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Two Homes, One Heart

Jessica Young - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed creators Jessica Young and Chelsea O'Byrne comes a heartening picture book about evolving families and enduring love.Two parents, one me. Are we still a family?Living in two homes can be a big adjustment, but it can also present opportunities for growth. Jessica Young's...
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Two Homes, One Heart

Jessica Young - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed creators Jessica Young and Chelsea O'Byrne comes a heartening picture book about evolving families and enduring love.Two parents, one me. Are we still a family?Living in two homes can be a big adjustment, but it can also present opportunities for growth. Jessica Young's...
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Mommy's New Friend

Shelley Tougas - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Mommy's New Friend is a heartfelt, lyrical story about accepting a new family member, even if it's not easy at first.When That Guy comes over and makes homemade pizza for dinner, it's not the same as before, when Daddy and Mommy and I would all eat together.. But That Guy takes...
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Just the Right Cake

Christina Tosi - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover

From Christina Tosi, the playful creator of the popular bakery Milk Bar, comes this story of a boy finding his comfort and creativity again after his parents' divorce. Original cake recipe included!. For Phil, every day is the perfect day to bake a cake, especially with his Mom and Dad....
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What About Neko?

Nancy Loewen

Becca's parents are getting a divorce. She's sad and confused, but more importantly, what will happen to Neko, their family dog? Neko doesn't understand what divorce is, and Neko isn't allowed in Dad's new apartment. How will they ever make this work? In the end, Becca's...
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Stuck in the Middle: A Story About Separation (Difficult Conversations)

Tom Tinn-Disbury - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

A touching story that introduces children to separation, following the challenges a family face going through a divorce. . Divorce and separation can be hard on any family and a difficult topic for children to understand, including Tilly. Tilly lives in the mountains with her mummy and daddy....
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My Parents Divorce


Format: Audio CD

Discusses why divorce happens, how to cope with it, and how to deal with difficult feelings as well as friends whose parents are divorced
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Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families

Laurene Krasny Brown - ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 0 edition
Format: Hardcover

For over 25 years, changing families have been using Dinosaurs Divorce to learn to talk to each other about one of lifes most difficult moments, from the creators of the beloved, bestselling Dino Life Guides--over 1.5 million copies of the series sold.
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Divorce Is the Worst

Anastasia Higginbotham - The Feminist Press
Format: Print book

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...
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Weekends with Dad: What to Expect When Your Parents Divorce

Melissa Higgins - Picture Window Books
Format: Library Binding

When your parents divorce, it can feel like the world turns upside down. What do you do? Whether you live mostly at your moms or dads, this story can help you through the tough times.
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Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce

Sandra Levins - Magination Pr; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

With childlike innocence and humor, a young narrator living with his single father and brother explains divorce and it's grown-up words - like "New Arrangement," "Ideal Situation," and "Differences" - from a kid's point-of-view. Special emphasis is placed...
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Divorce and Separation

Patricia J Murphy - Heinemann Library
Format: Print book

Read 'Divorce and Separation' to learn about the feelings many people experience when their parents are separating or divorcing. This sensitive book explains what happens when divorce papers are signed, explores the reasons why parents may decide to separa
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I Don't Want to Talk About It

Jeanie Franz Ransom - Magination Pr; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

When a child's parents tell her they have decided to divorce, the last thing she wants to do is talk about it. Instead, she wants to roar as loud as a lion so she can't hear their painful words, or turn into a fish and hide her tears in the sea, or even become a bird and fly away...
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Emily's Blue Period

Cathleen Daly - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up.Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. "When Picasso was sad for a while,"...
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Fred Stays With Me!

Nancy Coffelt - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple text and childlike language, the story expresses and addresses...
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My Stepfamily


Format: Audio CD

Young people in stepfamilies describe how they cope with having stepbrothers, stepsisters, and stepparents and offer tips on dealing with change in your family
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A Tale of Two Seders

Mindy Avra Portnoy - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Print book

When her parents get divorced, a little girl is worried about many things, including how she will celebrate the Jewish holidays in two different households. The holiday of Passover gives her a chance to celebrate separately with each parent. Over the course of three years and six seders,...
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I Have Two Homes

Marian De Smet - Clavis; Tra edition
Format: Hardcover

I am Nina. I have two homes. Dad lives in one house. Mom lives in another house. And I live in both houses, Sometimes with Mom and sometimes with Dad.
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The Best of Both Nests

Jane Clarke - Albert Whitman
Format: Hardcover

One day, Mrs. Stork tells Stanley that Dad is going to fly off and build his own nest. At school, Stanley worries about Dad missing Fathers' Flyday Friday. But his friend Stella tells him, "Two nests are better than one."
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My Blended Family

Zoe Persico - Looking Glass Library
Format: Library Binding

My Blended Family is the story of a normal day in Olivia's life. When classmate Lenny visits her home, he discovers Olivia has a stepmom and four stepsiblings. Who gets her snack? All the kids! Who helps with her homework? Eve and Tiffany! Who reads her bedtime story? Nora and Dad!...
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Do You Sing Twinkle?: A Story About Remarriage and New Family

Sandra Levins - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

Mom has a new family! She has a new husband who is not my dad, and worst of all, new kids. Girls! Just as it feels for the young child in "Do You Sing Twinkle?" living apart from a parent can be a hard adjustment for kids. And, when that parent remarries and has stepchildren,...
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Blended Families

Sarah L. Schuette - Capstone Press
Format: Book

Simple text and photographs present blended families, including how family members interact with one another.
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My Blended Family

Yandy Smith - McBride Collection of Stories
Format: Paperback

My Blended Family is an entertaining and colorful book intended to help adults explain the concept of blended families and how they work. There are two stories in this book, Weekend Visit and Birthday Party. Sincerely Yandy Smith
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When Otis Courted Mama

Kathi Appelt - HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Apart from sticker burrs and sand fleas, Cardells life is mostly wonderful. He knows hes loved through and through by his perfectly good mama and his perfectly good daddy. They live in different parts of the desert, but thats okayCardell is mostly used to it. Then Otis comes calling, and Cardell...
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