Books with title The Two Homes...

"Parents looking for a book about separation or divorce will find few offerings as positive, matter-of-fact, or child-centered as this one. . . . Simple, yet profoundly satisfying." — Booklist (starred review)At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same — Alex is loved. The gently reassuring text focuses on what is gained rather than what is lost when parents divorce, while the sensitive illustrations, depicting two unique homes in all their small details, firmly establish Alex’s place in both of them. Two Homes will help children — and parents — embrace even the most difficult of changes with an open and optimistic heart.

"Parents looking for a book about separation or divorce will find few offerings as positive, matter-of-fact, or child-centered as this one. . . . Simple, yet profoundly satisfying." – Booklist (starred review)At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same - Alex is loved. The gently reassuring text focuses on what is gained rather than what is lost when parents divorce, while the sensitive illustrations, depicting two unique homes in all their small details, firmly establish Alex’s place in both of them. Two Homes will help children - and parents - embrace even the most difficult of changes with an open and optimistic heart.

My Two Homes is the story of a normal day in Skyes life. When classmate Lenny goes home with Skye, he learns she has three parents. Her dad lives in one house, and her mom and stepdad live in another. But who loves her best? They all do! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

A comforting story and intimate paintings reassure children that, in the face of divorce, there can be warmth and love.At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same — Alex is loved.Claire Masurel’s gently reassuring text focuses on what is gained instead of what is lost when parents divorce. Kady MacDonald Denton has sensitively created all the small details of two distinctly different homes, while firmly establishing Alex’s place in both of them. TWO HOMES will help children — and parents — embrace even the most difficult of changes with an open and optimistic heart.

Separation and Divorce can be scary, especially for children. Many mental health professionals recommend using a book to help start difficult discussions. This book was written to address children's fears and anxieties about changes to their family structure. It has been written in language that children might connect with and use to express themselves.

A sense of gentleness permeates the pages of this book for children and parents experiencing separation or divorce. Families who’ve been there provide useful ideas that lead to two healthy, encouraging home environments. Family activity: a home-to-home binder for contact information, schedules, family/teacher communications, after-school activities, and more.

Jimmy could not see the advantage of becoming a resident at the orphanage because of the pain that engulfed him. The affect of being abandoned by his mother, after his father died, consumed him. He was determined to find her and bring the family together again. Running away was his only answer. Those trips away from the orphanage often led him into more trouble than he could resolve by himself. Arriving in Paint Lick to live with Uncle Marion could not satisfy his longing for his mother. Zachary, the young preacher whom he respected, provided fellowship and sound counsel but Jimmy could not see how an education could help him if he had to live away from the old homeplace.His hobo friend, whom he met when he hitched a ride, imparted his knowledge of riding the rails to help Jimmy find Mother. This led to many unusual adventures along the way.Being convicted that he could wait and ask God to forgive him, after the fact, brought anguish and reprimand from the one person he feared almost as much, his Grandma Wilson.Grandma had a way of knowing when Jimmy was in trouble or not telling her the truth.Jimmy's devotion to his siblings was powered by his desire to see them united with Mother and once again living in the old homeplace.

This book retells the bible story of the two men who each built a house. "Whenever wind whistled through the windows, the house built on rock stood firm, but the house built on sand shook and shifted . . . The walls wobbled and lifted . . . until with a CRASH and a splash the house built on sand fell down flat!" The story conveys how Jesus instructed his disciples to build their faith on the solid foundations of his words. Next steps at the back of the book encourage further discussion and there's a rhyme for children to join in with and lots to spot.

The two houses were always at odds, fighting, arguing, and battling, for reasons mostly unknown to outsiders. In the meantime, Dimension 4 was far from done with Aaron, Ily, Lillaciyan, and Tyler. Plans were brewed, involving the four of them without their knowledge. When Ily and Tyler unintentionally joined the White House, Lillaciyan and Aaron the Black House, things began to look pretty suspicious, which promoted someone’s determination to reach the bottom of the truth.This is the sequel of Dimension 4. The story itself is, however, independent and self-contained for new readers.