Sweet Moon Baby
Illustrator
Patrice Barton
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780375857096
Pages
32 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The smiling moon watches over a baby girl in China whose parents love her but cannot take care of her, and guides a childless couple that lives far away to the daughter for whom they yearn.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted baby; adoptive family; international adoption; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family
Main Character
female baby
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Keywords
moon; infant; new parents; basket; animals; river; journey
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Clark, Karen Henry, "Sweet Moon Baby" (2010). Diverse Families. 354.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/354