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Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families

by Marc Brown

A child-focused guide to family change

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

    Named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

  • Critical praise

    School Library Journal starred review

    A starred review predicts the book will provide a “security blanket” for young readers who need it.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A child-focused guide to family change

Using dinosaurs to address divorce, the book explains terms and explores why parents may separate, what life can look like afterward, and how children might navigate changing family arrangements. Its topic list ranges from having two homes and visiting a parent to holidays, telling friends, and meeting new partners and stepsiblings. The practical scope makes room for both the logistics of family life and the feelings surrounding change, giving children and adults shared subjects to discuss.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 seeking an introduction to divorce and changing family arrangements.
  • Families looking for topics and vocabulary to support conversations about separation and its effects.

Themes

Divorce and family changeChildren’s feelings and copingTwo homes and visitationStepparents and stepsiblings

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Book overview

For over 35 years, changing families have been using this classic, practical guide for learning to talk to each other about one of life's most difficult moments--from the creators of the beloved, bestselling Dino Life Guides!

* "Prediction: This will became a real 'security blanket' for those young readers in need." --School Library Journal (starred review)

A comprehensive, sensitive guide for changing families, Dinosaurs Divorce helps readers understand what divorce means, why it happens, and how to best cope with everyone's feelings. Topics covered in the book include: Divorce Words and What They Mean * Why Parents Divorce * After the Divorce * Living with One Parent * Visiting Your Parent * Having Two Homes * Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions * Telling Your Friends * Meeting Parents' New Friends * Living with Stepparents * Having Stepsiblings

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Don't miss these other Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families--over 1.5 million copies sold!: When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death
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