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Book Review: In My Heart, by Molly Bang

by Pam Connell

08 Nov 2009 09:12 PM

I finally have my wish, which I blogged about nearly three years ago, to see pictures of adoptive families in books that aren't specifically about adoption. In My Heart, by author-illustrator Molly Bang, is a wonderful author and illustrator who has received three Caldecott Honors.

Media Review: Follow that Bird!

by Pam Connell

23 Sep 2009 08:37 PM

I consider myself a book-lover, frugal, and responsible about other people's property. Thus it may surprise you that, upon finding and reading a book in the church nursery, I ripped it up. By hand. Into tiny little pieces.

Book Review: Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles

by Pam Connell

16 Sep 2009 04:34 PM

Sometimes a book comes along that manages to write about a single experience, but one that is so ubiquitous that we think, "Why didn't anyone write a book like this before?" Star of the Week: a Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles is based on the authors' own daughter.

Book Review: Weaving a Family Untangling Race and Adoption

by Pam Connell

04 Sep 2009 10:04 PM

Barbara Katz Rothman is a sociologist. Much of her work has focused on the meaning of motherhood-ranging from studies of the modern midwifery movement, to the consumer pressure to buy for one's offspring, to the Human Genome Project and the impact of genetics on identity and culture.

Book Review: a Koala for Katie

by Pam Connell

02 Sep 2009 04:59 PM

A Mother for Choco and A Koala for Katie are both books emphasizing that, while it is sad that first parents sometimes cannot care for children, the children can be happy with other parents.

Book Review: Nikolai, the Only Bear

by Pam Connell

28 Aug 2009 02:23 PM

Nikolai, the Only Bear is a story about a bear who lives in an orphanage (in Russia. Nikolai is the only bear in the orphanage. He is three years old. He tries to play with the other children, but they are afraid of him.

Book Review: The White Swan Express

by Pam Connell

25 Aug 2009 09:33 PM

As the sun rises over North America, four diverse households greet the day anticipating the same great event. At the same time, the moon rises over China, and four little ones go to sleep.

Book Review: Made in China

by Pam Connell

19 Jul 2009 02:14 PM

Two years ago, I wrote about books for kids who were adopted from China. Since then, there has been a veritable explosion of new books on the subject.

Another Book for Middle-Grade Boys!

by Pam Connell

24 Jun 2009 12:37 AM

Mike Lupica is fast becoming as well-known for his middle-grade novels-in particular, the Comeback Kids series-- as for his sports writing and broadcasting. Safe at Home is a book about baseball, friends, parents' expectations, and fitting in.



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ttstevens says...

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