What Do We Think About Adoption?
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This issue’s cover is from a stunning new picture book, Mary’s Secret by David McKee (Andersen Press, 0 86264 909 9, £9.99). An ecological fable about doing without cars, McKee’s story with its bright pictures full of well observed detail is set within Mary’s cheerful family and at her school. His bold, painterly illustrations use the page so confidently and dextrously that their quirky, decorative perspectives seem entirely natural. Thanks to Andersen Press for their help in producing this September cover.
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What Do We Think About Adoption?
Consciously multi-racial in approach, this book with large print and quality photographs will be useful in classrooms and as a discussion tool with adopted children. Fostering as well as adoption is explained, and while the information is basic, it is also reassuring. Perhaps it could have been made clear that not all birth parents want to meet their birth children – and vice versa. Good notes for parents and teachers, a list of information sources and an index make the book accessible.
