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Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families

Book · 1986 · Laurene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown (author-illustrator of Arthur). Little, Brown / Atlantic Monthly Press

It's not your fault, little dino. 🦕💛

Who it's for

Young children often believe a divorce is their fault, or that they could fix it.

Confused, worried→Reassured, understood

Feelings it meets

What it is

A family of dinosaurs walks young children through divorce step by step: why parents split up, what changes, living with one parent at a time, having two homes, holidays in two places, telling friends, and meeting a stepparent.

Where to find it

In print from major booksellers and widely held in libraries.

Before you start

Heads up: Discusses parental divorce, gently.

Age: Ages 4–8 (grades K–3)

Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)

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