tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post4792240146776920098..comments2024-03-18T09:53:12.654-04:00Comments on MotherReader: We Belong Together: Adoption MonthMotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-50715395604153599442007-11-20T09:43:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:43:00.000-05:00This looks like a great book. And another wonderf...This looks like a great book. And another wonderful adoption book is a picture book titled THE THREE NAMES OF ME by Mary Cummings. It's told from the point of view of an upper elementary age child, who is trying to integrate the various aspects of who she is, represented by three names: one given her at the Chinese orphanage, one by her American parents, and a third that she imagines was whispered to her by her birth mother. It's not only powerful, but lyrical and lovely in both text and pictures, and is unusual in that it's about an older child's feelings about her long-ago adoption-- not just about how the parents wanted a child and how the baby came to them, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-86215198877099837562007-11-19T23:23:00.000-05:002007-11-19T23:23:00.000-05:00My oldest son arrived from Korea almost exactly 21...My oldest son arrived from Korea almost exactly 21 years ago this month. How did I manage to miss that November is National Adoption month?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I can still remember the night they put him in our arms and we drove home--new parents and in love. I wish there had been as many lovely books about adoption when he was little as there are now.<BR/><BR/>This one looks lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-7084670782172662032007-11-19T17:35:00.000-05:002007-11-19T17:35:00.000-05:00I'd say not exactly, but there is a picture of two...I'd say not exactly, but there is a picture of two woman who could be - in theory - the birth mom and the adopting mom. Since the author never names the people in the picture by role, I think it opens up a lot of interpretation. Like the man and woman picture could be used as "look, there's your mom and Uncle Fred kissing you good night." Creativity is the key.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-92088449117122443452007-11-19T15:43:00.000-05:002007-11-19T15:43:00.000-05:00Great review! I have been wanting to get a look at...Great review! I have been wanting to get a look at this book. I am wondering if the first parents of adopted children are included in the illustrations or text? Is there a family that includes members of the adopted child's original family as part of their circle of important people? That's the kind of adoption/family book I am looking for...Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.com