Kara Kangaroo’s Candy: A Story to Help Children Cope with Divorce (Kids Cope Series), by Dr. Leigh Neiman Weisz (Author), Faith Doni (Illustrator) (2013)
“Kara Kangaroo’s Candy is a wonderfully helpful story for young children whose parents are divorcing…In a warm and reassuring way, this story clearly reinforces that divorce is not a child’s fault.” -Dr. Sachs Alter, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist This book helps children cope effectively with divorce. Many parents, teachers, and mental health professionals have expressed how helpful this book was as a tool in working with children going through this challenging transition. When Kara Kangaroo’s parents sit her down to tell her they are getting a divorce, Kara assumes it is because of the meltdown she had in the grocery store when her mama told her she could not have a candy bar. Kara vows never to eat another candy bar again. Author, Leigh Neiman Weisz, Psy.D., a child psychologist, helps parents deliver critical messages to children through her stories. With this sweet story, even very young children can learn the important lesson that divorce is never a child’s fault. This book can really help children adjust to the difficult changes in divorce.