Author: Nancy Coffelt
Illustrator: Tricia Tusa
Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed: Divorce
Year of Publication: 2007
Publisher & Location: New York: Little, Brown, & Co.
ISBN#: 9780316882699
Target Age Level:
# of Pages: 32
Quality of Illustrations: Good, except not much color
Brief Summary: A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children: A simple story, good for young children. Good lesson about maintaining some constants for children in shared custody situations.
Activity: Discuss with children what is different about living with mom and living with dad, such as what's different in the bedrooms, activities they enjoy with each parent, etc. Talk about what is the same.
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