These are all great books that I would recommend!
I have my eye on a few more that I have not purchased yet:
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale By: Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In By: Michael Tyler
The Colors of Us By: Karen Katz.
Let me know if you have any suggestions for must-read children's adoption books!
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you have a great collection!! i haven't read this yet but i've heard great things about "Brown Like Me"
i have another great book for you, but you'll have to wait and see :) i can't wait to give it to you on a special day!!
Looks like a great bunch of books...I'm going to look into a few of those! A few others I would recommend:
* How I Was Adopted by: Joanna Cole
* Sesame Street-We're Different, We're the Same by: Bobbi Jane Kates (kinda basic, but for Mimi at age 3, she loves it and I have had some great conversations with both she and 6 year old Aubrie about how our eyes, noses, skin, hair etc are all different yet the same...just by reading this silly book)
* Children of God-Storybook Bible by: Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Quite detailed Bible stories...so not the most appropriate for kids who are real young, but it's illustrated by artists from around the world...on the front cover Jesus has light brown skin a looks Middle Eastern...it's awesome!)
How fun that you are working on getting your library going...I wish I had done more of that BEFORE Mimi came home. Hoping you hear about your little sweetie soon!
I own and love Shaoey & Dot, would also suggest: The Day We Met You by Koehler, A Koala for Katie by London, Did My First Mother Love Me? by Miller. Also, I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Lewis...but this one is China specific, you'd have to change the words as you read. But you may find as I did that you always "tweek" the wording as you read.
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