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Why was I adopted? What was it like where I was born? How did you find me?
Children have many questions about adoption. With a perceptive text and dynamic photographs, the creators of this book demystify adoption for young children and celebrate the joy that comes with adding to a family.
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Horn Book Review
"Most children want to hear the story of how they came to their families." A simple, conversational text and loads of colorful, engaging photos broadly cover how and why families are formed through adoption. The authors approach the subject in very general terms, depicting "the most typical adoption stories" and allowing young children the freedom to impose their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences on the discussion. While most of the book is positive and upbeat, four pages pause to address some basic reasons why birth mothers make adoption plans for their babies (e.g., poverty; age of birth mother; war) and acknowledge that most adopted kids have questions about the loss inherent in all adoptions. The friendly third-person text, which incorporates purported quotes from kids ("I'm not the same shade as my mother"), introduces transracial, international, and domestic adoption. The text doesn't specifically mention single- and same-sex adoptive parents, but the photos of doting adults and happy children include those families as well. Young children touched by adoption -- whether they are adoptees themselves or they're dealing with the arrival of a new sibling...or both -- will find the straightforward discussion reassuring and easy to understand. kitty flynn (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
This introduction to adoption for very young children stands out in its clear, accessible approach to a topic that many adults may still find difficult to address, despite increasing societal openness.Engaging, full-color photos portray kids and parents of varying ethnicities and families of varying compositions. The process of adoption is explained in simple language that children understand: "Parents who want to adopt get help to find just the right child. . . "; "Sometimes adopted children look different from the other members of their families." Presenting adoption as an intentional decision, rather than only as a second-choice option for people who can't conceive biologically, is refreshing, as are the sensitive acknowledgement of a birthmother's possible sadness and the honest discussion of reasons why an adoption plan might be made. Unfortunately, birth fathers aren't mentioned at all, possibly leaving children to wonder about the existence of such a person. Both domestic and international adoption are addressed, making this suitable for all kinds of adoptive families. The photo albumlike design, with pictures covering most of the page, a clean white background and a brief text in a large typeface, adds to the appeal.A valuable resource to help explain their backgrounds to adopted children or to introduce the concept to anyone wondering about adoption. (Informational picture book. 4-7)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
