Linda Walvoord Girard, Illustrations Judith Friedman

"I want you and Mommy to be my ONLY mommy and daddy!"

Around the age of 6 or 7, children who have been adopted begin to understand that adopted means that they have a birth mother and father, a family apart from their adoptive family. In this quietly honest, unsentimental story, Celia is just beginning to understand what being adopted really means. Her adoptive parents answer her questions, but Celia is still confused, insecure and angry. Was she a bad or ugly baby? Could her birthmother just take her away from her family?

Through its warm yet realistic pencil drawings and straightforward text, Adoption Is For Always does an excellent job of exploring Celia's feelings and shows how adoptive parents and even teachers can help support children who are coming to grips with the meaning of their adoption for the first time. Stressing love and honesty, the story also provides a good outline of the adoption process in a way that most children will be able to understand.

The AdoptShoppeMom says: "This one is a definite keeper."

-For ages 4 - 8
-Paperback
-32 pages