Finding Joy by Marion Coste
We give it 2.5 out of 5 stars
You can read it here on Google Books.
Here is a summary from the book flap:
When Shu-Li is born, her mother and father wrap her in a blanket and take her to town. The government says that a family is allowed to only have one child. So they lay Shu-li on the ground beneath a bridge. On her blanket they pin a note that reads 'this is our Shu-li. Please take care of her. No room for girls.' Fortunately, Shu-li is found and taken to an orphanage. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a husband and wife in North America hope to adopt a baby from China. Marion Coste's moving story of a mother who makes the long journey to a faraway land to meet her new baby is tenderly illustrated by Yong Chen.
Our Thoughts: We love that her birth parents gave her a special red blanket that was passed along with her. However, the adoptive family put the red blanket away in a chest until "the time seems right" to tell her about it. We want an open adoption where we can keep in contact with the birth parents and where our child feels comfortable to ask us about adoption. It won't be a special conversation reserved for when the time is right, but rather he/she will know about their adoption story and can feel open to asking us questions anytime they come up. We do love that it shows how excited the brothers were to adopt.
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