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Divorce: [Preschool and Primary Grades] [Pre-teens] [Adolescents] [General]

Remarriage After Divorce:[Young Children] [School-Age] [Adolescents] [General]

Preschool and Primary Grades:

Its Not Your Fault, Koko Bear, Vicky Lansky, Book Peddlers pub 1998 (Koko is
reassured that his parents’ divorce is not his fault and that they still love him; for children
aged 3-7)

Let’s Talk About Divorce, Fred Rogers, Putnam pub 1996 (photographs and easy to
understand text; for children aged 3-7)

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families, Laurene and Marc Brown, Boston
Little Brown and Co pub 1986 (confounded young children are helped by a family of
dinosaurs; for children aged 3-7)

Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce, Cornelia Spelman, Albert Whitman pub 1998 (for
children aged 3-7)

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A Look at Divorce, Margaret Sanford Pursell, Photos by Maria S. Forrai, Lerner
Publications 1977 (reassures children that even though parents divorce, the child is still
loved; for children aged 3-7)

Divorce is a Grownup Problem, Janet Sinberg, Illus by Nancy Gray, Avon pub 1978 (a
book to read by the parent with the child that explains divorce; contains a bibliography of
other books on divorce; for children aged 3-7)

Two Places to Sleep, Joan Schuchman, Illus by Jim LaMarche, Carol Rhoda Books pub
1979 (a father awarded custody; for children aged 4-7)

My Family’s Changing, Pat Thomas, Barron’s Education Series, pub 1999 (divorce is
explained in simple language; for children aged 3-8)

Stepchild, Terry Berger, Photo by David Hechtlinger, Julian Messner pub 1980
(adjustment to a step-parent; for children aged 5-10)

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Pre-teens:

What’s Going to Happen to Me?, When Parents Separate or Divorce, Eda J. LeShan, Illus by Richard Cuffari, Four Winds Press pub 1978 (addressees questions children may ask as parents go through a divorce; for children aged 8 and up)

My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel, Peggy Mann, Illus by Richard Cuffari, Doubleday
and Co pub 1973 (a boy realizes that his reactions to a divorce are not uncommon, and
will ease the pain; for children aged 9-11)

My Parents Are Divorced, Too: A Book for Kids by Kids, Jan Blackstone-Ford and the
Ford children, Magination pub 1998 (divorce and remarriage; for children aged 9-12)

Amber Brown Goes Fourth, Paula Danziger, Putnam pub 1995 (Fourth grader, Amber,
copes with parental divorce, a friend moving away and Mom’s new boyfriend; for
children aged 8-12)

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A Month of Sundays, R. Blue, Franklin Watts pub 1972 (for children aged 9-11 years)

When Your Parents Split Up... How To Keep Yourself Together, Alys Swan-Jackson,
Price Stern Sloan pub 1998 (Teens of divorced parents offer strategies for coping; for
children aged 9-13)

Adolescents:
Divorce Is Not the End of the World
, Zoe, Evan and Ellen Stern, Tricycle Press pub 1997
(The children and their mother discuss issues they faced after divorce; for children aged
12 and up)

The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce, R.A. Gardner, Bantam Books pub 1971 (for
children aged 12 years and over)

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General:

The Kids’ Book of Divorce, Fayerweather Street School, E. Rofes (ed), Stephen Green
Press pub 1981 and Random House pub 1982

Growing Up Divorced, L.B. Francke, Fawcett Crest pub1983

Children of Divorce, M.A. Baris, Psytec, Inc pub 1988

Everything You Need to Know About Your Parents’ Divorce, L.Carlson, Rosen
Publishing 1989

The Joint Custody and Co-Parenting Handbook, M. Galper, Running Press pub 1980

The Parents’ Book About Divorce, R.A. Gardner, Bantam Books pub 1976

How It Feels When Parents Divorce, J. Krementz, Knopf pub 1984

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Mommy and Daddy Are Divorced, Patricia Perry and Marietta Lynch, photos by the
authors, Dial pub 1978 (two young brothers struggle to adjust to living with their mother
and seeing their father only on weekends)

All Kinds of Families, Norma Simon, illus by Joe Lasker, Whitman 1975 (warm loving
presentation of a spectrum of family types)

Your Family, My Family, Joan Drescher, Walker pub 1980 (a spectrum of family types
are similar in their sharing and caring)

Families, Meredith Tax, illus by Marilyn Hafner, Atlantic Little pub 1981 (funny story
illustrating that love is more important than where one lives)

A Look at Divorce, Margaret Sanford Pursell, photos by Maria Forrai, Lerner pub 1976
(photo essay; family ties supercede family arrangements)

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On Divorce, Sarah Bonnett Stein, photos by Erika Stone, Walker pub 1979 9(photo essay
of family under the stress of divorce)

I Have Two Families, Doris Wild Helmering, illus by Heidi Palmer, Abingdon pub 1981
(siblings live with their father most of the time since their mother’s work schedule is
irregular)

Two Special Cards, Sonia O. Lisker and Leigh Dean, illus Sonia Lisker, HBJ pub 1976
(After painful feelings during their parents’ breakup, Hazel and her brother find they
have two loving homes)

Talking About Divorce and Separation: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child, Earl
Grollman, illus by Alison Cann, Beacon Press pub 1975 (simple story and insightful
suggestionsfor parents on how to open the communication with their children)

Where Is Daddy?: the Story of a Divorce, Beth Goff, (child’s reaction to a mother’s
return to work outside the home)

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Child Custody: A Study of Families After Divorce, D. Luepnitz, Lexington Books pub
1981

Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Shared Custody Work, I. Ricci, McMillan pub 1980

Sharing Parenthood After Divorce: An Enlightened Custody Guide for Mothers, Fathers
and Kids
, C.Ware, Viking Press pub 1982

The Custody Handbook, P. Wooley, Summit Books pub 1979

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Books on Remarriage after Divorce

For Young Children:
What Am I Doing in a Stepfamily?, G.Berman, Lyle Stuart pub 1982


For School-Age Children:
What’s Special About Our Stepfamily?, M & R Burt, Boublleday & Co pub 1983


The Boy’s and Girl’s Book About Stepfamilies, R.A. Gardner, Creativer Therapeutics
pub 1985


For Adolescents:
Stepfamilies: New Patterns of Harmony, L. Craven, Julian Messner pub 1982


A Survival Guide for Teenagers in Stepfamilies...& for Stepparents Doubtful of Their
Own Survival
, A. Getzoff and C. McClenahan, Walker & Co pub 1985

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General:
How To Win As A Stepfamily, E. and J. Visher, Contemporary Books pub 1983

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