Just Add One Chinese Sister: An Adoption Story

A beautifully told story of how a family of three becomes a family of 4

Just Add One Chinese Sister: An Adoption Story

Based on the authors' own story, this lively picture book is about one family's adoption of a little girl from China. soon to be named Claie. The story is told partly from the perspective of the girl's older brother. As the book begins, Mommy and Claire are having fun putting together Claire's scrapbook with photos, papers, and bits and pieces that show how the family went to China to bring her home. Sweetly and senstitively told and accented with big brother's journal entries about the impeding trip and meeting his new sister, Just Add One Chinese Sister does a great job of depicting the warm, intense, and anxious feelings of becoming a different kind of family. The expressive watercolor artwork is a total delight. Roberta's Note: What a happy and fun story to read! Its bright, engaging illustrations coupled with its upbeat, matter-of-fact, text makes this a terrific read for any family with a little boy or girl from China, especially for those with children already living at home. If you're wondering how to introduce the idea of siblinghood, Just Add One Chinese Sister should be a first on your list! - 32 pages - hardcover - ages 4-8

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