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Divorce in Picture Books
On the other side of the garden
by Jairo Buitrago

Taken to live with her grandmother in the country, a young city girl finds a way to cope with the change brought about by her parents' separation when an owl, a frog, and a mouse take her on a nighttime tour of her extraordinary new world
Dinosaurs divorce : a guide for changing families
by Laurene Krasny Brown

Text and illustrations of dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate households, and adjusting to a stepparent
The days of summer
by Eve Bunting

As summer ends and they get ready to go back to school, two young girls try to deal with the news that the grandparents they love are getting a divorce. 
Fred stays with me
by Nancy Coffelt

A little girl describes how she sometimes lives with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog, Fred, is her constant companion, in a heartwarming book that celebrates friendship.
Two old potatoes and me
by John Coy

When her father suggests that they plant the old potatoes instead of throwing them away, a young girl is excited about the idea and gets involved in the process of watching them grow throughout the summer; coming to the realization that good things can come out of what appears to be bad, in a story that is a metaphor for divorce.
Emily's blue period
by Cathleen Daly

An art-loving little girl manages the painful changes of her parents' separation by immersing herself in the work of Pablo Picasso, realizing that she can relate to the master artist's use of primarily blue tones during a sad time in his life. Illustrated by the artist of The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming.
Divorce is the worst
by Anastasia Higginbotham

Walks through the emotions and confusion it is common for young people to experience when their parents get a divorce, and describes some of the behavioral changes that may be observed in parents during this difficult time
Two homes
by Claire Masurel

A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much, in a comforting story about the reality of divorce. 10,000 first printing.
Saturday is Pattyday
by Lesléa Newman

Although Frankie is hurt and confused when his two mommies separate, he is comforted by knowing that Patty will still be part of his life
Always Mom, forever Dad
by Joanna Rowland

Children whose parents no longer live together discover that although much has changed, and time spent with Mom is different than time spent with Dad, love is there no matter what
Loon summer
by Barbara Santucci

While spending the summer with her father, Rainie wishes her parents would stay together, just like the family of loons she sees on the lake
Here and there
by Tamara Ellis Smith

After Ivan's parents separate, he has trouble finding joy at either of their homes until he discovers that the birds and music that he loves may be found in both places
Monday, Wednesday, and every other weekend
by Karen Stanton

Although Henry enjoys the time he spends at his mother's apartment and his father's house, his dog Pomegranate gets confused about which place is home
Living with Mom and living with Dad
by Melanie Walsh

Moving between two different homes when her parents stop living together, a little girl compares her bedrooms and living environments and moves favorite toys back and forth while adjusting to a new routine, in a story complemented by interactive lift-flaps. By the creator of Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World.
Tuesday is Daddy's day
by Elliot Kreloff

Spending specific days at her mother's house and other days at the apartment her father shares with his partner, a little girl struggles with a schedule change before her perspectives are transformed by a happy surprise. 

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