Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story
Illustrator
Heather Burrill
Publisher
Asia Press
Publication Year
2001
ISBN
9780968835401
Pages
32 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rosie's family is a story about belonging in a family regardless of differences. Rosie is a beagle who was adopted by schnauzers. She feels different from the rest of the family and sets forth many questions that children who were adopted may have.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive family; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family
Main Character
female dog
Race/Ethnicities
Dogs
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
looking different; feelings; dogs; questions; Schnauzers; Beagle
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rosove, Lori, "Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story" (2001). Diverse Families. 364.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/364