Two Homes, One Heart (Paperback)

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Paperback. For children navigating a parent's divorce, the hardest part is often the part no one talks about: the forgotten cleats, the stuffed animal left behind, the guilt that isn't theirs to carry, the stomachache that shows up every Sunday night. Two Homes, One Heart meets young readers ages 6-8 exactly there - in the small, specific, everyday moments where big feelings live.Each of the sixteen short stories follows a different child through a different challenge of life between two homes: a split birthday, a new stepsibling, a classmate's careless words, the quiet worry that they somehow caused it all. The stories don't rush toward easy answers. They sit with what's hard, and they show, gently and honestly, how kids find their footing anyway - through a bravery plan, a phone call, three good things to look forward to, or simply being believed.Every story closes with a Note for Parents, offering real language and practical tools for the adults helping a child through this transition - turning story time into something both child and parent can use long after the book is closed.Written with warmth, humor, and hard-won honesty, Two Homes, One Heart doesn't promise that change is easy. It promises that kids can carry it - and that they don't have to carry it alone.For readers ages 6-8. Sixteen stories, sixteen Notes for Parents, one collection built to be returned to again and again. Sixteen stories help kids 6-8 through a parent's divorce - lost cleats, split holidays, quiet guilt. Each ends with a Note for Parents. Honest, warm, and made to return to again and again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de ref. del artículo 9798256176693

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Acerca del autor: Isaiah Christopher writes children's books for readers navigating change. His debut collection, Two Homes, One Heart: A Storybook Guide to Big Changes, Familiar Routines, and Growing Up Between Two Homes, brings together sixteen stories for children ages 6-8 who are learning to make sense of family transitions.Each story pairs a child's honest emotional experience with the kind of small, practical tools that actually help - the sort a caring adult might offer at bedtime. Isaiah writes with the conviction that children can handle real feelings when they're given real language for them, and that even the hardest changes can be met with steadiness, humor, and love.He continues to write stories for young readers, with more on the way.