Dinosaurs Divorce

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.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars What a great book
I am a nanny working for divorced family. I found the 8-year old reading the book, I was interested so I read the whole book and I was so impressed I got it for my kids too. Not that I am planing on divorce but the kids have so many friends coming from divorced families and this could help them understand situation they are going through. I think the book explains very sensitively whole process of divorce and life after divorce, new partners of parents and step-siblings included. I find the book very needed and helpful. There’s plenty of literature for parents going through this hard part of their life and now this is finally something for the little ones. They deserved it.

3 Stars This would be good for an older child
My son was 3 1/2 when I first started to read this book to him, because he started to want to know why his Mommy and Daddy didn’t live together, even though it’s all he’s really ever known since he turned a year old.

This book has a lot of scenarios and you can read the sections that apply to your current situation. I think this book would be better for a child who is 6+.

In one section, the daughter dinasour is trying to figure out her emotions and becomes frustrated. The illustration has puffs of red clouds about her head. My son refers to it as “The red puffy stuff” and is always concerned about the girl and her feelings. It bothers him that she has the “red puffy stuff” about her head.

As we were going through his toys that he wanted to donate, when he came across this book, he looked at it and said, “That puffy stuff is bad” and put it in the “to donate” box.

Even though this book was written by a man and a woman, I felt that some of the scenarios leaned on the mother, as being the “bad guy”, or trying to buy-off the kids too much.

5 Stars Read it again
My six year old son loved the book. It helps children understand better what divorce is about and what to expect. A must for children going through this.

4 Stars Helpful book
This book is good for parents and kids living in a divorce situation. The parents part give suggestions for dealing with what the kids are going through. This is a handy reference book, in an easy read way.

4 Stars Divorce with children
I found a chile therapist who recommended this book to me. It was a good book, but my children were not interested in it. They would rather talk to me and as me questions, so that what we did. I read it, and it was helpful in terms of coming up with helpful language to talk to the kids about something difficult.

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