The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Rowland, Joanna

Always Mom, Forever Dad

32 pp. | Tilbury | May, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88448-367-0 $16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Penny Weber. This well-intentioned, bibliotherapeutic book reassures kids of divorced parents that there are still special things about time spent with each parent. While the outlook is rosy overall, the text honestly acknowledges feelings of being scared or missing the absent parent. The awkwardly rendered illustrations can be confusing to interpret, though they admirably feature a multicultural cast of characters (including biracial families).

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee