Coping with Change: Books for Young Children
Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren© 2005 Cooperative Children's Book Center
This bibliography was developed for the Child Care Information Center Newsletter published by the Child Care Information Center operated by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with funding from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.
Oh Baby! The Birth of a Sibling
Carter, Alden R. . Big Brother Dustin. Photographed by Dan Young with Carol Carter. Albert Whitman, 1997. Ages 4 - 6
Cole, Joanna. The New Baby at Your House. Photographed by Margaret Miller. Morrow, 1998. Ages 2 - 5
Cousins, Lucy. Za-Za's Baby Brother. Candlewick Press, 1995. Ages 2 - 4
Garland, Sarah. Billy and Belle. U.S. edition: Viking, 1992. Ages 3 - 6
Greenfield, Eloise. Sweet Baby Coming. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. HarperFestival/HarperCollins, 1994. Ages 6 months - 2 years
Scott, Ann Herbert. On Mother's Lap. Illustrated by Glo Coalson. Clarion, 1992. Ages 2 - 4A New Place to Live: Moving
Bond, Rebecca. When Marcus Moore Moved In. Megan Tingley Books/Little, Brown, 2003. Ages 4 - 8
Johnson, Angela. The Leaving Morning. Illustrated by David Soman. Orchard, 1992. Ages 3 - 6
Rogers, Fred. Moving. Photographed by Jim Judkis. Putnam, 1987. Ages 3 - 7Hearts Together / Lives Apart:
Separation through Divorce, Incarceration, Travel
Brisson, Pat. Mama Loves Me From Away. Illustrated by Laurie Caple. Boyds Mills Press, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 5 - 9
Girard, Linda Walvoord. At Daddy's on Saturdays. Illustrated by Judith Friedman. Albert Whitman, 1987. Ages 3 - 8
Masurel, Claire. Two Homes. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. Candlewick Press, 2001. Ages 3 - 5
Newman, Leslea. Saturday is Pattyday. Illustrated by Annette Hegel. U.S. edition: New Victoria Publishers, 1993. Ages 3 - 7
Rogers, Fred. Let's Talk About Divorce. Photographed by Jim Judkis. Putnam, 1996. Ages 2 - 5
Westerhout, Lynn. Business in Bangkok. Illustrated by Chum McLeod. U.S. edition: Second Story Press, 2002. Ages 2 - 6
Woodson, Jacqueline. Visiting Day. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. Scholastic Press, 2002. Ages 5 - 9Saying Goodbye: The Death of a Loved One
Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson's Goodbye. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1983.
Durant, Alan. Always and Forever. Illustrated by Debi Gliori. U.S. edition: Harcourt, 2004. 24 pages. Ages 3 - 6
Harris, Robie H.. Goodbye Mousie. Illustrated by Jan Ormerod. Margaret K. McElderry, 2001. Ages 3 - 6Big Beginnings:
Starting Daycare or Preschool
Ballard, Robin. My Day, Your Day. Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins, 2001. Ages 2 - 5
Barrett, Mary Brigid. Day Care Days. Illustrated by Patti Beling Murphy. Little, Brown, 1999. Ages 3 - 5
Hudson, Cheryl Willis and Bernette G. Ford . Bright Eyes, Brown Skin. Illustrated by George Ford. Just Us Books, 1990. Ages 2 - 5
Valens, Amy. Jesse's Daycare. Illustrated by Richard Brown. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Ages 2 - 4
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