Children's Books on Divorce

For preschoolers and early elementary

• *All about Divorce*, by Mary Blitzer Field, The Center for Applied Psychology, Inc.
  
  
• *Always, Always*, by Crescent Dragonwagon, MacMillan. Annie Stories: A Special Kind of Storytelling, by Judith S. Wallerstein and Doris Brett.
  
  
• *Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide to Changing Families*, by Laurene and Marc Brown, Little Brown.
  
  
• *Free to Be ... A Family: A Book About All Kinds of Belongings*, by Marlo Thomas, Bantam Books.
  
  
• *Why Are We Getting a Divorce?* by Peter Mayle, Crown Publishing.
  
  
• *Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore*, by R. Turaw.
  
  
• *Months of Sundays,* by R. Blue, Franklin Wafts, Inc.
  
  

For adolescent and early teens

• *Angel Face*, by Norma Klein, Viking. For ages 12 and up. Presented from a boy's point of view.
  
  
• *The Divorce Express*, by Paula Danziger, Delacorte. For ages 12 and up. Presented from a girl's point of view.
  
  
• *Free to Be ... A Family : A Book About All Kinds of Belongings*, by Marlo Thomas, Bantam Books.
  
  
• *How It Feels When Parents Divorce*, by Jill Krementz, Knopf.
  
  
• *It's Not the End of the World*, by Judy Blume, MacMillan.
  
  
• *Talking about Divorce: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child*, by Ead Groliman, Beacon.
  
  
• *What's Going to Happen to Me? When Parents Separate or Divorce*, by Eda LeShan, Four Winds.
  
  
• *Divorce*, by A. Gruasell.
  
  
• *When Mom and Dad Divorce*, by S. Nickman.
  
  
• *How to Get It Together When Your Parents Are Coming Apart*, by A.K. Richards and I. Willis.
  
  

References

• Behrnan, R.E. and Quinn, L. 1994. "Children and divorce: Overview and analysis." In Children and Divorce, 4(1). Packard Foundation.
  
  
• Amato, P. 1994. "Life-span adjustment of children to their parents' divorce." In Children and Divorce, 4(1). Packard Foundation.
  
  
• Blakeslee Ives, S.; Fassler, D.; and Lash, M. 1994. *The Divorce Workbook*. Burlington, Vt.: Waterfront Books.
  
  
• Mulroy, M.; Malley, C.Z.; Sabatelli, R.M.; and Waldron, R. 1995. *Parenting apart: Strategies for effective co-parenting.* University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System.
  
  
• National Network for Child Care - NNCC. Part of CYFERNET, the National Extension Service
  
  
• Children Youth and Family Educational Research Network.
  
  

Reprinted with permission from the National Network for Child Care - NNCC. DeBord, K. (1997). *Focus on kids: The effects of divorce on children*. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.