Lou Caribou: Weekdays with Mom, Weekends with Dad
Illustrator
Nathalie Choux
Publisher
Little Gestalten
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9783899557367
Pages
40 pages
Genre
animal fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young reindeer lives with his mother and visits his father on weekends. The story of Lou Caribou will help small children come to terms with their own parents' separation. This book shows that parents who live apart still lovingly care for their child, and that their separation has not diminished their love for him.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents; separate homes
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
caribou
Family Formation
divorced parents
Keywords
forest; suitcase; father and son bonding
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Roger, Marie-Sabine and Wilson, David, "Lou Caribou: Weekdays with Mom, Weekends with Dad" (2015). Diverse Families. 1121.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1121