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Loading... Mom and Dad Glueby Kes GrayConfused and frightened when his parents divorce, a little boy does not know what to do until he discovers that one important thing remains unchanged. 2 alternates | English | Primary description for language | score: 10 A child searches for glue to mend his parents' marriage. The owner of the glue shop helps him learn that although his parents may be broken, they will always love him and that he must learn to love each of them even when they no longer live together. 1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 9 This picture book looks at divorce from a child's eye view. A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mum and dad back together. His parents have come undone and he wants to mend their marriage, stick their smiles back on and make them better. Even though his parents may be broken, their love for him is not. 1 alternate | English | score: 7 A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mum and dad back together. His parents have come undone and he wants to mend their marriage, stick their smiles back on and make them better. This story is brilliantly told with a powerful message that even though his parents may be broken, their love for him is not. Age 5+. 2 alternates | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 5 As a child searches for a glue that will mend his parents broken marriage, he learns that although they are getting divorced, Mom and Dad will always love him. English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 4 This comforting, reassuring picture book will help young children come to terms with divorce and separation. A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mum and dad back together. His parents have come undone and he wants to mend their marriage, stick their smiles back on and make them better. But, as he learns, even though his parents' relationship may be broken, their love for him is not. "An excellent book aimed squarely at young children." Nursery World "Resonates with empathy and poignancy." Junior English | score: 3 Mum and Dad Glue by Kes Gray (2010) 1 alternate | English | score: 3 "My mom and dad are broken, I don't know what to do. My mom and dad have come undone, I need to find some glue. I need a pot of parent glue To stick them back together. I need to patch their marriage up, I need to make them better. I need to stick their smiles back on, I need to get them mended. I need them to be mom and dad, The way they were intended." Divorce is an unhappy fact that affects many children's lives, and the story told in this book was written for those little boys and girls. Its message can help soothe their feelings and make them understand that their parents' separation is in no way their fault. Parents who are divorcing will also value Mom and Dad Glue as a story they can read to their children and help them realize that although their parents' marriage has not worked out, Mom and Dad love them today, as they always have and always will. Attractive color illustration on every page. English | score: 2 A little boy seraches for a pot of parent glue to stick his mum and dad's marriage back together. But he soon realises that even though is parents may be broken, their love for him is not. 1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 2 A little boy wants to glue his parents together to keep them from getting a divorce. English | score: 1 See below for English description. Un jeune garçon cherche de la colle à parents pour recoller le mariage de son père et de sa mère qui se brise. Il veut recoller leur sourire, mais cela s'avère impossible. Il réalise toutefois que même si ses parents se séparent, l'amour qu'ils lui portent est incassable. Une histoire qui aborde le sujet du divorce de manière touchante et positive. A little boy tries to find a pot of parent glue to stick his mom and dad back together. His parents have come undone and he wants to mend their marriage, stick their smiles back on and make them better. This rhyming story is brilliantly told with a powerful message that even though his parents may be broken, their love for him is not. Original title: Mum and Dad Glue English | score: 1
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