Friday, June 5, 2009

My Family's Changing


Author: Pat Thomas

Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed: Divorce

Year of Publication: 1999

Publisher & Location: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Hauppauge, NY
ISBN#: 0764109952

Target Age Level: Lower Elementary

# of Pages: 29

Quality of Illustrations: Good

Brief Summary: This book takes on the viewpoint of a young boy in a family where they parents have decided to divorce. It discusses ways the parents have handled the divorce before, during, and after the divorce. They young boy notices changes but the book is good at pointing out that the divorce is not his fault.
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children This is an excellent book to discuss the meaning of divorce and the emotions a child has when a divorce ocurrs in a family. There are question throughout the book to use for dicussions with a child. At the end of the book there also is a glossary

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