KIDS' BOOK LIST

Check out these books about kids whose parents are separated or divorced. You are sure to find a good one. Ask your mom or dad to get them from the library, a bookstore or online. Or maybe your school has a copy!

Children Ages 3-5

When Mom and Dad Divorce, by Emily Menendez-Aponte
My Family's Changing, by Pat Thomas
Mom and Dad Break Up, by Joan Singleton Prestine
Two Homes, by Claire Masurel
Dinosaur's Divorce, by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

Children Ages 5-7

Let's Talk About it: Divorce, by Fred Rogers
I Don't Want to Talk About It, by Jeanie Franz Ranson
When Mom and Dad Separate, by Marge Deegaard
Sometimes A Family Has to Split Up, by Jane Werner Watson, Robert E. Switzer, and J. Cotter Hirschberg

Children Ages 8-10

All About Divorce, by Mary Blitzer Field
It's Not The End of the World, by Judy Blume
Always, Always, by Crescent Dragonwagon
The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce, by Richard Gardner

Children Ages 11-13

For Better or Worse: A Guide to Surviving Divorce for Pre-teens and Their Families, by Janet Bode
How it Feels When Parents Divorce, by Jill Krementz
My Parents Are Divorced, Too, by Melanie, Annie and Steven Ford
Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary
The Divorce Express, by Paula Danziger

Teenagers

When Parents Split Up . . . How to Keep Yourself Together, by Alys Swan-Jackson
Everything You Need to Know About Your Parents Divorce, by Linda Carlson Johnson
Why Me? A Teen Guide to Divorce and Your Feelings, by Rachel Aydt
No Easy Answers: A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens, by Florence Calhoun

Adult Children of Divorce

Moving Beyond Your Parent's Divorce, by Mel Krantzler and Patricia Krantzler
The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents' Divorce, by Stephanie Staal
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: The 25 Year Landmark Study, by Judith Wallerstein

For Stepkids

Children Ages 3-6

Let's Talk About It: Stepfamilies, by Fred Rogers

Children Ages 7-12

My Stepfamily, by Julie Johnson

Teenagers

Stepfamilies: How a New Family Works, by Rachel Gaillard Smook

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