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EAN: 9780613900348 ISBN: 0613900340 Label: Topeka Bindery Manufacturer: Topeka Bindery Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: 1998-03 Publisher: Topeka Bindery Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Topeka Bindery Editorial Review: Product Description: addresses the questions asked by many adopted children, such as why their birthparents gave them up and how they can find security in an adopted family. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not for transracial familiesI agree with all of the positive reviews of this book, however, having recently adopted transracially I was disappointed with the many photographs in this book. The book shows phots of 3 familes; one Caucasian, one African American, and one Asian [The parents may actually be Caucasion but have dark hair and olive skin like their daughter]. There are no photos of families with children who look physically different that their parents or siblings. Additionally, all families are 2 parent, heterosexual, ... Read More Rating:  - Book doesn't address everyday type of questionsI bought this book b/c my daughter just turned 4 I am anticipating that she'll be asking more questions about her adoption. I was disappointed that this book is very basic and addresses more about Foster care situations. I was hoping to find a book that would be a Christian approach to handling adoption questions, but this wasn't the book. Rating:  - Love it!It's hard to find an adoption book that you totally like everything in it. There's such a variation of possibilities. This is by far our favorite of all the ones we've read. Typical Mr Rogers style, on an important subject. Emphasizes being in a family that loves you. A must have for any adoption library. Rating: - Wonderful book for adoptive families!We purchased this book along with several other adoption-themed books for children. This one by far best explains adoption in a way our children can understand. As a family that has both biological and adopted children, it was important to us to find a book that presents ALL children- adopted or not- as special. Mr. Rogers does a fantastic job, as always, putting it into terms that all children can understand. This book is appropriate for children of all types of adoptions. It seems that too many other ... Read More Rating: - As wonderful as his showWhat can I say! Mr. Rogers couldn't fail at anything he did, even if he tried. This is a lovely book about adoption, beautifully telling in words and pictures what being a family is all about, adoptive or not. It tells just enough about adoption not to confuse the young child but to focus on feelings every child has and how to cope with them. Five stars for Mr. Rogers whom we sorely miss every day. Gisela Gasper Fitzgerald, author of ADOPTION: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice? |
