Families are Forever
Illustrator
John McCoy
Publisher
As Simple As That
Publication Year
2003
ISBN
9780972866606
Pages
34 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rain meets Bo and her new "forever" Mom and they become a brand new family. Families are Forever is a heartwarming tale about family love and beginnings. The story introduces Rain, a nearly six year old Chinese-American adopted girl, and tells how she found her 'forever family,' a single mother in America.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Single parent; Interracial; adopted child; international adoption; adoptive mother; single mother; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese American / White
Family Formation
adoptive single mother
Keywords
Chinese American; hippo; stuffed animal; adoption story; different features; China
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Shemin, Craig, "Families are Forever" (2003). Diverse Families. 322.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/322