Nini
Illustrator
Francois Thisdale
Publisher
Tundra Books
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781770492707
Pages
40 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Long before Nini was born, she was in a safe place where a familiar voice promised her a loving home. But once she was born, that soft voice was replaced by the words of care givers in an orphanage. Though they were kind, Nini missed the soft voice and the promises it made. Then, one day, a man and a woman on the other side of the world learned that their dreams were about to come true. They would finally have a baby to love. When they all met, Nini once again heard a soft voice, as reassuring and as loving as the first, and trusted that the promises had come true. But her first memory was never lost--it remained an echo for her to share with her parents in her new home.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive family; international adoption
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
adoptive family
Keywords
infertility; orphanage; China
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Thisdale, Francois, "Nini" (2011). Diverse Families. 614.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/614