Buy The Single Mum’s Survival Guide online at Booktopia

3. Surviving Solo Motherhood by Amy Rose & Emma Cotterill

Surviving Solo Motherhood by Amy Rose and Emma Cotterill is an informative and essential information book centered around how single mums can look after their mental health and boost their emotional wellbeing – two areas single mums often feel are fragile and in need of extra support.

4. Single, Young and More Than A Mum by Lee-Anne Schonian

Single, Young and More Than A Mum
How to deal with the struggle of being a young single mum struggling with heartbreak, motherhood and everything that comes with the often unexpected situation of finding yourself pregnant or parenting alone as a single mother. This book is intended to provide inspiration and hope for single mum’s to help discover themselves once more after all the unexpected challenges of becoming a young solo mum.

 

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Buy Two Homes online at Booktopia

3. The Family Book by Todd Parr

For Ages: 3 – 6 years old

The Family Book celebrates the love we feel for our families and all the different varieties they come in. Whether you have two mothers or two dads, a big family or a small family, a clean family or a messy one, Todd Parr assures readers that no matter what kind of family you have, every family is special in its own unique way. Parr’s message about the importance of embracing our differences is delivered in a playful way. With his trademark bold, bright colours and silly scenes, this book will encourage children to ask questions about their own families.

4. The Adventure Birthday Party by Barbara Bryan

For ages 3-7 years old

The Adventure Birthday Party is a children’s book written by author Barbara Bryan – single mum, and founder of Singlemum.com.au. This is a super-cute tale that helps to normalise divorced and separated families, and should be on the book shelf of all Aussie single mum families! A single parent family children’s story book especially suited for Australian single parent families,

6. The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

For Ages: 4+ years old

Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they’re all connected by an invisible string. Even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. This heartwarming picture book for all ages explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love.

Buy The Invisible String online at Booktopia

7. My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas

For Ages: 4 – 7 years old

My Family’s Changing is an unusual picture book for younger children explores the issue of divorce. The author of this book is a psychotherapist and counselor and helps children to face their fears, worries and questions when their family is going through a break-up. A special feature, “What About You?” sidebars appear frequently with questions directed at the child reading the book. The questions encourage children to explore their own feeling about the situation. Full color illustrations throughout.

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8. The Divorce Journal For Kids by Sue Atkins

For Ages: 7 – 11 years old

The Divorce Journal For Kids from parenting expert Sue Atkins gives children aged 7+ a safe place to express their feelings about divorce and the resulting changes, so that they can start to understand them. Full of creative activities to help them process this life-changing event, it provides children with a source of strength and comfort through this challenging time, as well as giving them a way of sharing how they are feeling with a trusted adult.

10. Now What Do I Do? by Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski

For Ages: 10 – 17 years old

A Guide to Help Teenagers with Their Parents’ Separation or Divorce. When a marriage ends, it is hard enough for the two people directly involved. When there are children in the family, however, the destructive effects of a divorce or separation are magnified. In Now What Do I Do? author Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski offers a workbook for teens to help them flush out their feelings and fears over their parents? divorce or separation. The author’s own parents divorced when she was eleven, and she writes with a style that teens can easily relate to without feeling talked down to. The exercises in Now What Am I Supposed to Do? can be done alone or with friends. While this book is aimed at teens, it is also a helpful guide for parents and youth ministers who want to help teens work through their emotions.

Buy Now What Do I Do? online at Booktopia

 

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The Adventure Birthday Party is a children’s book written by author and mumpreneur Barbara Bryan – single mum, and founder of Singlemum.com.au.

Illustrated by Alina Besserman, this gorgeous easy-to-read kid’s story book makes a wonderful bedtime story book for single mum families- because it features an Australian single mum family!

Targeted towards early readers aged 3-7 years, The Adventure Birthday Party encourages children to read by engaging their interest in rhythmic, exciting text. After all, all kids love reading about birthday parties – and counting down to their own special day!

Australian backyard birthday party fun

It’s Brooke and Sam’s Birthday!

Barbara describes her new children’s book as an imaginative romp through a home-made birthday party.

The birthday party is held in what could be anyone’s Aussie back garden, and so entirely relatable to Aussie single parent families – but this doesn’t mean the party isn’t packed full of fun too!

Kids will love this colourful, fun birthday party adventure- especially because the family is just like their own, with mum being the only parent, running it all.

Throughout the story there are no continual two-parent or Dad references. This empowers single parent family kids to feel “normal”, and not somehow missing out, or questioning why Mum and Dad aren’t together – or have an active Dad in their lives.

Mum is the sole parent in this story – and that’s not just okay – it’s awesome!

Barbara said the ideas and inspiration for the content of this new children’s book came from the many themed birthday parties she has thrown at home as a single mummy for her own two children Brooke and Samantha.

Barbara’s daughters Brooke and Samantha also happen to be the two main characters that the book is based around!

This is a super-cute tale that should be on the book shelf of all Aussie single mum families.

Where to get your copy of The Adventure Birthday Party

You can order The Adventure Birthday Party online at Booktopia, Amazon, Dymocks, Angus & Robertson and other reputable book stores.

The Adventure Birthday Party can also be downloaded and read online using the learn-to-read Kindergo App.

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Often, parents simply don’t know where to start when trying to introduce the subject of self-protection from sexual abuse to their children. We all want our kids to be safe – but how should we teach them about this scary subject? Parents can find themselves mistakenly avoiding the issue, simply because they don’t know how to handle it – and this is where Everyone’s Got a Bottom, by Queensland author Tess Rowley, comes in.

A big, bright, colourful book

A big, bright, colourful book, children are immediately drawn to the gorgeous illustrations (by the talented artist Jodi Edwards), as well as the engaging story about siblings Ben, Jack and Emma, who are learning all about their bodies.

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Through story we can talk about difficult topics and this book does it exceptionally well. The key message is that there is nothing so terrible you can’t tell someone you trust.The discussion questions at the back of the book are an excellent support guide when talking with a child about the story.

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Single Mum Australia Children’s Book Reviews

Imagine We Were

By Renee Bennett

 

“You’re special to me”

Imagine We Were is a gorgeous children’s book that promotes the bond of mother and child love – in a cute, fun way that small children adore!

Imagine We Were tells the story of a mother and child playfully pondering what it would be like if they were different mother and baby animals – cats, dogs, cows, chickens…and all of them up to little-kid-loving mischief!

Most importantly, each little tale is reinforced with a strong, mother-to-child loving message…

“you’re special to me” “you’re brilliant to me” “you’re lovely to me”

With Imagine We Were’s lovely peaceful dialogue, and accompanying pastel-coloured illustrations of cute animals and skies filled with puffy animal-shaped clouds (by the talented Claire Richards), this story is a delight to share with young children, and is bound to become a stand-out bedtime favourite.

Above all, let’s face it – any story encouraging a mother and child hug at the end is sure-fire winner with both mums and kids!

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Parents can even pick up a tip or two when reading this book to their child, with gentle reminders to be cooperative with their ex-partner, and ensure that the children are given their own sense of belonging and security no matter where they are living.With charming illustrations by Lindi Greenfield that the kids can even colour in, this book leads children from the upset of their former unhappy family life to a better place where everyone is more settled and things are still okay – even if they are very different.

Two Birthday Cakes by Danielle Jaku-Greenfield is priced at $19.99, and available from Amazon.

About the Author

Danielle Jaku-Greenfield, BMedia LLM FDRP, is a writer, lawyer, mediator, lecturer and mother, and co-founder of Sydney Mediation Partnership with Nicky McWilliam, Facilitators, Mediators and Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners.

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