Dinosaurs Divorce brought comfort to our changing family

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	• Dinosaurs Divorce Marc Brown, Laurie Krasny Brown Little, Brown Young Readers, 1988 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Best for those over 8.

This is a wonderful book for children over the age of 8 years old. The terminology, reading level, and comprehension level is too high for a younger child. However, it is presented in a straight forward manner and is a great resource for parents and counselors of children going through a divorce.

My Review of Dinosaurs Divorce

This book plays as a comic strip filled with vital information for a child whom is experiencing the tragedy of divorce. The pages light up with the vibrant depictions of the dinosaur families. The characters are depicted with great detail to facial expressions. The cartoon drawings will help the reader understand and relate to the different emotions expressed. This great learning tool includes the topics: divorce words and what they mean; why parents divorce; what about you; after the divorce; living with one parent; visiting your parent; having two home.... It lets the child know that it is not their fault for the parents' divorce. It reassures the child that parents divorce when they are no longer able to get along no matter how hard they try. Feelings that a child may not be use to experiencing such as sadness, shame, anger, guilt, and/or worried about who will take care of you. The book instructs the child to talk about how they feel so they may feel better. Often a child may be afraid to cry but Dinosaurs Divorce lets them know that it is okay to let their feelings out through tears. What I really love is that the book is realistic and never lies to the child. A child is told the truth that although they may hope that their parents will marry each other, it is very unlikely because divorce is final and most parents do not get back together. While reading the book, the reader gains useful tips about what to do after the divorce. An example is to not listen when parents say bad things about each other. The book offers the advice to tell them that you love both of them and hearing such bad things upsets you. Every area of divorce and the repercussions that may follow are covered in this book. Being a child of divorce myself, I wish I would have a had a book like this to help me get through the bad times and to let me know that how I was feeling was normal. I bought this bought for myself and brought it how to show my mother. She too agreed on how a book like this would have been useful to her in explaining our new altered life to my brothers and I. This is an excellent book for anyone, regardless of age, to add to their bibliotherapy collection. I highly recommend this book of mental medicine!

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captured his interest

My boyfriend's 4 1/2 son really latched onto this book. Although his parents answered all the questions he asked, he was still a bit confused. We bought his book several months before actually reading it to him. We decided he was ready for it after he was confused about some things ("when mommy gets married, he will be my daddy and daddy will be my step-dad.") We read 1/2 one evening and he asked for it to be read the next day and the following day and then asked to take it back to mommy's house (which we permitted.) He said "the dinosaur book" is still being read quite often. Perfect for this age.

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Dinosaurs Divorce brought comfort to our changing family

My daughter was 6 at the time of my divorce and reading this book became an every night event. The book helped her to understand her feelings and provided great comfort. Tonight, we discussed one of her classmates whose parents are divorcing and my daughter asked if she could buy a Dinosaurs Divorce for her friend. So here we are...purchasing one to pass along to a friend. We both highly recommend this book!

great tool

I bought this book just before I seperated and began reading it with my young children as soon as I told them what was happening with our family. They realized right away that it was a Marc and Laurie Brown book and were excited about reading it. It's been almost two years since we first opened the book and we still read it often. It helps me talk about our changed family in terms that they can understand. It also helps me to understand what my children are feeling, it's much easier for them to tell me when they can look at a picture and relate to what the character is feeling. I highly recommend this book to any family that is facing divorce or that has been through it. It also deals with the changes that may take place long after the divorce. GREAT BOOK!!!!!

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