11 Books About Modern Families: Explaining Divorce, Adoption, and More

DIVORCE

Dinosaurs Divorce
By Marc Brown and Laurene Krasny Brown

Why We Love It: Through comic strips featuring dinosaurs, some of kids’ fave creatures, the authors make a really tough topic more accessible. The fact that a dinosaur’s parents split up will help your child relate to his own family situation, but in a fun, relatable way—reassuring him page after page that everything will be OK. The short chapters address points like why parents divorce, stressing that it is never a child’s fault. Using bright graphics that depict anger, sadness, guilt, confusion—even relief—the authors illustrate the range of feelings a child might experience during a divorce. The book goes on to illustrate, simplify and explain the meaning of new living arrangements, what holidays may be like and what to expect if Mom or Dad remarry and have more kids. Not only will your child love this soup-to-nuts book on what happens when their mom and dad divorce, don’t be surprised if you find yourself using it as a cheat sheet when it comes to addressing things not only with your child, but your ex too.

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