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Summary: Great!
Review: As an adopted child, this book, looking back 20 years, was very helpful to my knowledge and understanding of being "born" into my family. A must read for all adopted children.
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Summary: really like this book
Review: Beautifully illustrated, this honest "conversation" about adoption is delightful. Just a detail I think could make the book even better...The type setting is too large for the number of words on a page. It's a scoche difficult to read because it feels a bit cramped, visually, on the paper. I'm not sure why the "font" is so large. I know, I know, the content is what matters. True, but as an educator, I look for accessibility by all kinds of readers. The mildly dyslexic kiddo would have a tough time with this book.
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Summary: A great explanation of adoption!
Review: Beautifully illustrated, this honest "conversation" about adoption is delightful. Just a detail I think could make the book even better...The type setting is too large for the number of words on a page. It's a scoche difficult to read because it feels a bit cramped, visually, on the paper. I'm not sure why the "font" is so large. I know, I know, the content is what matters. True, but as an educator, I look for accessibility by all kinds of readers. The mildly dyslexic kiddo would have a tough time with this book.
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Summary: really like this book
Review: can't wait until my son is old enough for us to start reading this with him... he' only 1. Another favorite for us is Jamie Lee Curtis's book.This is a must have for adoptive families.
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Summary: great book giving great explainations on adoption and why.
Review: Carole Livingston WHY WAS I ADOPTED?; Carol Publishing Co.; N.J.; 1996. This unique book's introduction starts the readers with whom we are not ( neither a gorilla nor a puppy. . .). This helps us explain who we are (humans) and what we are (unique people). As the adopted character in the book asks the reader(s) questions about their role in human relationships, the reader begins to have an idea that being a unique human is great and being a unique human who is adopted is very special. "An 'adoptive parent" is a special kind of person." This book can do a great job at making an adopted child feel very special with great reasons of why children are adopted and how they are adopted. As well, it shares to the reader (the adopted child) that though he or she is special, he or she does not receive special treatments. The adopted child has to go to bed at a certain time, has to eat his or her carrots, and neither Mom nor Dad will not ignore ignore negetive behavior. This book is great for introducing an adopted child into a family, to a child who might feel embarrassed or ashamed about using the "adopted" when describing the self, to an elementary classroom with children who aren't too familiar with adoption or for whatever great reason YOU may have.
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Summary: This helped me through a very difficult time in my life.
Review: I read this book when my step-dad adopted me. I never understood the signifigance of what it all meant when I was 11 years old. All I knew is that my birth father didn't want me. This book helped me to understand that my step-dad chose me to be his daughter. I now have friends who adopted and wanted to find this book to give to them and their baby girl--after hours of searching I found the book that helped me so many years ago. I didn't just buy one for them--I got one for me too.
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Summary: This helped me through a very difficult time in my life.
Review: I read this book when my step-dad adopted me. I never understood the signifigance of what it all meant when I was 11 years old. All I knew is that my birth father didn't want me. This book helped me to understand that my step-dad chose me to be his daughter. I now have friends who adopted and wanted to find this book to give to them and their baby girl--after hours of searching I found the book that helped me so many years ago. I didn't just buy one for them--I got one for me too.
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Summary: A bit wordy, but good
Review: I received this book from my adopted parents when I was in Grade School and really enjoyed the illustrations and the way it explained adoption. I lost by first version - so I just ordered it again and still absolutley love it almost 15 years later! I like how it mentions the different types of adoption. They go through single parent adoption and also traditional adoption. I highly recommend this book for children and parents.
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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: I received this book from my adopted parents when I was in Grade School and really enjoyed the illustrations and the way it explained adoption. I lost by first version - so I just ordered it again and still absolutley love it almost 15 years later! I like how it mentions the different types of adoption. They go through single parent adoption and also traditional adoption. I highly recommend this book for children and parents.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I remember this book from childhood. It's well written w/ great illustrations. A must for any child of adoption like I was/am.
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