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Adoption Is for Always Hardcover – January 1, 1986

by Linda Walvoord Girard (Author), Judith Friedman (Illustrator)

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Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger and insecurity, her parents help her accept her feelings and celebrate their love for her by making her adoption day a family holiday. Includes factual information about the adoption process.

Reading age

5 - 10 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Kindergarten - 4
Dimensions

8.25 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches
Publisher

Albert Whitman & Co
Publication date

January 1, 1986
ISBN-10

0807501859
ISBN-13

978-0807501856
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Kindergarten-Grade 3 Celia (who appears to be five or six years old) has always known that she was adopted, but she is just beginning to understand the significance of the word. Although her parents deal with her questions with honesty and love, Celia experiences a confused mixture of fear and anger. Was she given up because she was bad? Would her birthmother come and take her away from her adoptive parents? Her parents and teacher stress the love that her birthparents felt for her, as well as how much she is loved and wanted by her adoptive family. In addition to her birthday, Celia and her parents decide to celebrate her adoption day each year. This well written book succeeds as a story as well as bibliotherapy. Information a young child can understand about adoption is skillfully integrated into the text. Expressive pencil drawings within colored borders enhance the story. One of the best titles about adoption available for young children. Marguerite F. Raybould, Glendale Public Library, Calif.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Albert Whitman & Co (January 1, 1986)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807501859
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807501856
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 10 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 4
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches

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Green

A book for adoption

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2020

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Decent book to read with children that are going to be adopted. Used it a couple of times with some kids

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 26, 2004

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Our daughter came to us at age seven after a long time in fostercare. It is hard to find a book that describes this type of adoption to children and although this book is also about a child adopted as a baby, our little girl loves it. She brings it out and asks us to read it to her often and it usually gets her talking about her birth parents, which is a good thing. It is important for children to know and accept that adoption is not weird or embarrassing and it is okay to talk about, love and think about birth parents whether they know and remember them or not. Birth parents are an important part of who our adopted children are and this book has been valuable to us for starting that dialogue with our child.

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MightyMert

Cute book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 31, 2015

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Cute. A little "dated" but pretty useful for times today. I personally wanted this book for my future adopted child, however my child will be from the foster care system and not adopted at birth like the child in this book. So, we may still search for another book more closely relatable.

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JT

Covers a lot of aspects of a child's thoughts and ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2017

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Covers a lot of aspects of a child's thoughts and feelings having been adopted. Uses interactions with various adults to help child Handles them well.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2014

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Sorry. I don't think I have ever given a bad review on a book, but this one, well, we find it depressing.
Most children books on adoption are beautiful and uplifting, but this one seemed to have the opposite effect.
It would probably help a small child really struggling with the topic; I found that every time we read it, we ended up sad. Gave it away.

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STilmon

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2016

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It's older than I realized.

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A. Hill

Adoption is for Always

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Very well written. Book gives children the chance to experiece another similar situation to their own and it answers many questions young children may have about their adoption story. A well aged, but knowledgeable book.

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j + a

inevitable questions

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2011

It is my understanding many adopted kids have the same feelings and thoughts as discussed in this book. It makes it not weird to talk about. I gave it 3 stars because I would say it is not a young childrens book, more like mid to upper elementary.

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