Very sweet, well done story for young kids about adopting a younger sibling, esp. international adoptions. Lovely. ( )

A terrific book about a blended family with one adopted daughter and another sister, from a completely different country on the way. Meili is from China, and she thinks her family is just right. So when her parents tell her she will be getting a baby sister, she is not exactly thrilled. Chen has drawn four different ethinicities to represent this multicultural family. ( )

Another one that tugged at my heart and made me cry. This book is about a little girl coming to terms with her parents adopting another child. The books starts out with her and her parents, and how everything was perfect with just them three. Then, one day, the parents asked how she would feel about expanding the family? She thought they were talking about a puppy, they were most definitely not talking about a puppy, but a new baby sister from Haiti. We go through the little girl's process of accepting the new sister, and the very last page the two sisters have a beautiful moment that had me in tears. More and more people are adopting, and having stories like this are vital in a classroom. I loved how patient the parents were and how we see the little girl's character have a change of heart with the help of the adults around her. Both of the little girls have maps in their room and the parents put stars on where they were from and I thought that was the cutest thing ever. Even if a young reader hasn't dealt with adoption, many go through accepting a new sibling and I think this book does a beautiful job of capturing many topics. ( )