BOOK LIST
Parent Incarceration:
All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson
Mama Loves Me from Away by Pat Brisson
Visiting Day by James E. Ransome
When a Parent Goes to Jail by Rebecca M. Yaffe and Lonnie F. Hoade
When Andy’s Father Went to Prison by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Parent Divorce:
A Separation in My Family by Wendy Deaton
At Daddy’s On Saturdays by Linda Walvoord Girard
Changing Families: An Interactive Guide for Kids and Grown-Ups by David Fassler, Michele Lash and Sally B. Ives
Daddy, Why Do You Hurt Mommy by Katrina Carmichael
Divorced But Still My Parents by Shirley Thomas and Dorothy Rankin
Let’s Talk About Your Parents’ Divorce by Elizabeth Weitzman
Mike’s Lonely Summer by Carolyn Nystrom
Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Any More by Kathy Stinson
Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore by Kathy Stinson
Mommy, Don’t Go By Elizabeth Crary
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Rightside Up by Mary Blitzer and Hennie Shore
My Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore: A Drawing Book for Children of Separated or Divorced Parents by
Judith Rubin
My Mother’s Getting Married by Joan Drescher
My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids By Kids by Melanie, Annie and Steven Ford
Something is Wrong at My House by Diane Davis
Talking About Divorce by Nicole Edwards
The Wedding by Dr. Lawrence Balter
Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids about Divorce by Sandra Levins
What Am I Doing In A Step-Family? By Claire Berman
What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents’ Divorce? A Survival Guide for Kids by Kent Wincheter
and Roberta Beyer
When Mom and Dad Divorce by Emily Menendez-Aponte
When Mom and Dad Separate by Marge Heegaard
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
When Your Parents Get A Divorce: A Kid’s Journal by Ann Banks
Why Are We Getting a Divorce? By Peter Mayle
Moving:
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst
Goodbye, House: A Kid’s Guide To Moving by Ann Banks and Nancy Evans
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
Non-traditional families:
Do I Have A Daddy? By Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini
Families by Susan Kuklin
I Have Two Dads by Linnea Schulz
Lights of Winter by Heather Conrad and deForest Walker
Molly’s Family by Nancy Garden
My Dad Takes Care Of Me by Patricia Quinlan
Who’s in a Family? by Robert Skutch
Death and Dying:
Emma Says Goodbye by Carolyn Nystrom
I Heard Your Daddy Died by Mark Scrivani
I Heard Your Mommy Died by Mark Scrivani
Let’s Talk About Death and Dying by P. Sanders
Once Upon a Hopeful Night by Risa Sacks Yaffe
Saying Goodbye To A Brother or Sister by Nicola Edwards
Saying Goodbye To A Parent by Nicola Edwards
Saying Goodbye to Daddy by Judith Vigna
Thank You For Coming To Say Goodbye by Janice L. Roberts and Joy Johnson
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
What’s Heaven? By Maria Shriver
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marqe Heegaard
When Something Terrible Happens by Marqe Heegaard
Parent Incarceration:
All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson
Mama Loves Me from Away by Pat Brisson
Visiting Day by James E. Ransome
When a Parent Goes to Jail by Rebecca M. Yaffe and Lonnie F. Hoade
When Andy’s Father Went to Prison by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Parent Divorce:
A Separation in My Family by Wendy Deaton
At Daddy’s On Saturdays by Linda Walvoord Girard
Changing Families: An Interactive Guide for Kids and Grown-Ups by David Fassler, Michele Lash and Sally B. Ives
Daddy, Why Do You Hurt Mommy by Katrina Carmichael
Divorced But Still My Parents by Shirley Thomas and Dorothy Rankin
Let’s Talk About Your Parents’ Divorce by Elizabeth Weitzman
Mike’s Lonely Summer by Carolyn Nystrom
Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Any More by Kathy Stinson
Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore by Kathy Stinson
Mommy, Don’t Go By Elizabeth Crary
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Rightside Up by Mary Blitzer and Hennie Shore
My Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore: A Drawing Book for Children of Separated or Divorced Parents by
Judith Rubin
My Mother’s Getting Married by Joan Drescher
My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids By Kids by Melanie, Annie and Steven Ford
Something is Wrong at My House by Diane Davis
Talking About Divorce by Nicole Edwards
The Wedding by Dr. Lawrence Balter
Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids about Divorce by Sandra Levins
What Am I Doing In A Step-Family? By Claire Berman
What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents’ Divorce? A Survival Guide for Kids by Kent Wincheter
and Roberta Beyer
When Mom and Dad Divorce by Emily Menendez-Aponte
When Mom and Dad Separate by Marge Heegaard
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
When Your Parents Get A Divorce: A Kid’s Journal by Ann Banks
Why Are We Getting a Divorce? By Peter Mayle
Moving:
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst
Goodbye, House: A Kid’s Guide To Moving by Ann Banks and Nancy Evans
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
Non-traditional families:
Do I Have A Daddy? By Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini
Families by Susan Kuklin
I Have Two Dads by Linnea Schulz
Lights of Winter by Heather Conrad and deForest Walker
Molly’s Family by Nancy Garden
My Dad Takes Care Of Me by Patricia Quinlan
Who’s in a Family? by Robert Skutch
Death and Dying:
Emma Says Goodbye by Carolyn Nystrom
I Heard Your Daddy Died by Mark Scrivani
I Heard Your Mommy Died by Mark Scrivani
Let’s Talk About Death and Dying by P. Sanders
Once Upon a Hopeful Night by Risa Sacks Yaffe
Saying Goodbye To A Brother or Sister by Nicola Edwards
Saying Goodbye To A Parent by Nicola Edwards
Saying Goodbye to Daddy by Judith Vigna
Thank You For Coming To Say Goodbye by Janice L. Roberts and Joy Johnson
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
What’s Heaven? By Maria Shriver
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marqe Heegaard
When Something Terrible Happens by Marqe Heegaard