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Aliki
Feelings
For young children.

Arnold, William.
When Your Parents Divorce.
For teens and young adults. This book helps young adults that are developing their own relationships.

Bienfield, Florence.
My Mom and Dad are Getting a Divorce.

Bluhm, Judy.
It's Not the End of the World.
Ages 8-12, about three children, their reaction to their parents divorce and how they come to terms with the situation.

Brogan, J.
The Kid's Guide to Divorce.
An easy, conversational book that discusses practical issues that affect children.

Brown, Marc and Laurie Krasny.
The Dinosaurs Divorce.
Lively text and comic strip-like illustrations dealing with divorce, visitation and what to tell friends.

Crary, Elizabeth.
I'm Furious
For young children.

Crary, Elizabeth.
I'm Mad
For young children.

Danziger, Paula.
The Divorce Express.
Ages 10-14. Fictional story about a girl who lives with her father during the week and takes a bus to be with her mother on the weekends.

Dentemaro, Christine
Straight Talk About Anger
For older children.

Girard, Linda.
At Daddy's On Saturday.
For young children about changes when they see one parent only once a week.

Hazen, Barbara Shook.
Two Homes to Live In.
An excellent book for pre-school children with large pictures and big print. Simple language.

Helming, Doris.
I Have Two Families.
Ages 6-8. Fictional book that discusses everyday problems such as wanting to ride your bike, but your bike is at your other home.

Ives, Fassler and Lash.
Changing Families: A Guide for Kids and Grown-Ups.
An interactive book to help children sort out feelings.

Krementz, Jill.
How it Feels When Parents Divorce.
Ages 10-18. Also very good for parents and professionals.

Kroll, Steven
That Makes Me Mad!
For young children.

LeShan, Eda.
What's Going to Happen to Me?
Ages 8 and up. This has also been recommended by other professionals.

Mann, Peggy.
My Daddy Lives in a Downtown Hotel.
Ages 8-11. This fictional book follows the family through a bad fight, the separation process, efforts to get Dad back in the house and finally through acceptance of the changes.

Mayle, Peter.
Divorce Can Happen to the Nicest People.
This is a good book that helps children understand that their family is different now but not bad.

Fayerweather School. Rofes, Eric.
The Kid's Book of Divorce: By, For and About Kids.
Ages 11-14. A good book for parents and children to read together.

Sandord, Doris, Sanford, Doris and Graci Evans.
Please Come Home.
Illustrated fictional book about an eight-year-old.

Schuchman, Joan.
Two Places to Sleep.
Fictional story of a seven-year-old who lives with his father in their original house and visits his mother on weekends. The story emphasizes the seven-year-old's happinewss with each parent and that the divorce is not his fault.

Simon, Norma.
I Wish That I Had My Father.
Ages 6-9. This fictional book deals with feelings that children express when a parent is not there for them.

Sinberg, Janet and Nancy Gray.
Divorce is a Grown Up Problem.
Picture book to be used with young children.

Sinberg, Janet.
Now I Have a Step Parent and It's Kind of Confusing.
This is a picture book to be used with young children.

Spilke, Francine.
The Family that Changed.
A picture book for pre-school age children.

Spilke, Francine.
What About Me?

Stinson, Kathy.
Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore.
Soft water colors illustrate this little girl's description of her parent's joint custodial agreement. It ends with her saying that mommy and daddy love me, but not together.

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