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Living With Mom And Living With Dad (2012)

by Melanie Walsh(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0763658693 (ISBN13: 9780763658694)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Candlewick

review 1: Very young children often have no grasp on what it means for parents to be divorced. They only know that they sometimes live with Mommy, and sometimes live with Daddy. This bold and colorful lift-the-flap book is just the reassurance some of those children need, and other children may need to hear to help understand how some neighborhood children live. The child depicted in the book talks about what her room looks like at Mommy's and what her room at Daddy's looks like, what her two houses are like, what different games they play or things they enjoy at each house. This fits the bill nicely for pre-kindergarten units on families.
review 2: This is the nicest book about divorce and living sometimes with one parent, sometimes with another I’ve seen--brightly-co... morelored, simple illustrations with fun lift-the-flaps that "convert" mom’s house to dad’s apartment building, the panda nightlight at mom’s to the butterfly light string at dad’s, etc. Beautifully done, it never feels creepy or dreary like some children’s books about tough subjects. It acknowledges the changes (in addition to living arrangements) in the child’s life ("On my birthday, my mom made me a cake...and my dad took me bowling. My mom always used to pick me up from school...now my mom and dad take turns"). The child is shown in the empowered position of knowing what to do when she misses the parent she isn’t currently with (phone call). The book is so attractive that kids who aren’t experiencing a similar situation will be drawn to it, too. This will be my go-to recommendation for parents looking for books about the life changes that come with divorce to read to young children. Will work for preschoolers up to age 8 or so. less

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