Valuable addition to a divorcing family's bookshelf

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	• My Family's Changing (A First Look At Series) Pat Thomas Barron's Educational Series, 1999 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Sensitive and powerful

I bought this book for my 4 yr old nephew in the midst of his parents' divorce, and found it exceptionally helpful. It is sensitively written, yet direct and powerful. The illustrations are rich and expressive, and evoked a very strong response in my nephew, enabling him to express himself in ways he might otherwise not have. Due to his age, I read the book ahead of time and chose which sentences to focus on in order to account for his attention span. But as he grows and develops, we'll be able to read the entire book together. I agree with the other reviewer and also like that this book focuses entirely on the immediate changes, without focusing on step-families. I hope to find a book as good as this one about step families when that becomes a need. I highly recommend this book! Note: the cover shows a boy, and the boy is the primary character, however, many illustrations also include a girl/sister.

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Valuable addition to a divorcing family's bookshelf

A straight-forward book for young kids. Kids who want the facts on the ground and appreciate reading about what's happening to them will probably gain from this.
My divorce was a year and a half ago and when I read this book to my 5 year old he was a little bit bored, but kids in the earlier stages of a family breakup may find it valuable.

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Great book for children going through a divorce

I am an elementary school counselor and use this book with children that I meet with in small groups. It is very hands on. We will read several pages and then answer the question proposed by the author at the bottom of the page. Discussions are created by the questions that relate back to the reader. Can't anything but good stuff about this book!

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Great read for little ones facing parental divorce.

Children need books they can relate to particularly in stressful times and this is one of them. Children need more than one book, as the books are explaining different aspects. Adults, parents, G'parents, etc. should also read a good number of books to help the child and themselves.

a little more advanced

This book was good, but a little advanced for my four year old. There was a lot of details about divorce and attorneys and such. I really didn't want my daughter to learn about all the unneccessary details, but overall it wasn't bad.

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This unusual picture book for younger children explores the issue of divorce. The fears, worries, and questions that boys and girls face when their family goes through this difficult period of breaking up are explained in terms children will readily understand. Full-color illustrations.

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