Family Day:: Celebrating Ethan's Adoption Anniversary [Paperback]

Christine Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2009

Family Day: Celebrating Ethan’s Adoption Anniversary As 5-year-old Ethan and his family commemorate the first anniversary of his adoption, they reminisce about the joy and excitement of that special event. As the day progresses they pause to think about Ethan’s birth family and to look through his Lifebook. Along the way, Ethan’s curiosity leads to discussions which help him conclude that adoption is a wonderful way to build families. Praise for Family Day Family Day: Celebrating Ethan's Adoption Anniversary is a heartwarming and important addition to the fairly thin catalogue of literature for and about children and families experiencing foster care adoption. Ethan's joyful, yet curious approach to his special day brilliantly captures the feelings of foster care children wanting to be a part of an adopted family while also grieving the loss of their birth family. Ms. Mitchell's book provides a welcome support for children and adults alike, and should be in the hands of every family created or expanded through foster care adoption. Rita Soronen Executive Director Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Family Day will open windows of communication for families who have adopted. The book explains why families might be motivated to adopt, how the process occurs, and the varied feelings associated with adoption. Some adopted children don't have the opportunity to interact with other adoptive families. This book will help to normalize adoption and its resulting permanent family relationships. Betsy Keefer, co-author with Jayne E. Schooler, Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past www.christine-mitchell.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (March 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1438955421
• ISBN-13: 978-1438955421
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,485,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christine Mitchell lives in California with her husband and two children; one by birth and one by adoption. She is the author of several adoption ressources for both children and parents. She has a special interest in older child and foster care adoption. Her titles, which have been endorsed by leading adoption experts and authors, include:

~ Welcome Home, Forever Child: A Celebration of Children Adopted as Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond

~ Family Day: Celebrating Ethan's Anniversary

~ Adoption Awareness in School Assignments: A Guide for Parents and Educators

~ Adoption Awareness: Handling Awkward Adoption Questions and Comments

Coming soon...
~ A Foster Adoption Story: Michael and Angela's Journey

www.christine-mitchell.com
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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars foster mom loves this book, April 30, 2009

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Carla Raley (Grandview, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Day:: Celebrating Ethan's Adoption Anniversary (Paperback)

As a foster/adopt mother who adopted an older child from the foster care system, I have had some trouble finding just the right book that fits my daughters situation. This book is perfect! It addresses the things we deal with, such as loving the 'first family', having a life book, and of course, having a special day that we celebrate - the day she was adopted into our family.
I highly recommend this book for families who have adopted an older child from the foster care system, or families who want to explain to their own children what happened to another child in their circle.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An adoption celebration checklist, September 25, 2010

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This review is from: Family Day:: Celebrating Ethan's Adoption Anniversary (Paperback)

As a family of birth and adopted children we are always looking for books to read to our children that relate to our family. We send them to school with the kids to be read at circle time and read them at home along with 100s of other books. Most days our kids don't mention adoption, but some days when something is on their little minds a book like this opens the dialog. From foster family, banging the gavel to finalize the adoption and then annual celebration this book touches on all aspects of forever family celebration. It even mentions the adoption announcement and life book they keep.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good book for non typical adoptions, July 26, 2009

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JD (Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family Day:: Celebrating Ethan's Adoption Anniversary (Paperback)

We like this book very much. We are coming up on our one year Family Day, so it is very timely for us to have this book. Actually everything by this author has been so great for our family. This particular book is a great way to share with your family the special occasion of family day. It is also good for families who have adopted a child trans racially and older child adoption. It can be used in international or domestic adoptions too since both have a time of validation in a US court, weather or not that is the day you celebrate it will be a good story. Good book from a great author.