You Weren t with Me

Little Rabbit and Big Rabbit are together after a difficult separation, but even though they missed each other, Little Rabbit is not ready to cuddle up and receive Big Rabbit's love. Little Rabbit needs Big Rabbit to understand what it felt like when they were apart. "Sometimes I am very mad. I don't understand why you weren't with me," says Little Rabbit, "I worry you will go away again." Big Rabbit listens carefully and helps Little Rabbit to feel understood and loved. This story was designed to help parents and children talk about difficult separations, reconnect, and find their way back to each other.

The book may be helpful to families who have experienced:

• Divorce or caregiver separation
• Caregiver work-related separations
• Military service related separations
• Immigration related separations
• Child welfare related separations
• Parental incarceration
• Parental substance use related separations