My Family Is Forever
Paperback – Picture Book, January 19, 2006
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 19, 2006
Some families look alike, some don't.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, straightforward picture book about adoption and the love that makes a family.
- Themes
- Adoption, Love makes a family, Different kinds of families
- Genres
- Adoption Stories
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Some families look alike, some don't. Some families are formed through birth, and some families are formed by adoption. But as the little girl in this heartwarming book makes clear, being a family isn't about who you look like or where you were born—it's about the love that binds you together.
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Adoptive families are sure to delight in the special story of the narrator's adoption—from her parents' excited preparations and long journey by airplane to meet her, to their life together as a family. Nancy Carlson's thoughtful, straightforward text and cheerful illustrations combine to create a reassuring look at how one little girl came into her parents' world—and made them a family forever.
Love Makes Family
A warm, straightforward picture book about adoption and the love that makes a family.
Come here for
- A child’s clear-eyed account of joining her family through adoption
- A reassuring take on families that don’t all look alike
Expect
- Cheerful illustrations alongside straightforward text
- A tender read about belonging and becoming a family
Where it sits
| Adoption Stories | 89% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Asian American Stories
- Adoption Stories
- Parent-Child Stories
- Authors
- Nancy Carlson
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 19, 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Adoption · Love makes a family · Different kinds of families
- Reading lane
- US: Asian American Stories