Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption [Hardcover]

Catherine Bunin (Author), Sherry Bunin (Author), Sheila Kelly Welch (Illustrator)

Book Description

An adopted six-year-old girl tells about adoption and how she and her adopted sister feel about it.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 31 pages
• Publisher: Our Child Pr (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961187263
• ISBN-13: 978-0961187262
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Adoption

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars our favorite family adoption book, November 14, 2007

By 

Chris (Havelock, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is That Your Sister? (Hardcover)

I did not anticipate that I would love this book as much as I do.
Most adoption books do not really "fit" our family for several reasons.
Our children are adopted through the county, so we were not chosen
by the birth parents, didn't get to meet them, etc. Our children
are a different ethnic background, we adopted siblings, etc. Our situation
is much different from that described in most children's adoption books.
When I got the book today, it didn't seem like much. I wasn't prepared
for a story that would seem so much likes ours. I did a quick read
thru before reading it with our kids (ages 10,8,6 and 1). I didn't make
it thru without crying. It felt like my child wrote it.
I am so excited to find a book FINALLY that fits, and that our kids
can relate to. I am considering sending a copy to a few families close
to us.
One of the best things about the book is that the adoptive mother
and adopted daughter wrote the book together. It is written from the
point of view of the child, 6 yrs old. The recommended age is 4-8 yrs,
but it was totally appropriate for my 10 yr old son. I think it is ever
so much more touching because it is written as the daughter telling
you the story, and what an awesome experience for a mother and
daughter to go through together--writing a book like this together!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book, April 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption (Hardcover)

This is a great book that incorporates two issues that children often have to deal with: adaption and racial issues. The book, told in the first person, focuses on two adapted children of two different cultural backgrounds. Highly reccommended--it will teach your children that not everybody in the world is the same.

4.0 out of 5 stars Adoption explained for little ears, January 2, 2012

By 

Curtis A. Cecil (DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption (Hardcover)

My wife and I are currently in process to adopt 2 children.
We saw this book and purchased it.
Part of our journey and fear has been how to prepare our children for the looks, stares, and questions they will get about their new siblings.
People are always too frank and espiecially children don't know sometimes how to deal with that frankness..
this book walks through a young fair skinned girl who is a apart of a family who adopts a dark skinned girl.
It shows how she dealt with questions about adoption, different races, color of hair or even hair texture.
This was perfect for my 9 year old to read and understand better how to 'respond' vs. react to people's questions.