

The story alternates between the first-person viewpoints of each girl as they discover what it means to be a family. Sisters. Tells about Melissa and her newly adopted sibling, Kika, who barely speak the same language but must now become sisters. Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her. An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America. A Most Unusual Day. Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister’s arrival from far away. A sad king and queen find joy and happiness after a mysterious red thread leads them to a baby waiting to be adopted.

From the child’s first bath and first time riding a tricycle, all the way to her boarding that big yellow bus, the crazy-much love grows SO MUCH that it spills out the windows and busts down the doors. “How MUCH is the crazy-much love?” This simple question is answered as two parents recount the journey of adopting their daughter and the many milestone moments that follow. But his mom says she likes that they look different, and soon the puppy likes it, too. After all, his mom has stripes and he doesn’t. When the puppy comes to live with his new mom, he is nervous. The Barker family adopts a 3-year-old boy who only speaks Spanish, so they all teach each other new words. The smiling moon watches over a baby girl in China whose parents love her but cannot take care of her, and guides a childless couple that lives far away to the daughter for whom they yearn.ĭe Paola, Tomie. A young Asian girl’s first-person simple narration states how she came to her adoptive parents and describes the joys of having a loving family.Ĭlark, Karen Henry. Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.Ĭarlson, Nancy. An adoption story told from the point of view of two parents about the love they have for their adopted child.īunting, Eve.
