Mama's Suprise From Papi's House - A Big Feelings Book for Kids with Two Homes: A warm SEL story about loving both parents freely for children of divo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798258956170)

He thought loving Mama at Papi's house was a secret he had to keep.

Mateo has a plan - a spectacular, messy, paint-covered birdhouse for Mama Elena. The only problem? It's his week at Papi's house. And Mateo has decided, quietly and completely on his own, that love for one parent must stay hidden when you're with the other.

So he hides in the closet. In the dark. With the paint. And it does not go well.

When Papi Luis finds him - not angry, not upset, but kneeling on the closet floor at Mateo's exact eye level - everything changes. Because Papi has a different idea entirely. They're going to make this birdhouse together.

Mama's Suprise from Papi's House is a tender, quietly funny picture book about loyalty, love, and the relief of discovering you never had to choose. For children carrying the invisible weight of loving two homes - and for the grown-ups in both houses who want to make that weight lighter.

Inside this book your child will find:

• The very specific, very real feeling of not knowing if it's okay to love both parents at the same time
• A father who responds to a messy secret with warmth instead of hurt
• A birdhouse built in the sunshine instead of the dark as a team
• A story that never asks a child to pick a side
• A gentle model of healthy co-parenting told entirely through a child's eyes

Perfect for children ages 3-8, families navigating shared custody, and any grown-up who wants to tell a child: you never have to hide your love here.