Part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series,Divorce Is the Worst is a funny but frank picture book for kids whose parents are going through a divorce. In her iconic straightforward-but-sensitive way, author Anastasia Higginbotham sheds light on how hard it is for children to stay whole when their whole world, and the people in it, split apart. "As a child of divorce, I can tell you that the worst part is feeling alone, and feeling like no one could ever understand how awful it is. This book counters those terrible feelings in a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and digestible way. So incredibly important."—PETER PAIGE, executive producer and co-creator of ABC Family's "The Fosters" "Anastasia Higginbotham...doesn’t sugarcoat the words or the charmingly rumpled illustrations in her new book about parents spitting up...With real humor and no pretension, Ms. Higginbotham offers kids empathy necessary to gain hope and perspective on any traumatic event."—JULIE BOWEN, actress, "Modern Family" Reviews: "As a child of divorce, I can tell you that the worst part is feeling alone, and feeling like no one could ever understand how awful it is. This book counters those terrible feelings in a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and digestible way. So incredibly important."—PETER PAIGE, executive producer and co-creator of ABC Family's "The Fosters" "Anastasia Higginbotham...doesn’t sugarcoat the words or the charmingly rumpled illustrations in her new book about parents spitting up...With real humor and no pretension, Ms. Higginbotham offers kids empathy necessary to gain hope and perspective on any traumatic event."—JULIE BOWEN, actress, "Modern Family" "This book provides, through honest language and evocative imagery, a uniquely realistic view of how children experience divorce. While neither softening or whitewashing this difficult topic, Higginbotham offers an ultimately comforting message to parents and children experiencing separation and divorce."—LISA SPIEGEL, LMHC, Soho Parenting, NYC "As families reconfigure through divorce, the best interest of a child should be front and center. SharingDivorce Is the Worst can help parents focus on their child’s needs as distinct from their own, encourage supportive communication, and nourish resilience for future well being."—ABBY ROSMARIN, Esq., LMHC Mediation Counsel, McCarthy Fingar, LLP and Executive Director of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals "Higginbotham...manages to have compassion for the adults in this story without letting them off the hook. The 3-D collage, paper-bag art is absolutely beautiful...I wish this book had been around for my nephews when they were going through their parent’s divorce."—AMY RAY, musician, the Indigo Girls "I wish so much that this book had existed during my divorce, to help my daughter through. I also wish it had existed during my parents’ divorce, to help me through. Thank God someone is finally talking to kids about every day, terrible things. That alone makes them feel less terrible."—KRISTA VERNOFF, screenwriter, "Grey's Anatomy," "Shameless" “Talking about ordinary terrible things is an essential part of healing from them. Sometimes you need other people’s words when you can’t seem to find the right ones yourself. This is a cool book full of medicine for the heartsick child.”—ANI DIFRANCO, musician About the Author and Illustrator: Anastasia Higginbotham launched her Ordinary Terrible Things children's book series in 2015 with Divorce Is the Worst, which was embraced by children and adults for trusting kids as the authority on their own lives. Her second book, Death Is Stupid, was named one of New York Public Library's 100 Best Children's Books of 2016, and Tell Me About Sex, Grandma earned a spot on School Library Journal's Best Books with a Message" in 2017. The series' fourth book, Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, was Dottir Press's first book (2018). Higginbotham makes her books by hand in collage on grocery bag paper, using only recycled materials, including jewelry and fabric. Her books demonstrate a way for kids to cope with change and loss by making meaning out of whatever broken, ragged, or unraveling life circumstances they face." |