Product Description
The traumatic childhood experience--when a child's parents divorce--is depicted in the form of dinosaur characters. Chapters address the full range of feelings that a divorce produces. ". . . this will become a real 'security blanket' for young readers in need."--School Library Journal, starred review. New York Times Best Children's Book. Full color.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 45 reviews)

Divorce and Kids by Sharon R., LMSW

5 Stars
April 14, 2009
This is a fabulous book to help younger children identify and understand their thoughts and feelings when their parents divorce! Delightful illustrations, along with easy to read and to understand dialogue, create opportunity for parents and children to talk about a tough subject. As a clinician, I recommend it to divorcing clients, who parent younger children.

its got solid info by L. Ramos (Nashville, TN)

5 Stars
March 23, 2009
This book was recommended to me. I've had it for several months, and it's a great tool for anyone who does counseling around divorce.

Dinosaur Divorce - very helpful! by S. McLaughlin (Baltimore, MD)

5 Stars
March 04, 2009
Would like to add that my 6 y.o. son (who loves dinosaurs) took an interest for the first time in talking about our new family dynamics. The use of cartoon dinosaur characters helped both he and his sister (9 y.o.) start to think about their circumstances in a non-threatening way.

Comprehensive book by A. James (Memphis, TN)

5 Stars
January 26, 2009
This was a very comprehensive book on the various aspects of divorce - why mom & dad divorced in the 1st place; the child not blaming him/herself; parents inadvertently taking out their anger on the child; different rules in different households; feeling okay with loving both parents; identifying feelings the child may have about parents getting divorced (I found out my son feels ashamed! I had no idea); not getting in the middle (passing messages between mom & dad); not listening to parents bad mouth one another; mom/dad dating again, getting re-married & the child having step/parent & new siblings; being respectful towards the step-parent, even if you don't like him/her. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the picture of the dinosaur mom drinking to demonstrate how some parents can use inappropriate ways to deal with their feelings. And depending on how precocious your child is, you need to be careful to qualify some of the lessons in the book with how to handle situations appropriately. Some children could inappropriately misconstrue some of the things in this book & speak inappropriately. As a matter of fact, my son did ask how he could say that he doesn't want to pass messages or doesn't want to hear one parent saying something bad about the other in a respectful way (he's 6 & his father & I have been divorced for 2 years - wish I had this book earlier!). Very good book. Highly recommend.

Helpful resource by Liana Lowenstein (Toronto, Canada)

4 Stars
January 19, 2009
I am a social worker in private practice and I have read this book to many of my clients. It covers important issues/topics related to divorce and normalizes feelings. It is a non-threatening tool to help children begin to discuss the divorce.

Other helpful books for mental health professionals working with children of divorce include:

Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce

Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce

Where am I Sleeping Tonight? (A Story of Divorce)

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