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A Mother for Choco (Picture Puffin Books) Paperback – Illustrated, March 19, 1996

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Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not.

Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together.

Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.

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March 19, 1996
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0698113640
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978-0698113640
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"The message is warm and reassuring, particularly to adoptees, stepkids, and other children who for various reasons don't resemble their caretakers." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

★"Just right for the preschool group or beginning reader." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★"Cheerful, energetic . . . An excellent choice for storytime." --School Library Journal, starred review

"A profound message, endearingly and subtly delivered. An ideal choice for adopted or foster children." --Publishers Weekly

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Keiko Kasza was born on a small Japanese island in the Inland Sea of Japan. She grew up in a typical Japanese extended family with her parents, two brothers, and grandparents. Uncles, aunts, and cousins also lived nearby. "All the steps I took growing up were very normal," Ms. Kasza says. "The only unusual thing I did was go to college in the United States." She graduated with a degree in graphic design from California State University at Northridge. Ms. Kasza married an American, and the United States has been her home ever since.

After publishing five children's books in Japan and working as a graphic designer for fourteen years, Ms. Kasza decided in 1988 to devote her time to picture books. She says, "Having two small boys and two professions was too much to handle."

Ms. Kasza admires many great picture-book creators, such as Leo Lionni and Maurice Sendak, but says that the work of Arnold Lobel has influenced her the most. The subtle humor and warmth he created in his books continues to inspire me," she says. "I often go back to his work when I get discouraged or lose confidence."

Ms. Kasza compares the process of making a book to acting on stage under the lights:
"I become the character that I'm working on at that moment. I pretend that I'm a bird looking for a mother, or a pig trying to impress his girlfriend. When I'm acting, I'm a child myself."

Ms. Kasza's ambition is not to create a hundred books, but to "create one really good book that will be kept on the family bookshelves for generations, although a hundred really good books would be even better, of course!"

Keiko Kasza lives in Indiana with her husband and two sons.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; Illustrated edition (March 19, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0698113640
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0698113640
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 390L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.39 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.14 x 8.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #46,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #26 in Children's Books on Adoption
- #251 in Children's Parents Books
- #3,464 in Children's Animals Books

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Keiko Kasza was born on a small Japanese island in the Inland Sea of Japan. She grew up in a typical Japanese extended family with her parents, two brothers, and grandparents. Uncles, aunts, and cousins also lived nearby. "All the steps I took growing up were very normal," Ms. Kasza says. "The only unusual thing I did was go to college in the United States." She graduated with a degree in graphic design from California State University at Northridge. Ms. Kasza married an American, and the United States has been her home ever since.After publishing five children's books in Japan and working as a graphic designer for fourteen years, Ms. Kasza decided in 1988 to devote her time to picture books. She says, "Having two small boys and two professions was too much to handle."Ms. Kasza admires many great picture-book creators, such as Leo Lionni and Maurice Sendak, but says that the work of Arnold Lobel has influenced her the most. The subtle humor and warmth he created in his books continues to inspire me," she says. "I often go back to his work when I get discouraged or lose confidence."Ms. Kasza compares the process of making a book to acting on stage under the lights:"I become the character that I'm working on at that moment. I pretend that I'm a bird looking for a mother, or a pig trying to impress his girlfriend. When I'm acting, I'm a child myself."Ms. Kasza's ambition is not to create a hundred books, but to "create one really good book that will be kept on the family bookshelves for generations, although a hundred really good books would be even better, of course!"Keiko Kasza lives in Indiana with her husband and two sons.

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Ricardo Rodriguez

Amazing message

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2022

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If you are in the path of adopting or want to teach your kids the value of accepting other beyond they appearance or background, this is the book for you. Beautiful message, great images and easy to read and understand.

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Joshua Sullivan

Other people love it, but I got rid of it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 8, 2022

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Other people seem to love this book, (and our adoption social worker recommended it.) But after reading it, I realized it's not a good fit for our family because it implies that this young bird gets to choose who his new mother will be based on who is most kind to him. The story is about a bird who can't find his mother, and the other animals he asks say they are not his mother because they don't look like him, etc. But at the end, he meets Mrs. Bear who gives him attention, feeds him some yummy pie, and invites him into her home to play with her other kids- all of whom are adopted and don't look like her. In the end she offers to be his mother and he is happy with that. It's a simple and enjoyable romp through the forest...but only if your child doesn't have any attachment concerns.

BUT my 4 year old adopted daughter has struggled in the past with becoming instantly & overly attached to people she meets for the first time who give her attention. So I got rid of the book because I didn't want my young adopted children hearing a message that implies "mom" can easily be replaced by any next kind person. And after finishing reading the book that one time, I turned to my kids and said, "children, just because you meet someone who is kind to you and feeds you pie, doesn't mean they can be your mother." 😂

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2022

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This is one of the sweetest children's stories I've ever read to my kids (or that they have read themselves). All four of my adult children still mention this book from time to time. Definitely their favorite! Now I'm thrilled to buy it for our grandson. He seems to be enjoying too!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 5, 2022

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Loved the story, the illustrations. Love the author

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Sabina

Loving story for everyone

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 7, 2022

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This is a lovely story about finding family with those that love you.

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One of the best books I have ever read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 8, 2022

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I absolutely love this book. I have bought it at least 5 times as gifts for friends and their babies.

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What an awesome book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2021

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My 4 yr old wants me to read this to him over and over. It's such a simple, heartwarming book, easy to read and easy to understand. Brings a smile to my heart!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 17, 2022

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a cute story about adoption

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L. L. S

American spelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 5, 2022

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I had this book as a child and my gran passed it down to my son. Unfortunately over the years it had got damp and lots of the pages had black mould on but my son lived the story so thought I'd buy a new copy. Unfortunately this uses the American spelling 'mommy' I say it as 'mummy' to my son but the book won't be suitable when he starts to read himself which is a real shame.

A L

My favourite board book so far

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 27, 2019

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This book was recommended as part of a list of diverse books for children which is how I came to purchase it.

Great story about adoption where little Chocco starts by looking for his mum and ends up being accepted into a family where all the children are a different animal to the mum. It’s a very sweet and heart warming story. My favourite of all the children books I’ve read so far.

Would highly recommend and probably buy as gifts for friends.

O. Burns

Normalising mixed families for the greater good.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 5, 2020

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I ended up in tears reading this, feeling the loneliness of a motherless chick wandering around looking for a new mummy.

Delightful illustrations with a happy ending, we got this as we're adopting and wanted our children to feel like any other kid.

However, it hits right in the feels and I end up a mess reading it. Fabulous.

C Dempster

A Very Good Book - Be Warned.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 29, 2007

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The story of Choco is of a bird (of unknown type) and his search for a mother who looks just like him. Adults do argue that the book is about trans-racial adoption but I am unconvinced that young children think in this way. For my daughter (who is now 2 1/2 and was not adopted trans-racially), its simply a story of one cute but rather sad little bird looking for his mother.

Ultimately it's a simple, if slightly oblique story of adoption. The real question is whether your child will like the story. I can only say that my daughter loves the story of Choco. It was the first book my daughter wanted me to read to her at night and, it was at her insistence that I then read it to her every night for four months. For my daughter the regular repetition of Choco was probably comforting, I am not sure I can echo her sentiment.

Given my daughter's view, I am a strong advocate of the book. However I am delighted that in the last three weeks my daughter has finally stoppped asking for me to read Choco at bedtime and is wanting to hear new stories.

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SmileyKatie

Fantastic book for families with a difference

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 3, 2018

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A really lovely book with beautiful illustrations, reinforcing the message that families come in all shapes and sizes and just because physical resemblance is missing, love overcomes. Perfect for our transracially adopted children to enjoy. Excellent value, really sturdy and will withstand lots of toddler reading!

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