Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Illustrator
Laura Cornell
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780060245283
Pages
40 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young girl asks her parents to tell her again the cherished family story of her birth and adoption.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD1080L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive parents; adoptive family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Capitol Choices, 1996 Ages (7 and Under)
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1996
Lasting Connections, 1996
School Library Journal Best Books, 1996
Keywords
babies; infants; read along; adoption story; airplane; travel; dog; phone
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Curtis, Jamie Lee, "Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born" (1996). Diverse Families. 536.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/536