Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: DIVORCEAuthor/authors: Cornelia Maude Spelman; Illustrated by Kathy Parkinson
Year of Publication: 1998
Book Title: Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce
ISBN #: 0807552216 & 9780807552216
Age Level: PreK; Lower Elementary
# of pages: 20
Quality of illustrations: Very nice illustrations, clear with matted colors and creative brushstrokes.
Brief Summary: A little bear named Dinah has a set number of things that she enjoys in her life and then one of those things gets taken away, her dad. She gets to keep all of the things that make her happy, however, they are not in the same place at the same time as they once were. She feels sad about this and cries, but her mother and father constantly reassure her that even though things are different, one thing that will never be different is how much they love her.
Post reading activity: Have the children discuss what they felt when their parent(s) moved away and tie these emotions with Dinah’s emotions. Explain and reiterate how Dinah’s parents still loved her the same and explain how divorce doesn’t have to be something where you “loose” anything
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