Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce
Illustrator
Tamara Schmitz
Publisher
Price Stern Sloan
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780843132212
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Addison's parents are divorced and he lives in one house with his mom and another with his dad, but one thing he knows above all is that both his parents love him and they always will.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents; living in two homes; co-parenting
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced mother and father
Awards
New York Book Festival, 2009, Honorable Mention, Children's Book
Children's Catalog Supplement to Nineteenth Edition, 2009
Keywords
family life; affirmation; love; map; moon; activities; support; splitting time
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Schmitz, Tamara, "Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce" (2008). Diverse Families. 533.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/533