Mishka: An Adoption Tale
Illustrator
Miranda R. Meuller
Publisher
DRT Press
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9781933084015
Pages
32 pages
Genre
toy realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Mo is a teddy bear in an airport gift shop, chosen to go on a journey to meet his new best friend, Yuri. Mo has lots of questions once he gets to his destination: Where is he? What's a mishka? And will he and Yuri finally have a real home and a family?
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive parents; international adoption
Main Character
male teddy bear
Race/Ethnicities
Russian / White; Teddy Bear
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
Russian American children; teddy bears; airport; gift shop; bonding; embassy; new home
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bashista, Adrienne Ehlert, "Mishka: An Adoption Tale" (2007). Diverse Families. 513.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/513