"The answers throughout the book are realistic and appropriate...A useful resource for a common issue."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"This would be a perfect 'just in time' book to use with a young child to help explain the confusion of separation and divorce...The beautiful and engaging colour illustrations lend a storybook quality to the book that helps with its accessibility for younger kids."-- "Resource Links"

"A useful tool for explaining to children that the world is different, but not worse, when their parents separate."-- "BarTalk, BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association"

"Children will feel understood and less alone when they realise they're not the only ones with these questions. And they will appreciate the simple, honest answers and their reassuring tone…Why Do Families Change? takes a complicated topic that's difficult to talk about, and breaks it down into simple, matter of fact answers. Its reassuring tone is helpful to both children and parents."-- "Butterfly Books blog"

"Using upbeat, colorful illustrations and straightforward text, Roberts reassures kids that they are loved and that divorce or separation is not their fault...Potentially scary concepts, such as moving, are made accessible...A helpful tool for adults seeking to explain divorce to elementary students."-- "School Library Journal (SLJ)"

"Cindy Revell's colourful illustrations capture the emotions that parents/caregivers and their children may feel...Why Do Families Change? is an excellent book to remind children that it's not their fault if their parents decide to separate or divorce and that they are still part of a family...and that the one thing that remains constant is the love that their family has for them. Highly Recommended."

-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Pub date: 2020-09-22

Length: 32 pages