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Adoption
P Rice and Beans BLEV, W Wiley Blevins A young girl adopted from China sees that her hair and skin color are different from that of her parents. She finds, however, that there's much more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles.
P My New Mom & Me GALI, R Renata Galindo A puppy comes to live with his adoptive mother, who is a cat.
P Right Family: An Adoption Story LOPE, S Just Silvia Lopez Meili loves hearing the story of how her parents flew to China to adopt her. But when Meili finds out she has a new baby sister coming from Haiti, she isn't happy. Why can't her family stay the way it is? As she helps decorate the nursery and learns more about the baby, Meili comes to realize that a sister might be just right for their family too.
POR A Crazy-Much Love JORD, J Joy Jordan-Lake "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.
P Wolfie the Bunny DYCK, A Ame Dyckman When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together.
P Whistling for Angela HEAL, R Robin Heald Daniel loves birds, and wants to learn how to whistle as a gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption, Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother, that Daniel may learn the trick to whistle like the birds he loves.
P We Belong Together: A Book About PARR, T Adoption and Families Todd Parr
The joy of adoption and bringing families together is presented in this tale.
POR Real Sisters Pretend LAMB, M Megan Dowd Lambert As they play, Mia and Tayja confirm that there's one thing they don't have to pretend: They know in their hearts that they're real sisters, even though others don't always recognize this since they're adopted and don't look alike.