Divorce Is the Worst (Ordinary Terrible Things) - Hardcover

Higginbotham, Anastasia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1948340208 ISBN 13: 9781948340205

Publisher: Dottir Press, 2019

Synopsis

Part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series, Divorce Is the Worst is a funny but frank picture book for kids whose parents are going through a divorce. In her iconic straightforward-but-sensitive way, author Anastasia Higginbotham sheds light on how hard it is for children to stay whole when their whole world, and the people in it, split apart.

As a child of divorce, I can tell you that the worst part is feeling alone, and feeling like no one could ever understand how awful it is. This book counters those terrible feelings in a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and digestible way. So incredibly important.—PETER PAIGE, executive producer and co-creator of ABC Family's "The Fosters"

Anastasia Higginbotham...doesn’t sugarcoat the words or the charmingly rumpled illustrations in her new book about parents spitting up...With real humor and no pretension, Ms. Higginbotham offers kids empathy necessary to gain hope and perspective on any traumatic event.—JULIE BOWEN, actress, "Modern Family"

About this title

About the Author:

Anastasia Higginbotham launched her Ordinary Terrible Things children’s book series in 2015 with Divorce Is the Worst, which was embraced by children and adults for trusting kids as the authority on their own lives. Her second book, Death Is Stupid, was named one of New York Public Library’s 100 Best Children’s Books of 2016, and Tell Me About Sex, Grandma earned a spot on School Library Journal's “Best Books with a Message” in 2017. The series’ fourth book, Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, was Dottir Press's first book (2018). Higginbotham makes her books by hand in collage on grocery bag paper, using only recycled materials, including jewelry and fabric. Her books demonstrate a way for kids to cope with change and loss by making meaning out of whatever broken, ragged, or unraveling life circumstances they face.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

It can come as a surprise.

We have something to tell you. 

 

When it does, it’s the worst.

It’s for the best. 

 

You may feel confused, 

You’re getting me a horse?

Um, no. A divorce.

I like horses.

 

or betrayed.

You promised to be together forever!

We did.

You BROKE your promise!

We did.

 

You may want to run.

I’m gonna go out now. Uh oh—why won’t my legs move?

You sure you’re okay?

 

You may be heartbroken.

 

You may get angry, or feel guilty.

If you feel all of these ways at once,

lie down. 

 

A good counselor will tell you: This is not your fault. It is never your fault.

We don’t decide our parents’ lives.

What they decide affects our lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dottir Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1948340208
• ISBN 13: 9781948340205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 64