Spring 2025

Once Upon My Dads' Divorce

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

This book helps children understand the divorce of same-sex parents and how a child’s living situation may change.

Once upon a time, Grayson’s life was like a fairy tale. He lived in a big brick house with Papa and Daddy. They had chocolate chip pancakes on Saturdays and read bedtime stories together every night. But when Grayson’s dads get a divorce, everything changes. First, Papa moves into an apartment. Then, Daddy moves into a smaller house. Now it’s one week with Papa, then one week with Daddy. Will Grayson ever feel like himself again? Once Upon My Dads’ Divorce sensitively portrays the challenges of moving from one house with both parents to two houses and offers reassurance on many questions and feelings readers may have after their parents’ divorce.

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978-1-4338-4074-6
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: LGBTQIA+, Diversity, SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2023
Publisher American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV013020, JUV060000, JUV039090
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Note to adults and Original artwork

Author: Seamus Kirst

Seamus Kirst is a writer whose work has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Forbes, The Advocate, and Vice. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Illustrator: Noémi Gionet Landry