Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story
Illustrator
Shawn Costello Brownell
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Publication Year
2000
ISBN
9780807552346
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Elizabeth, who was born in China, describes the family who has adopted her and tries to sort out her feelings for her unknown mother.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
360L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive family; interracial/transracial adoption; international adoption
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Chinese) / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2001 Contemporary Concerns
Keywords
questions; curiosity; birth mother; China; China's one child policy; sibling; feelings
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Peacock, Carol Antoinette, "Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story" (2000). Diverse Families. 605.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/605