This Paperback Book item from HarperTrophy was reviewed on 5-Nov-2008.
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1) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. This book helps parents introduce their children to adoption and helps explain the process of adoption to a child who´s been adopted. The story is written from the point of view of the adopted child as she explains to the reader who her parents (adoptive) are and what adoption is.
I liked how this book explains:
* why her parents don´t look like her
* covers (briefly) what her parents had to do to adopt her
* explains what an adoption Counselor(social worker) is
* the difference between a mother and a woman that gave birth to a child.
I didn´t like that this book is written from the stand point that children are adopted as babies. It details the little girls arrival into the family as an infant and how her new parents helped her through her develpmental milestones. Our children were adopted at age 5 so when I read that part in the book about milestones they were a bit confused as to why we weren´t there. I also didn´t like that it didn´t mention siblings in the family. Many adoptive families have a combo of their own birth children and adoptive children. It would´ve been nice if they had included that in the story.
All in all, it´s a nice little book with eye catching illustrations for a family of three that adopted from infancy. Larger families with combo siblings (Biological and Adoptive) who´ve adopted non-toddler children may want to find something else.¤ 2) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. This was a good book, but for a slightly older child. It goes into a bit more detail than I was expecting as far as where baby´s come from. It was not graphic in anyway, but would likely trigger questions that I wouldn´t want to address with a young child.¤ 3) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. I bought this book to help me introduce the concept of adoption to my 3 1/2 year old daughter. The story is absolutely perfect - the little girl in the story tells how she is adopted and asks the reader "were you adopted too?" My husband and I thought we found the perfect book until you get to a page which rather graphically depicts a baby coming out of a woman´s womb. If you are ready to explain that to your child, it is the perfect adoption book to start with. We weren´t, however, ready to go as far as explaining the uterus, and how the baby comes out, etc. It was disappointing because this book was so cute and many childern´s adoption books out there feature sort of weird, outdated-looking illustrations. Both my husband and I felt that for the very young child, this book gives a little too much info.¤ 4) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. Adoption stories are so unique and individual that it is really difficult to buy a book based on someone else´s experience and be able to use it to explain your own child´s adoption experience. This one is better than some, in that it doesn´t skirt or ignore the issue of the birthmother, however it also gets into some anatomical detail of reproduction and birth that are not necessary when providing your preschooler with the initial details of his or her adoption. Our son is 3 and we have put this away for a few years, it is definately not appropriate for him at this time.
The fact your child was adopted should not come as a shock to them at some later point in their lives, but the details and facts you give should be based on their age and stage of development. I think involving details of some mystery mother at an age before they are able to understand the biological facts of life is unnecessary.
Unless your child is ready to grasp the details of pregnancy and birth, look for another book to help explain their adoption.¤ 5) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. This book was as described...from a child´s perspective and engages the parent to offer details of their child´s adoption. I would recommend to other adoptive families to help get the conversation started at an early age.¤ 6) Paperback Book How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) by HarperTrophy. Sam has a joyful story to tell, one completely her own, yet common to millions of families -- the story of how she was adopted. Most of all, it´s a story about love. And in the end, Sam´s story comes full circle, inviting young readers to share stories of how they were adopted. ¤Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 3-Dec-2008, 06881705529780688170554, 140-640-520-460-400-320-8 
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