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Felicia's Favorite Story Paperback – November 1, 2002

by Lesléa Newman (Author), Adriana Romo (Illustrator)

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It's bedtime, but before Felicia goes to sleep she wants to hear her favorite story, the story of how she was adopted by Mama Nessa and Mama Linda. And so Felicia's parents tell her how they flew off in a big silver airplane to meet the baby girl who was waiting for them, and how they loved her from the first first moment they saw her.

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3 - 6 years
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8 x 0.06 x 10 inches
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November 1, 2002
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0967446856
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978-0967446851
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PreSchool-Grade 1-In a story set in a loving family with two women as parents, a little girl asks for her favorite bedtime story-the tale of how she became part of the family. As Felicia asks questions and fills in the blanks, her mothers playfully relate the tale of their decision to share their love by bringing her into their lives. The gentle, rhythmic text perfectly mirrors the give-and-take that occurs with preschoolers when parents extend the story: Did they decide to adopt a giraffe, a mouse, or a baby? Did they take a boat or a car to Guatemala to pick her up? Was she as small as a button or a cookie when she was a baby? In the cozy conclusion to her own story and the book itself, Felicia's moms tell her that her name means "happy" in Spanish-a feeling shared by all. Each piece of art is framed by a stylistic geometric border reminiscent of stained glass. The smiling child and parents are drawn in a somewhat static style that is softened by the use of pastel colored pencils. This is a comforting book for children in alternative families as well as a pleasant tale for all children who rejoice in sharing their own life story.
Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Lesléa (pronounced "Lez-LEE-uh") Newman is the author of 65 books including A Letter to Harvey Milk, Nobody's Mother, Hachiko Waits, Write from the Heart, The Boy Who Cried Fabulous, The Best Cat in the World, and Heather Has Two Mommies. She has received many literary awards including Poetry Fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing Award, the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, and three Pushcart Prize Nominations. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Two Lives Publishing; 1st edition (November 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0967446856
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0967446851
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.35 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.06 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,968,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,516 in Children's Books on Adoption
- #14,238 in Children's Sleep Issues
- #97,131 in LGBTQ+ Books

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Lesléa Newman is the author of 75 books for readers of all ages including the teen novel in verse, OCTOBER MOURNING: A SONG FOR MATTHEW SHEPARD; the middle grade novel, HACHIKO WAITS; the poetry collection, I CARRY MY MOTHER; the short story collection, A LETTER TO HARVEY MILK; and the children's books, A SWEET PASSOVER, THE BOY WHO CRIED FABULOUS, KETZEL, THE CAT WHO COMPOSED, and HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES. Her literary awards include poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation. OCTOBER MOURNING: A SONG FOR MATTHEW SHEPARD was named an American Library Association 2013 Stonewall Honor Book, and A SWEET PASSOVER was named a 2013 Sydney Taylor Honor as well. A past poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts, she is a faculty member of Spalding University's brief-residency MFA in Writing program. Her newest poetry collection, I CARRY MY MOTHER is a book-length cycle of poems that explores a daughter's journey through her mother's illness and death. From diagnosis through yahrtzeit (one-year anniversary), the narrator grapples with what it means to lose a mother. The poems, written in a variety of forms (sonnet, pantoum, villanelle, sestina, terza rima, haiku, and others) are finely crafted, completely accessible, and full of startling, poignant, and powerful imagery. These poems will resonant with all who have lost a parent, relative, spouse, friend, or anyone whom they dearly love.

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Jennifer

Timeless Lesbian Kid Lit Classic Tells the Story of Making a Family by Adopting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 5, 2019

Felicia’s Favorite Story (2002), written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Adriana Romo, nestles one family’s origin story in a snapshot of their bedtime routine. At the story’s opening, two moms clean their kitchen as their daughter, Felicia, plays with a puzzle. Soon it is the little girl’s bedtime.

Mama Linda tells Felicia she’ll read her a book if she gets ready for bed quickly, and Mama Nessa promises to join them soon.

Felicia decides she doesn’t want her mother to read a book, she wants her to tell a story instead. She has one specific story in mind, her favorite story, a story about being adopted by her moms.

Mama Linda tells the story, with plenty of realistic and witty interruptions from Felicia.

The reader learns that Mama Linda and Mama Nessa took a plane, not a car or a boat, to Guatemala to adopt their little girl.

Newman tells the story with humor and warmth. Romo’s charming illustrations have silly touches, including an out-of-place animal hiding in each frame, which is sure to garner a giggle.

A bedtime story is a brilliant vehicle for explaining one type of family formation, in this case, transnational adoption. At a time when lesbian parents were nearly invisible in dominant culture, Newman created a beautiful story bathed in a warm glow all families can share as they settle little ones in for the night.

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K. Connell

Is this the best we can do?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 5, 2009

I think the text of the book is fine but I think the drawings are horrific. My apologies to the author but I do not think any women - straight or gay - really look like this and it just doesn't translate to my children at all

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Astarti Mela

Felicia's mommys

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2007

I liked the book- it is useful for helping children accept there are alternative families. I think it is important for children who DO NOT come from families like that to read them as much as it is for adopted ones. I wish the names mama linda and mama nessa did not come up so many times it becomes a little repetitive - especially since reading to children requires reading out loud and not to ones self you find your self repeating mama nessa and mama linda too many times. It would be nice if this could be edited for the next edition.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2005

I thought the book was very sweet and caring for ANY family to enjoy. I am offended by the previous review which stated that homosexuals "target" families. Keep your stereotypes to yourself because homosexual families are no longer "unacceptable". Parents should welcome the chance to introduce these kinds of concepts to their children- they will probably encounter them more and more often in school anyway. This book makes a lovely companion to the equally wonderful And Tango Makes Three.

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