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What Can I Do? goes beyond "It's not your fault" and offers kids real solutions and resources for dealing with the hard questions and feelings they face when parents divorce.
"Kids do blame themselves, and they do want to fix things," she says, "even when they are told otherwise." In What Can I Do? the author takes the reader on a journey of trial and error in a search for answers that work. "I wrote the book to show young readers the resources that are available to them, and that they can access themselves. In my experience, this is particularly empowering for young children whose lives are very much decided and directed by adults." Ms. Lowry live in Upstate New York with her husband and daughter.
Ms. Matthews donates part of her efforts to concerns and organizations she cares about, such as the Baltimore Zoo, the Wilderness Society, and Johns Hopkins Children's Center. She lives in Baltimore and is a frequent speaker at local schools, where she encourages children to draw and follow their creative aspirations. "I have a special interest in children's books," she says, "because I think that pictures help promote reading, and I personally had a difficult time learning to read." |
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