that arise when family members separate because the parents are breaking up, discussing what happens to the children, how life will change, and how it will be the same.