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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. Exceptional in its child-centered portrayal, Divorce Is the Worst is an invaluable tool for families, therapeutic professionals, and divorce mediators struggling to address this common and complex experience.The Ordinary Terrible Things Series shows children who navigate trouble with their senses on alert and their souls intact. In these stories of common childhood crises, help may come from family, counselors, teachers, or dreams - but crucially, it's the children themselves who find their way to cope and grow.
About the Author
Anastasia Higginbotham is an author, artist, and activist who created the Ordinary Terrible Things children's book series which includes Divorce Is the Worst, Death Is Stupid, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, and Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, published by Dottir Press. Not My Idea is the only children's picture book that roots the problem of racism in whiteness and empowers white children and families to see and dismantle white supremacy. Higginbotham makes her books by hand in collage on brown grocery bag paper, using recycled materials, including jewelry and fabric. She offers workshops at schools and libraries on art, activism, and how to make meaning through collage out of whatever broken, ragged, unraveling life circumstances we face. A speechwriter for social justice organizations, Higginbotham lives her books' messages and teaches self-defense through Prepare Inc. for students of all ages. Dottir Press will publish her next book, What You Don't Know: Not a Coming-out Story, in January 2021.
