The Un-Wedding

by Babette Cole

Book Overview

From the creator of the hilarious Dr. Dog and Drop Dead and the refreshing Mummy Laid an Egg??comes a lighthearted yet helpful introduction to the difficult topic of divorce for children. Demetrius... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679888985
• ISBN13: 9780679888987
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

funny and helpful

My three and a half year old has wanted to read this book every day since I bought it. Although Paula and Demetrius's parents aren't the same as my ex and I, reading about other children with "problem parents" seems to have helped my daughter talk about and release some of her feelings about our divorce. She's pointed out how we're different to the Ogglebutts and laughed at them. This book is completely non-judgemental. It tells everything from the children's point of view and shows how they're stuck in the middle and that its *not* their fault. And it's hilarious.The book is also available in some countries as "Two of Everything".I wish there were more kids' stories about divorce and children with two homes.

A marvelous, gentle look at how divorce can be a good thing.

This book is another of Babette Cole's great ones. In it she tells the story of how two children go through the process of their parent's "un-marriage", and come out the other side with everyone still ok and things better than they were before. It would be a gentle way to explain to children that divorce is NOT their fault, but in most cases is just that the parents, who may still love each other, just need to live different lives. The book is spiced up with Cole's usual terrific illustrations, as well as cute text. A must-have for any family contemplating this kind of step, or any Cole fan.