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Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies Book and Tape

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Although the specifics in this story didn't relate to my son's adoption regarding race, age or escorting vs. traveling to bring him home, this is still one of our favorite adoption books!

The wording is simple, but catchy. We contrast and compare the differences and similarities between the book and my son's own special adoption story. I think the author does a wonderful job of conveying the emotions of both parents and the child and although it isn't mushy, it's a very loving story.

The only caution I have is to make sure you (the parent) read this book alone several times before reading aloud to your child. It's a tear jerker and after two years, it's still pretty rough for me to get through dry-eyed!

As a parent of two wonderful Korean boys, this book is a fantastic story of a child's travel to be with his forever family. I read this book for the children's story at my church on my son's first Coming to America Day (the anniversary of his arrival) and the response was wonderful. My sons really enjoy listening to this story and it has provided an avenue for us to talk about their adoption adventure and the plane ride from Korea to the United States. I high recommend this book. It is a must own book for parents of international adoptees.

I have an adopted daughter from Korea and we have many, many books on adoption. This is the best one I've found - it describes so well the experience my daughter, and we had, and makes me cry every time I read it. I've found it helpful not only for her but for her friends and classmates to understand her experience.

Children adopted overseas adore this story, regardless of their country of origin. It is especially helpful for children adopted at an older age.

Having a home and a permanent family is wonderful, of course. But older children don't know that when they come home. They are often angry at being uprooted and taken to strange new places, where people speak a foreign toungue. They are understandably frightened. So many new things in the early days assault their senses that days can seem like a lifetime.

This soothing story eases the pain of that transition. It helps them to know that they are wanted, waited for, and loved, even before they arrive. It eases the terrible pain of the transition. If you buy no other adoption story for your internationally adopted child, make it this one.

---Alyssa A. Lappen

The narrative tells the story of a child traveling from Asia to the US. In the child's voice, the simple text conveys his sense of loss, the fear of the unknown and the thrill of anticipation. I like the honest portrayal of his transition into his new family. The author clearly appreciates that building a family takes time and trust.

I figured a review from an adopted child who was read the book would help parents in whether or not to purchase this book. Now, I haven't reread the book since I was probably in middle school. I think my mom has it pack away, but when I adopt kid(s) of my own I will find this book or buy it for them. I was adopted from Korea to America, and I was flown over. However, I was adopted at six months.

As a child I really enjoyed this book, and was especially excited when it was featured on my of my favorite show, Reading Rainbow, which might have helped this book to become one of my favorites. Apart from that fact that this book so closely resembles my story, it is truly a touching tale of an adopted boy. In fact, when I have children I'll probably read it to all of them whether they are adopted or not. It is a great story that I would not only recommend to not only parents who have international adopted, but to everyone in hopes that it might dispel some of the misunderstandings that they have about adoption (Hopefully it wouldn't create new ones).

I originally purchased this book in 1991, when it was first published, to read to my kindergarten class before I left for the Philippines to adopt my first child. It instantly became our favorite story. We read it ritually night after night through her toddler and preschool years. Seventeen years later, I still consider it one of, if not THE, best picture books about international adoption. I now read it to my younger daughter, adopted from Thailand, and she loves it as much as her sister did nearly two decades ago. I have yet to make it through this story with dry eyes. My little one always says to me, "Mommy, read the book that makes you cry." As a mom who experienced my own daughter's fear and trepidation at meeting her new family for the first time, I can empathize with the darling little boy in this story--a story only an adopted child can truly tell. If you are an adoptive parent, this book is a must-have!

Flying across the world to become part of a new family can be scary but wonderful at the same time, as told by a little boy in this story. I liked that it does star a boy rather than a boy, like many adoption stories do. The story is written in simple understandable language and the illustrations are soft but filled with detail to interest young readers. The little expresses some of his feelings about adoption and I am sure many young adopted readers will find themselves relating with his thoughts. This is a good one.

My 3 year old daughter adopted from China loves this book, she is a little too impatient for the written story nightly but requests the book over and over for the pictures-while she makes up her own story to go along with the pictures. She loves going on about the mommy and daddy in the story and how she had a picture book sent to her and then she flew on a plane just like in the story. She makes this story her own.