Help! Need a reference

[jenna]

Hi! I'm looking for a book for a six year old that helps normalize the dad's house/mom's house situation, or step-parents or moving. I've not had any luck so far, but I can't believe this is a story yet to be written for a child. Please let me know if you can help!

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Fred Stays With Me by Nancy Coffelt

Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability.

Two Homes by Claire Masurel

At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same - Alex is loved. The gently reassuring text focuses on what is gained rather than what is lost when parents divorce, while the sensitive illustrations, depicting two unique homes in all their small details, firmly establish Alex’s place in both of them.

[Kelsey]

If your six-year-old is a girl, you could try reading her the Baby-Sitters Little Sister books by Ann M. Martin. The narrator is an eight-year-old girl who is very proud of the fact that she has two houses, two mommies, two daddies, two pairs of glasses, etc. She explains all of this at the start of every book, but it's not the main focus, so you get the sense that having divorced parents isn't a huge deal for her.

[Tajah6065]

You could try the Lucy Rose series by Katy Kelly. Lucy Rose is 8 and her parents are seperated so she spends time with her grandparents. Amber Brown is another series, but she is 9. These are both chapter books. I think Fred Stays With Me is a really good picture book about divorce.