This book helps young children aged 7+ find out about and understand life in a stepfamily.

When a child's parent remarries, that child gains a new parent, and often, new siblings. This can be great, but it can also come with its own unique set of challenges. This informative book is designed to help readers navigate and learn from these challenges. Relatable stories are presented through the use of colourful illustrations and accessible text. This book is an excellent resource for readers who have recently become or are currently preparing to become part of a new stepfamily.

It features seven stories from children who have a range of stepfamily issues from a girl who doesn't want to share to a boy who is worried because he likes his stepdad more than his 'real' dad. The end of the book features a short playscript to act out and discuss.

In this series case studies combine with sensible, practical advice to help children find out what to do in difficult situations.

This book is part of a book series called Dealing With .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

VENETIA DEAN studied for an Art and Design degree at Leeds University where she experimented for a while in ceramics and photography before deciding that illustration was her calling. She lives in Leeds with her husband, two children and two dogs (a Spaniel and a Labrador) - she says there's never a dull moment in her house! She loves living in Leeds as she can draw so much inspiration for her illustrations and photography. Jane Lacey was a primary school teacher for ten years before she became a full-time writer of non-fiction books for children between the ages of three and eleven. Venitia Dean is a freelance illustrator who grew up in Brighton. She has always loved drawing, ever since she could hold a pencil! As a teenager she discovered a passion for figurative illustration and then when she turned 19 she was given a digital drawing tablet for her birthday and started transferring her work to the computer. She hasn't looked back since! As well as illustration, Venitia loves reading graphic novels, and walking her dog Peanut.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is a stepfamily?
• 2: Everything's changing!
• 3: My stepdad's not my real dad
• 4: Will my stepmum stay with us?
• 5: I feel left out
• 6: Why do I have to share?
• 7: My stepmum's rules aren't fair!
• 8: I like my stepdad better than my real dad
• 9: We're good friends now: playscript
• 10: Glossary
• 11: Further information
• 12: Notes for parents, carers and teachers
• 13: Index