Reading Resources for Divorced Families

Books for Kids

Two Homes
By Claire Masurel and Kady Macdonald Denton
Age range: 0-3

It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear
By Vicki Lansky
Age range: 3-7

Dinosaurs Divorce
By Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown
Age range: 4-8

Was it the Chocolate Pudding?
By Sandra Levins and Bryan Langdo
Age range: 4-8
Includes parent information section written by child psychologist

We're Having a Tuesday
By Dk Simoneau

My Stick Family: Helping Children Cope with Divorce
By Natalie June Reilly (Author), Brandi J. Pavese
Especially good for young kids.
Age range: 4-8

I Don't Want to Talk About It
By Jeanie Franz Ransom
Age range: 4-8

Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce
By Cornelia Maude Spelman
Age range: 4-8

At Daddy's on Saturdays
By Linda Walvoord Girard
Age range: 5-8

The Days of Summer
By Eve Bunting
Age range: 5-8

Loon Summer
By Barbara Santucci
Age range: 5-9

Rope Burn
By Jan Siebold
Age range: 9-12

The Divorce Express
By Paula Danzinger
Age range: teens through young adults

The Divorce Helpbook for Teens
By Cynthia MacGregor

My Parents Are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up
By Florence Cadier with Melissa Daly/Claire Gandini

Help! A Girl's Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies
By Nancy Holyoke
Age range: 9-12

What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce: A Survival Guide For Kids
By Kent Winchester and Roberta Beyer
Age range: 9-12

Books for Parents

Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce The Sandcastles;^TM Way
By M. Gary Neuman, LMHC, with Patricia Romanowski

Divorced Dad's Survival Book. How to Stay Connected with Your Kids.
By David Knox, Ph.D. and K. Legget.

Crazy Time : Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition
By Abigail Trafford

For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered
By E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly

The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce : The 25 Year Landmark Study
By Judith S. Wallerstein, Julia M. Lewis, Sandra Blakeslee

What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce
By Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee

The Two Roads to Divorce
By Lenard Marlow

Becoming a Stepfamily: Patterns of Development in Remarried Families ("Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Book Series)
By Patricia Papernow

How To Win as a Stepfamily
By Emily B. Visher, PhD, John S. Visher, MD