Sometimes A Family Has To Split Up

by Jane Werner Watson, Robert E. Switzer, J. Cotter Hirschberg

A young boy describes his feelings of fear, guilt, and confusion when he discovers that his parents are getting a divorce.

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 1988

About the author

Jane Werner Watson, born Elsa Jane Werner was an American children's author. She also wrote under the names Elsa Jane Werner Watson, Elsa Jane Werner, Jane Werner, Annie North Bedford, Monica Hill, Elsa Ruth Nast, W.K. Jasner, and A.N. Bedford.

Reviews

[Shanice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a little boy named Chip whose parents are going through a divorce. At first his family was normal but then once he began preschool everything changed. For a while he wondered was everything going downhill because he started school. At school Chip saw that every one had different families and not everyone parents were still together. After school he would go to a lady named Miss Mary house who would look over him while his parents were at work. After a while the little boy began hearing his parents not getting along with each other. Hearing his parents arguing made him not want to go to school for the fear of "his home not being there when he got home". Chip was constantly feeling sad and confused because he couldn't understand why his parents were acting that way. He constantly felt like it was his fault. Finally Chip's parents moved to separate homes. He still feels sad at times but he dent have the same pain he once had when they argued. This story has a plot that is interesting and age appropriate for young children. The story allows children to think about their lives and how it relates to the book. The language is rich and full of vocabulary. The illustrations are simple only consisting of black, whit, and blue. Children may be more interested in the storyline more than the pictures.

Quote from the book "I know now that what happened was not my fault. Sometimes a family just has to split up."

[Francesca Julien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing read for me and my son since it’s our current situation. He sleeps and wake up with this book although the ending is totally different from our situation. His dad totally abandoned us, he wants noo part of us but we hopeful that with the help of Jesus Christ things will work out perfectly in time.