Yafi's Family: An Ethiopian Boys Journey of Love, Loss, and Adoption
Illustrator
Jay Spivey Gilchrist
Publisher
Amharic Kids
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780979748141
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Yafi's family recalls his adoption from Ethiopia with stories, memories, and photographs.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD660L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Adoption; Interracial; Bicultural; adopted child; adoptive family; adoptive siblings; interracial/transracial adoption; international adoption; interracial family; bicultural child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Ethiopian / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 2011, Winner, Multicultural And International
Keywords
grandparent and child; Ethiopia; orphanage; birth family; pictures; embracing the past; memories
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pettitt, Linda and Darrow, Sharon, "Yafi's Family: An Ethiopian Boys Journey of Love, Loss, and Adoption" (2010). Diverse Families. 432.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/432