On the other side of the garden
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Jairo Buitrago
Taken to live with her grandmother in the country, a young city girl finds a way to cope with the change brought about by her parents' separation when an owl, a frog, and a mouse take her on a nighttime tour of her extraordinary new world
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Dinosaurs divorce : a guide for changing families
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Laurene Krasny Brown
Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent
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The days of summer by Eve Bunting As summer ends and they get ready to go back to school, two young girls try to deal with the news that the grandparents they love are getting a divorce.
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Fred stays with me
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Nancy Coffelt
A little girl describes how she sometimes lives with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog, Fred, is her constant companion, in a heartwarming book that celebrates friendship.
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Two old potatoes and me
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John Coy
When her father suggests that they plant the old potatoes instead of throwing them away, a young girl is excited about the idea and gets involved in the process of watching them grow throughout the summer; coming to the realization that good things can come out of what appears to be bad, in a story that is a metaphor for divorce.
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Emily's blue period
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Cathleen Daly
An art-loving little girl manages the painful changes of her parents' separation by immersing herself in the work of Pablo Picasso, realizing that she can relate to the master artist's use of primarily blue tones during a sad time in his life. Illustrated by the artist of The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming.
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Divorce is the worst
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Anastasia Higginbotham
Walks through the emotions and confusion it is common for young people to experience when their parents get a divorce, and describes some of the behavioral changes that may be observed in parents during this difficult time
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Two homes
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Claire Masurel
A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much, in a comforting story about the reality of divorce. 10,000 first printing.
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Saturday is Pattyday
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Lesléa Newman
Although Frankie is hurt and confused when his two mommies separate, he is comforted by knowing that Patty will still be part of his life
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Always Mom, forever Dad
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Joanna Rowland
Children whose parents no longer live together discover that although much has changed, and time spent with Mom is different than time spent with Dad, love is there no matter what
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Loon summer
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Barbara Santucci
While spending the summer with her father, Rainie wishes her parents would stay together, just like the family of loons she sees on the lake
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Here and there
by
Tamara Ellis Smith
After Ivan's parents separate, he has trouble finding joy at either of their homes until he discovers that the birds and music that he loves may be found in both places
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Monday, Wednesday, and every other weekend
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Karen Stanton
Although Henry enjoys the time he spends at his mother's apartment and his father's house, his dog Pomegranate gets confused about which place is home
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Living with Mom and living with Dad
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Melanie Walsh
Moving between two different homes when her parents stop living together, a little girl compares her bedrooms and living environments and moves favorite toys back and forth while adjusting to a new routine, in a story complemented by interactive lift-flaps. By the creator of Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World.
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Tuesday is Daddy's day
by Elliot Kreloff
Spending specific days at her mother's house and other days at the apartment her father shares with his partner, a little girl struggles with a schedule change before her perspectives are transformed by a happy surprise.
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