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We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families
Popular author-illustrator Parr illustrates the rewards of family ties in this heartfelt, supportive book geared toward adopted children and their parents. In each double-page spread, Parr completes the phrase “We belong together because . . .” with poignant explanations that touch upon basic, tangible needs (“You needed a home . . . and I had one to share”) as well as emotional ones: “You needed someone to say ‘I love you’ . . . and we had love to give. Now we all have someone to kiss goodnight.” As in Parr’s The Family Book (2003), cheerful, friendly artwork, with thickly outlined forms and characters and a bold rainbow palette, inclusively depicts an array of children and families—including one with a single parent and one with two dads—and emphasizes the rewards of adoption for adults and children alike. Apart from the subtitle, the text never uses the word adoption nor refers to the adoption process, keeping the focus squarely on the universal joys of sharing hearth and heart. (more…) Tags: Adopted, Adoption, adoption books, Children, Childrens Adoption Books, Families, Family, single parentRelated posts10 CommentsLeave a comment |
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong message
While the colors and illustrations are nice, the message in this book is “you’re so lucky to have us.” It left a bad taste in my mouth.
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We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families
As an adoptee & an adoptive mother I found this book insulting. It places the adoptee in a deficit position right from the word go as it is all based on them needing something &…
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Definite Waste of Money
Disjointed. I have no idea how this got published. With all the great books out there on adoption, and just for a good read, avoid this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of our favorite books!
My two year old’s Must Read nightly book!
Adopted from foster care in 2008 (along with his brother and sister), I add a few words here and there, such as “you needed a safe…
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We Belong Together
We just adopted 3 siblings…ages 6, 5, & 4. This book as well as the other Todd Parr books we’ve purchased are fantastic!
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Paperwork Pregnant and loving this book!
This is a fabulous book! It was a present from a friend when we started our adoption paperwork and since then I’ve shared it with a social worker friend who has 2 adopted grade…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Learning about families
I am an adoptive parent and I think this book is cute and sends a great message. My 19 month old son loves the bright illustrations and someday soon he will love to hear the story…
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Oops
I love the illustrations, but as many other reviews said, the message is so one sided and sad. It gives the feeling that the child should be grateful to be adopted.
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what is a family?
We belong together. This book tell the story of all types of families with many different colors and sizes.
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Great for kids
I read this book to my son, adopted from Russia at age 3. I felt the message was very appropriate, simple to read, and conveyed how much all of us need each other.