Adoption is for Always
Publisher
A. Whitman
Publication Year
1986
ISBN
9780807501856
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger and insecurity, her parents help her accept her feelings and celebrate their love for her by making her adoption day a family holiday. Includes factual information about the adoption process.
Grade Level
K-3, 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adoptive parents; adoption process; adopted child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
acceptance; anger; fear; adoption day; love
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Walvoord, Linda and Friedman, Judith, "Adoption is for Always" (1986). Diverse Families. 28.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/28