Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
Illustrator
Yumi Heo
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780375847189
Pages
40 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young girl eagerly awaits the arrival of her newly-adopted sister from Korea, while her whole family prepares.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; international adoption; adopted child; adoptive parents; adoptive sibling; adoptive sister; adoptive family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Korean American
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Christopher Award, 2010, Winner
Parents' Choice Award, 2009, Silver, Picture Book
Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy, 2010
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2010 Ages 5 and under
Choices, 2010 Picture Books for Babies,Toddlers, and Preschooler
Coping with Change: Selected Books for Children, 2012 Oh Baby! Arrival of a New Sibling
Keywords
family life; sisters; families; Korean American; calendar; preparation; airplane
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Heo, Yumi, "Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story" (2009). Diverse Families. 270.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/270