Text Set
Children's Books
At Daddy's on Saturdays
Linda Walvoord Girard Age range: 5-8 This story is about a girl named Kate whose family has recently been divorced. It talks about the emotions she feels and the fears she has about her father forgetting about getting her for the weekend. This is a great story to talk to children about divorce. Link to book |
The Days of Summer
Eve Bunting Age range: 5-8 This book talks about two sisters who are not dealing with their parents divorce but their grandparents divorce. The older child helps the younger understand what is going on. This gives a perspective on how extended family divorce affects children. link to book |
Dinosaurs Divorce
Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown Age range: 4-8 The story offers a reassuring viewpoint that explains divorce in a way younger children can understand. It addresses questions children may have including holiday situations and living in two different homes. Link to book |
I Don't Want to Talk About it
Jeanie Franz Ransom Age range: 4-8 The story talks about the range of emotions children may feel when hearing about their parent's divorce. The girl's father talks her through the emotions she is feeling and the girl imagines herself as an animal for each emotion. It is a good book to talk to children about divorce with. Link to book |
The Divorce Express Paula Danziger Age range:Teen to young adult This is the story of a 9th-grade girl who has to ride a bus between her parent's houses. While she is initially resentful about her parent's divorce, she eventually learns how to cope with it. Link to book Note: the picture of the cover differs in this link |
Rope Burn
Jan Siebold Age range: 9-12 This is a realistic story about a boy named Richard. He was forced to move because of his parent's divorce. One of his assignments helps him through the divorce by having him come up with proverbs that apply to his life. Each chapter starts with a different proverb because of this. Link to book Note: cover differs in link |
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
Age range: 8-12
This story is about a boy who lives with his mother. His father works for a trucking company and is divorced. The boy is sad and frustrated about how his life is going until he sends a letter to Mr. Henshaw as part of a school project. He is surprised by the answer that he receives.
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Beverly Cleary
Age range: 8-12
This story is about a boy who lives with his mother. His father works for a trucking company and is divorced. The boy is sad and frustrated about how his life is going until he sends a letter to Mr. Henshaw as part of a school project. He is surprised by the answer that he receives.
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Supplementary texts
Poem
Through the Eyes of a Child Author anonymous Poem written by a teenager about his parent's divorce and how much it upset him and still affects his life. The poem talks about how much the teenager wants to talk with his father, but he has no way of reaching him and is also afraid of what the father may say. Link to Poem |
Video
What is Divorce? Sesame Street The sesame street characters are drawing pictures of where they live. One of them draws her two houses, and the others are confused. An adult explains about what divorce means to them. Link to video |
Poem
Questions Through the Eyes of a 6-year-old boy
Author anonymous
This poem is how a six-year-old boy has noticed that something is wrong in the house and is mad at his father for leaving. He wants his mother to act the way that she usually did before the divorce and is confused as to why his father would leave them... after all the father did say that he would be with him forever.
Link to Poem
Questions Through the Eyes of a 6-year-old boy
Author anonymous
This poem is how a six-year-old boy has noticed that something is wrong in the house and is mad at his father for leaving. He wants his mother to act the way that she usually did before the divorce and is confused as to why his father would leave them... after all the father did say that he would be with him forever.
Link to Poem
Adult Books on Divorce
Children and divorce
Website Gina Kemp, M.A., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. This site talks about what children may be going through and how to talk to them about divorce. It gives ways to help the children understand what is going on and help them through this difficult time. Link to website |
How to Talk to Your Children About Divorce Book Jill Jones-SoderMan and Allison Quattrocchi The book talks about how children think, understand, and feel after their parents get a divorce. It talks about how to talk to them about divorce in order to help them through this time in their lives. Link to book |
summaries based off of summaries from Amazon.com
Adult Books on Divorce summaries based off of Barnesandnoble.com
Adult Books on Divorce summaries based off of Barnesandnoble.com