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A Song for Two Homes

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A Song for Two Homes

By: Michael Datcher
Narrated by: Angel Pean
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From the New York Times Bestselling author of Raising Fences and the award-winning illustrator of Mama Africa!, comes a moving and lyrical picture book about a girl navigating her parents' divorce, featuring a Black family, two homes, and whole lot of love.

Auset's parents tell her the divorce wasn't her fault, but she got split in two too. Now she has two homes, two rooms, two Christmases, and two birthday parties. It's tough to deal with her parents' divorce, but at least she has the songs of Sweet Honey and the Rock and Bob Marley to help her through. Plus, she has her therapist, and her stuffed animal Dolphie the Dolphin, who is an excellent listener.

With two loving parents doing their best, here is a look at Black families, divorce, and how difficult it is for kids to go through. But with time and support, and everyone doing their best to keep it real, there's healing and strength on the other side.
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Critic reviews

★ "Heartfelt and moving, this is an exceptional must-have for the shelves for helping children deal with divorce and other challenges." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Expressive brushstrokes add movement and emotion to the acrylic-rendered scenes throughout a resonant portrait of unexpected change that focuses on emotional upheaval and quiet resilience." —Publishers Weekly

"A beautifully illustrated tale that will help children of divorce feel seen." —Kirkus Reviews

"Picture-book collections will be well served by this book, which will help young readers know that they are not alone or to blame as their family goes through divorce." —Booklist

"[A] poetic, compassionate picture book....kids struggling with a parental divorce or separation will appreciate the book’s respectful representation of their experiences." —The Bulletin
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