“What are the best Children’s books about Divorce?” We looked at 127 of the top Kids Books Featuring Divorce, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 18 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Children’s Divorce” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 100+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
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Answers girls’ letters about every aspect of divorce.
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Although her parents’ divorce causes her to feel anger, concern, and sadness, Katie discovers that she can keep a loving relationship with her father even though he lives apart from her.
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After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.
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KoKo Bear learns what divorce means, how to deal with changes, how to recognize and talk about her feelings, and that the divorce is not her fault. Each page includes tips for parents.
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Addison’s parents are divorced and he lives in one house with his mom and another with his dad, but one thing he knows above all is that both his parents love him and they always will.
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When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone.
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Andrea has trouble adjusting to her parents divorce and spending alternate weeks with each parent and their new families creates friction until Andrea settles into her new life.
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Demetrius and Paula Ogglebutt are two perfectly beautiful and well behaved children – which is more than can be said for their problem parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ogglebutt can’t agree on anything, and spend their days playing extremely nasty practical jokes on one another. Drastic measures are needed. So Paula and Demetrius put their heads together and come up with the perfect plan – ‘an un-wedding’!…
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A little girl explains how her parents split up, but that it was not her fault, and that they are still her parents, and they love her. Includes a note for parents.
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After reluctantly talking with her parents about their upcoming divorce, a young girl discovers that there will be some big changes but that their love for her will remain the same. Includes an afterword for parents on helping children through such a change.…
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A little girl describes what her life is like now that her parents no longer live together.
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The author of the classic “Mom’s House, Dad’s House,” once again breaks new ground with this inspiring, upbeat, and wise family guide for all children and young adults whether they live in one home or two.
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A child searches for glue to mend his parents’ marriage. The owner of the glue shop helps him learn that although his parents may be broken, they will always love him and that he must learn to love each of them even when they no longer live together.…
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A picture book explores the issue of divorce in reassuringly simple terms.
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A little boy learns that he did not cause his parent’s divorce because of the mess he made with chocolate pudding, and describes his new life living with his dad and seeing his mom on weekends.
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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.
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A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 19 | A Boy Called Bat | Imagination Soup | |
| 20 | A Brand New Day | A.S. Chung | Goodreads |
| 21 | A Day With Dad | Little Parachutes | |
| 22 | Always Be Us Three | Natalie Finnigan | Goodreads |
| 23 | And Tango Makes Three | Parenting | |
| 24 | Bird Face | Cynthia T. Toney | Goodreads |
| 25 | Black Market Baby: An Adopted Woman’s Journey | Renee Clarke | Goodreads |
| 26 | Candyfloss | Jacqueline Wilson | Beanstalk Mums |
| 27 | Charlie Anderson | Imagination Soup | |
| 28 | Christmas Surprise | Hilary Robinson | The School Run |
| 29 | Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After | Katherine Woodward Thomas | The New Family |
| 30 | Cool! | Read Brightly | |
| 31 | Daddy and I | Little Parachutes | |
| 32 | Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore | Bernice Boesehold | Stay At Home Mommy |
| 33 | Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead | Brené Brown | The New Family |
| 34 | Dear Mr. Henshaw | Imagination Soup | |
| 35 | Divorce – Remarriage and the Innocent Spouse: Counseling for Betrayed Believers (Straight Talk Bible Study, Book One) | Christian Keel | Goodreads |
| 36 | Divorce Demystified | Henry Gornbein | Goodreads |
| 37 | Divorce Is Not the End of the World | Parents | |
| 38 | Divorce is the Worst | Barnes & Noble | |
| 39 | Dot | Randi Zuckerberg | The School Run |
| 40 | Eggs over Evie | Imagination Soup | |
| 41 | Emotional Recovery from Marital Separation: How You Both Move Forward Into a Better Life | Richard Schwindt | Goodreads |
| 42 | Every Second Friday | Little Parachutes | |
| 43 | Families Apart: Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting | Melinda Blau | The New Family |
| 44 | Feelings can be friends | Gail Maisel | The School Run |
| 45 | For Better Or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered | Mavis E Hetherington | The New Family |
| 46 | Fred Stays With Me | Fatherly | |
| 47 | Free Days With George: Learning Life’s Little Lessons from One Very Big Dog | Colin Campbell | Goodreads |
| 48 | Goggle Eyes | Anne Fine | Beanstalk Mums |
| 49 | Hand Me Down | Melanie Thorne | Goodreads |
| 50 | Hey Mom and Dad, Remember Me? | All Parenting | |
| 51 | Horse Dreams | Mary Vivian Johnson | Beanstalk Mums |
| 52 | Horton Hatches the Egg | Parenting | |
| 53 | How to Get Your Children to Clean Their Rooms Using Rubric Rules: A Teacher’s Strategy | Katie Ely | Goodreads |
| 54 | If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? | Barbara Esham | The School Run |
| 55 | It’s Just Different Now | Linda Espie | Stay At Home Mommy |
| 56 | It’s Not The End Of The World | Judy Blume | Beanstalk Mums |
| 57 | Keeping Your Life Together When Your Parents Pull Apart: A Teen’s Guide to Surviving Divorce | Family Lib | |
| 58 | Legends of the Lake | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| 59 | Let’s Talk About It: Divorce | All Parenting | |
| 60 | Life Is a Balance: It Isn’t Only About You | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| 61 | Loon Summer | Live About | |
| 62 | Love Is a Family | Parenting | |
| 63 | Luna’s Red Hat | Emmi Smid | The School Run |
| 64 | Malala a Brave Girl from Pakistan / Iqbal a Brave Boy from Pakistan | Jeanette Winter | The School Run |
| 65 | Malala’s Magic Pencil | Malala Yousafzai | The School Run |
| 66 | Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce | Live About | |
| 67 | Marc Brown | Barnes & Noble | |
| 68 | Mend: A Story of Divorce | Sophia Recca | Goodreads |
| 69 | Mermaid | Cerrie Burnell | The School Run |
| 70 | Misguided Sensitivity | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| 71 | Molly and Her Dad | Little Parachutes | |
| 72 | Mommy, Was Your Tummy Big? | Parenting | |
| 73 | Mummy’s Home! | Little Parachutes | |
| 74 | My Daddy’s going away | Christopher MacGregor | The School Run |
| 75 | My Dads | Little Parachutes | |
| 76 | My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids by Kids | Family Lib | |
| 77 | My Super Single Mum | Bronwen Fallens | Beanstalk Mums |
| 78 | My Underpants Rule! | Kate and Rod Power | The School Run |
| 79 | No Matter What | Little Parachutes | |
| 80 | Now What Do I Do?: A Guide to Help Teenagers with Their Parents’ Separation or Divorce | Family Lib | |
| 81 | On Sudden Hill | Linda Sarah | The School Run |
| 82 | On Your Own Again: The Down-to-Earth Guide to Getting Through a Divorce or Separation and Getting on With Your Life | Keith Anderson and Roy Macskimming | The New Family |
| 83 | Over The Moon: An Adoption Tale | Parenting | |
| 84 | Rachel’s Story | The School Run | |
| 85 | Re-Singled: 12 Truths, Half-Truths and UnTruths of Divorce | Lee Block | The New Family |
| 86 | Really and Truly: A story about dementia | Emilie Rivard | The School Run |
| 87 | Reconcilable Differences: Marriages End Families Don’t | Cate Cochran | The New Family |
| 88 | Rope Burn | Live About | |
| 89 | Sacred Cows: The Truth About Divorce and Marriage | Danielle Teller | Goodreads |
| 90 | Sensitivity 101…The Search for Acceptance | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| 91 | Silly Billy | Anthony Browne | The School Run |
| 92 | Space Alien at Planet Dad | Little Parachutes | |
| 93 | Stumbling on Happiness | Daniel Gilbert | The New Family |
| 94 | Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born | Parenting | |
| 95 | The Apple Tree Wish — Made by a Fatherless Girl | Maria Martinez | Goodreads |
| 96 | The Arrival | Shaun Tan | The School Run |
| 97 | The Caged Butterfly | Marian L. Thomas | Goodreads |
| 98 | The Case of the Scary Divorce | Carl Pickhardt | Beanstalk Mums |
| 99 | The Coat I Wear | Mel Maxwell | The School Run |
| 100 | The Copper Tree | Hilary Robinson | The School Run |
| 101 | The D-Word: Divorce Through a Child’s Eyes | Tara Eisenhard | Goodreads |
| 102 | The Days of Summer | Live About | |
| 103 | The Divorce Express | Live About | |
| 104 | The Divorce Helpbook for Teens | Family Lib | |
| 105 | The Divorce Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Move Beyond the Break Up | Family Lib | |
| 106 | The Election | Eleanor Levenson | The School Run |
| 107 | The Great Big Book of Families | Little Parachutes | |
| 108 | The High Road Has Less Traffic: Honest Advice on the Path Through Love and Divorce | Monique A. Honaman | The New Family |
| 109 | The Huge Bag of Worries | Read Brightly | |
| 110 | The Secret of the Great Red Spot (The Jupiter Chronicles #1) | Leonardo Ramirez | Goodreads |
| 111 | Two Birthday Cakes | Danielle Jaku-Greenfield | Beanstalk Mums |
| 112 | Two Nests | Little Parachutes | |
| 113 | Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children | Parenting | |
| 114 | Wedgie & Gizmo | Imagination Soup | |
| 115 | Weekends with Max and His Dad | Imagination Soup | |
| 116 | What Can I Do? A Book for Children of Divorce | Parents | |
| 117 | What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? A Survival Guide for Kids | Read Brightly | |
| 118 | What the Heart Feels…Poetry from a teenager of the 1970’s | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| 119 | What’s Up with James? Medikidz Explain Depression | Dr Kim Chilman-Blair and Shawn Deloache | The School Run |
| 120 | What’s worrying you? | Little Parachutes | |
| 121 | When Your Parents Divorce: A Kid-To-Kid Guide to Dealing with Divorce | Kimberly King | Goodreads |
| 122 | Where am I Sleeping Tonight? | Carol Gordon Ekster | Goodreads |
| 123 | Who’s in a Family? | Parenting | |
| 124 | Why Don’t I Have A Daddy?: A Story of Donor Conception | Parenting | |
| 125 | You Can Heal Your Life | Louise L. Hay | The New Family |
| 126 | You Make Your Parents Super Happy | Little Parachutes | |
| 127 | You’re Never Alone…A Child of Divorce Searches for Happiness | Philip Nork | Goodreads |
| Source | Article |
| All Parenting | 8 Children’s books about divorce |
| Barnes & Noble | The Best Picture Books that Deal with Divorce |
| Beanstalk Mums | 12 Childrens books to help kids cope with separation and divorce |
| Family Lib | Top 5 Books About Divorce For Teens | FamilyLLB |
| Fatherly | The Best Kids Books About Divorce |
| Goodreads | Best Books about Divorce and Children |
| Imagination Soup | Recommended Books for Kids About Families with Divorced Parents |
| Little Parachutes | Little Parachutes • children’s picture books about Divorce / Separation |
| Live About | Kids’ Divorce Books – Top Picture and Chapter Books |
| Parenting | 11 Books About Modern Families: Explaining Divorce, Adoption |
| Parents | Books That Help Explain Divorce to Kids |
| Read Brightly | 7 of the Best Children’s Books About Divorce or Separation |
| Stay At Home Mommy | 10 Books About Divorce For Children |
| The New Family | Best Books to Read When You’re Going Through Separation or Divorce |
| The School Run | Kids’ books about difficult subjects |
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