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Summary: not too swift
Review: In my opinion, this book simply furthers the author's agenda of promoting homosexuality with a candy coating. It is very disappointing that the author would write a children's book with women holding hands in public in China. Anyone adopting from China knows that single women adopting need to have heterosexual statements notarized and authenticated. Lesbians are strictly forbidden to adopt from China yet the author doesn't explain that these women in her story deliberately falsified statements and lied to China to get a baby. I am seriously puzzled why this content is found in a book about Chinese adoptions if not for the sole purpose of promoting acceptance of homosexual couples raising children.
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Summary: My Adopted Children Love this Book
Review: This is a book for children. Did my children (both adopted from China, now ages 5 & 6) like it? YES! It is a beautiful and loving story that helps explain part of their history in becoming part of their forever family.As an adult, I particularly liked the diversity among the families adopting. Although some reviewers here have admonished the authors for their choice of one of the families, in truth, all families represented do adopt from China, despite Chinese regulations to the contrary. What does not happen, is the open display of affection between same sex partners while in China. I didn't, however, mind this misrepresentation because the book is illustrating to children how much they are loved and how special this part of their adoption journey was to their parents, and the children themselves. Both my husband and I are glad we added this book to our collection of adoption related children's books.
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Summary: Only wish I could leave NO stars...
Review: Wow... first they lie to a government that is doing us the FAVOR of letting us adopt their children and then they write a book about it and change a lot of details that are really important.
It is sad that ANYONE would stoop as low as to lie to a government about their sexual status when they know it is states clearly that homosexuals can NOT adopt from China. I have nothing against homosexuals at all... but liars are another issue all together!
Plus... in China, people don't go around holding hands and if any goverment official had seen them doing that and found out they were lesbians, the whole adoption could have been jeopardized. The authors should be grateful that China never realized they were lying to them. Sick... and sad.
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