Stories Like Me
When you Joined Our Family
When you Joined Our Family
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Hardcover
Synopsis
When you joined our family, I knew you were just who I’d waited and wished for. From first meetings to settling in together and creating new traditions, this book gently explores the adoption experience and shows that it is love that binds a family together most of all.
Author
Harriet Evans
Illustrator
Nia Tudor is a self-taught illustrator based in South Wales, UK. She loves to create illustrations that play with color, light, and texture. She also has an appreciation for the little details.
Praise
"This gentle exploration of adoption offers a lyrical parental perspective on this family composition. ... Tudor's digital-cartoon art features rich colors, numerous textures, and a myriad of small details that add interest to the story. The art emphasizes interracial adoption, but families of diverse ages, physical abilities, and configurations are also included."
-- Booklist
"[A] realistic yet reassuring story. ... celebrates love, acceptance, and family with a diverse cast of characters. There is a family for every child of adoption to connect with."
-- Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
"[W]hether the reader is the latest addition to his or her non-biological family, or a curious kid who has their biological parents at home, there is much to learn and appreciate in Evans’ sweet and poignant children’s book."
-- Nanny Miss Monique
"From first meetings to settling in together and creating new traditions, this book explores various families coming together and binded by love."
-- Mai Storybook Library
Product Details
ISBN: 9781684644759
32 pages
9.5 in H | 9 in W
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