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A look at adoption from the child's point of view, in which Sam explores how babies are born, how children grow, what makes people different and what makes them the same.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
PreS-Gr 2Samantha tells about her daily life and her memories, including being told that she was adopted and, later, being shown a book about how babies are born and learning that ``I did not grow inside Mommy's uterus. I grew in another woman's uterus'' and, still later, asking and being told how she was adopted (a closed adoption through an agency, placement at one week). Samantha is smiling in all of the 28 cartoon-style illustrations in which readers can see her face (except one of her as a week-old baby looking startled by the camera, one as a baby asleep, and one as a toddler intently rolling a ball). She is never sad, cranky, or even pensive. Her parents are always smiling. The pictures she draws are of smiling people. In the five-page introduction for parents, Cole says that ``The important thing is to create a loving atmosphere in which children's feelingsboth positive and negativecan be shared openly over time.'' However, not a single negative feeling is mentioned, or even hinted at in the book itself. This title will not encourage open sharing of feelings, and could even be harmful to adopted children by reinforcing the idea that they have to be cheerful, no matter what, in order to be accepted by their adoptive family. It holds the parents to an unreal standard too. Fred Rogers's Let's Talk about It: Adoption (Putnam, 1995), while vague on some points, does show a normal range of feelings. Betty Lifton's Tell Me a Real Adoption Story (Knopf, 1994) includes the birthmother as a person with feelings, not just a uterus.Nancy Schimmel, formerly of San Mateo County Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Cole's (The Magic School Bus series; How You Were Born) cheerful, informative approach to adoption is at the heart of this picture book, which not only meets special needs but is perfect for sharing in any family. Young Samantha, who directs her comments to the reader, tells one of her favorite storiesthe story of how she was adopted. Mommy and Daddy have told her, ``We had so much love, we wanted to share it with a child and be a family.'' Samantha goes on to explain how her parents worked with an adoption counselor and waited a long time. The tale includes important biological information as well: ``I did not grow inside Mommy's uterus. I grew in another woman's uterus.'' Skillfully combining Samantha's natural curiosity, the love and joy felt by her family, and scientific facts, the tone is open and projects Samantha's confidence and self-acceptance. An extensive note to families at the beginning is supportive without being preachy or prescriptive. Chambliss's (We're Going on a Trip) exuberant watercolors feature a cast of relaxed, perpetually smiling figures that sustain a friendly and positive mood throughout. Ages 4-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A young girl tells her adoption story, including how she was born from her birth mother's uterus. She also explains which special aspects of her personality she had at birth and which she developed while growing up in her family. The text and the appealing watercolors present a positive, open approach to talking with children about adoption. A helpful note to parents appears at the front of the book. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 4-7. This picture book about adoption is much better than Fred Rogers' Let's Talk about It: Adoption (1995), which gives a warm view of families but isn't much help in explaining what adoption is and how it happens. And it doesn't have the obvious underlying agenda of Betty Lifton's Tell Me a Real Adoption Story (1994), with its strong plea for open adoption. Cole expertly negotiates a middle course that provides children with some excellent, age-appropriate background on adoption within the context of a slight but satisfying fictional profile of a happy, energetic child growing up in a loving home. Chambliss' sweet illustrations add warmth to little Samantha's telling, which follows her from birth--" before I was adopted, I was born" (a baby's birth is tastefully pictured)--to her placement by an adoption counselor and evolution into a child with a strong self-concept, shaped, in part, by two caring parents. In a several-page preface written for parents, Cole encourages grown-ups to communicate honestly with their children and explains what she hopes to achieve in the telling of her story. It's pretty safe to say that she achieves a great deal. (Reviewed August 1995)0688119298Stephanie Zvirin