Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption [Hardcover]

Mary Ebejer Petertyl (Author), Jill Chambers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

Adding a new baby to the family is an exciting time for young children. It can also be a stressful one -- especially if you're a young child whose parents will be traveling abroad without you to complete an international adoption.

Lovingly written and beautifully illustrated, Seeds of Love gives parents fun and practical ideas for easing their children's anxiety prior to international adoption travel.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A gem to be shared." -- Adoptive Families Magazine

"A splendid way to change a scary separation into an eagerly anticipated arrival of a new sibling..." -- Dana Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director, International Adoption Clinic, University of Minnesota

"Highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review

"Outstanding from a learning perspective." -- Parent Council™

"Seeds of Love has story and charm that transcend its purpose." -- Carol Fenner, author of Yolanda's Genius, 1996 Newbery Honor Recipient

From the Author

When my husband and I were preparing to travel internationally to adopt our daughter Anna, I worried about how our four-year-old daughter Carly would handle our extended separation. I looked for, but could not find, a book like Seeds of Love. As a professional writer and editor, I naturally felt compelled to address this void in the children's adoption literature -- and Seeds of Love was born!

Seeds of Love has been honored with several awards and critical recommendations -- which pleases the professional writer in me. But I feel the most gratified by the wonderful comments that I have received from families who have said Seeds of Love became a very special "friend" to their children during the family's adoption journey.

I hope our family's story comforts your family's hearts as well.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Folio One Pub (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965575314
• ISBN-13: 978-0965575317
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,367,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent preparation for kids whose parents travel to adopt, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption (Hardcover)

This is the first book our 22-month-old child ever asked me to read by name! My husband and I leave tomorrow for St. Petersburg, Russia to adopt our second child, and "Seeds of Love" has helped immeasurably to help us prepare our son for our absence and to help him anticipate being a big brother to his new baby sister. The book gently raises and answers many of the questions and concerns a child would have when anticipating being separated from his/her parents for an extended period of time. A must for brothers and sisters of international adoption!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An adoptive parent sees great potential in this book., September 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption (Hardcover)

Ten years ago we adopted an infant girl from Korea. Her brother was 30 months old the day they met. For years our favorite adoption book was "Katie-Bo". This was very much the story of our adoption as known by our son and his preschool age cousins. SEEDS OF LOVE is a very similar book for any preschooler who will gain a sibling through adoption travel rather than airport meetings. The story told in SEEDS OF LOVE is one of happiness, sadness, confusion, and love. All of these emotions go with the process of adoption and with the process of having parents leave home. This book is important because it provides a clear story with a message of love for all children in a family. With small variations, this is the story of adoption as known by many preschool age siblings.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our daughter LOVES it!, June 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption (Hardcover)

I highly recommend this book! We're in the process of adopting a baby boy from Russia, and I searched for books that explain adoption to the sibling already at home. This book has been a great way to start to prepare our 3-year-old for a baby sibling who will arrive in a different way. It's about a little girl whose parents are adopting internationally - they travel without the little girl to bring home a baby girl, so the book also deals with separation while parents travel. It never mentions what country the baby is from, and it's easy to substitute "boy" as appropriate when reading. Our daughter now "reads" the book to herself because she knows it by heart, and tells everyone that she's adopting a baby brother from Russia.