Waiting for May
Illustrator
Janet Morgan Stoeke
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9780525470984
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young boy looks forward to the day when a new sister, who will be adopted from China, joins his family.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial adopted child; adoptive family; adoptive brother; international adoption; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2005 Ages 5 to 9
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Keywords
brothers and sisters; China; social worker; adoption application; preparation; paperwork; questions
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Stoeke, Janet Morgan, "Waiting for May" (2005). Diverse Families. 381.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/381