| We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr |
WE BELONG TOGETHER by Todd Parr
Release Date: 11/1/07
Publisher: Little, Brown
Pages: 32
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Although WE BELONG TOGETHER is geared towards adoptive
parents and their children, any family can benefit from reading
the book, especially if done so together. Although I've read
some negative reviews about the book, statements made that it
gives the wrong message to adopted children, I don't think
that's the case at all.
Both of my children have, at one time or another, asked why
they were our kids and not someone elses. How is it that we
became their parents, and not the parents of some other
children? For younger children, who don't know all of the
details of how becoming a parent works, this is a valid question.
My answer has always been the same as the one Todd Parr
provides within the pages of the bright, bold, beautifully
illustrated WE BELONG TOGETHER: because you needed
love, and I had a lot to give.
This book, although it doesn't mention birth parents, makes the
act of adoption a two-way street: both child and parent need
something (love, learning, shelter, fun & laughter), and both
have things to give in return (a hug & a kiss, knowledge, safety).
I think that this is a great book for adopted families, especially
when read together. But all families will enjoy it, and the
positive message of love and acceptance that it gives.
Release Date: 11/1/07
Publisher: Little, Brown
Pages: 32
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
Although WE BELONG TOGETHER is geared towards adoptive
parents and their children, any family can benefit from reading
the book, especially if done so together. Although I've read
some negative reviews about the book, statements made that it
gives the wrong message to adopted children, I don't think
that's the case at all.
Both of my children have, at one time or another, asked why
they were our kids and not someone elses. How is it that we
became their parents, and not the parents of some other
children? For younger children, who don't know all of the
details of how becoming a parent works, this is a valid question.
My answer has always been the same as the one Todd Parr
provides within the pages of the bright, bold, beautifully
illustrated WE BELONG TOGETHER: because you needed
love, and I had a lot to give.
This book, although it doesn't mention birth parents, makes the
act of adoption a two-way street: both child and parent need
something (love, learning, shelter, fun & laughter), and both
have things to give in return (a hug & a kiss, knowledge, safety).
I think that this is a great book for adopted families, especially
when read together. But all families will enjoy it, and the
positive message of love and acceptance that it gives.