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4.0
This book is full of great information for adoptive families. The collaboration of adoptive mother and adopted child as authors gives a well-rounded picture of what it means to be part of a family touched by adoption. I can see that it would be a great tool for starting conversations, broaching difficult topics (“U…sometimes it is hard to understand why I was adopted”), and celebrating some of adoption's beautiful aspects (“X's…stand for the hugs we share as a family). I love that it starts with a section on how to use the book. It is an invaluable tool for bringing along family members (and others who use the book) in understanding the intricacies of adoption.
That said, for me, some of the illustrations were a little scary (facial expressions) and that took away from the richness of the book's content; however, my children (4 and 5) were not put off in the same way. #readyourworld
A copy of this book was given to me by the author, Gayle H Swift, in exchange for my honest review, as participation in Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 (1/27/18) -- in its 5th year, it was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.
That said, for me, some of the illustrations were a little scary (facial expressions) and that took away from the richness of the book's content; however, my children (4 and 5) were not put off in the same way. #readyourworld
A copy of this book was given to me by the author, Gayle H Swift, in exchange for my honest review, as participation in Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 (1/27/18) -- in its 5th year, it was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators.
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