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Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story for Little Kids About Divorce
Spoiler: it wasn't the pudding 🍫
Who it's for
Many young children quietly decide a divorce is their fault, often pinning it on something small, like a mess or a tantrum.
Confused→Reassured
Feelings it meets
What it is
Was It the Chocolate Pudding? is a 2005 picture book by Sandra Levins, illustrated by Bryan Langdo and published by Magination Press, the children's imprint of the American Psychological Association. A young boy, who once made a big mess with chocolate pudding, wonders whether that is why his parents divorced.
Where to find it
In print from Magination Press / APA, in many public libraries, and at major booksellers.
Before you start
Heads up: Parents' divorce, gently told.
Age: Picture book (grades K–3, about ages 4–8)
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
