Library
Books For Adults
The Good Divorce, Ahrons, Constance
We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents’ Divorce, Ahrons, Constance
Caught in the Middle, Baris, Mitchell A. & Garrity, Carla B.
Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting, Blau, Melinda
Joint Custody and Shared Parenting, Folberg, Jay
Divorce & Your Child, Golstein, Sonja & Solnit, Albert J.
Healing Hearts: Helping Children and Adults Recover From Divorce, Hickey, Elizabeth and Dalton, Elizabeth
Through the Eyes of Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce, Johnston, anet R., Breunig, Karen, Garrity, Carla B., and Baris, Mitchell A.
Child Custody – Builing Parenting Agreement That Work, Lyster, Mim E.
101 Ways to be a Long Distance Super Dad, Newman, George
Mom’s House, Dad’s House, Ricci, Isolina
Helping Your Child Survive Divorce, Shaw, Mary Ann
Collaborative Divorce, Tesler, Pauline and Thompson, Peggy
Books for Young Children
Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown (Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99)
Suitable For Ages 4-8
“One of the nice features of this book is that it emphasizes that it’s not the child’s fault and that there are a lot of different situations so children can feel that they are not alone and unique in what they are going through.”
-Beth Puffer, director of Bank Street Books in New York City
At Daddy’s on Saturday, Girard, Linda Walvoord
A Smart Girl’s Guide to Her Parents’ Divorce: How to Land on Your Feet When Your World Turns Upside Down by Nancy Holyoke, with illustrations by Scott Nash (American Girl Publishing, $9.95)
Suitable for Ages 9-12
“American Girl is one of the best publishers at handling “issue books” for girls of all different ages. This one is very good. It has activities, questionnaires, and counseling on every topic and handles it in an approachable, hip, cool way.” –Luke Robertson, book seller at Children’s Book World in Los Angeles
Megan’s Two Houses, Jong, Erika
It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear, Lansky, Vick
Was it the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce, Levins, Sandra
Two Homes by Claire Masurel, with illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton (Candlewick Press, $6.99)
Suitable for Ages 3-6
“It’s very low key and very gentle and just talks about the good things about each home. Sort of not pitting them against each other, instead saying ‘in this one I have one thing and in this one I have another thing but both are good.’” -Terri Schmitz, owner of The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, Massachusetts
Let’s Talk About It: Divorce by Fred Rogers, with illustrations and photographs by Jim Judkis (Penguin Group, $6.99)
Suitable for Ages 4-8
“I’m a big fan of Mr. Rogers. He was somebody that really seemed to understand how kids think and there is something to me that seems really comforting in his version. He carries the mantra ‘you are ok just the way you are’ and that would be especially helpful in a time where kids could obviously think really bad things about themselves.” –Trish Brown, co-owner of Hooray for Books! in Alexandria, Virginia
I Don’t Want to Talk About It, Ransom, Jeanie Franz
My Family’s Changing: A First Look at Family Break-up, Thomas, Pat
Divorced But Still My Parents, Thomas, Shirley
Goodbye, Daddy, Weninger, Brigitte and Marks, Alan
Did You Have to Get Divorced? (and When Can I Get a Hamster?), Wolfe, Anthony E.