Book description
Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not.
Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't…
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2 authors picked A Mother for Choco as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A Mother for Choco is a classic in the world of adoption books. Told through the lens of a bird looking for his mama, children learn that not all family members look alike! So many foster and adoptive children (and even the children of multi-ethnic birth families!) struggle to identify their place in a family that looks different from them. This story helps to shape the idea that family members can have different hair color, skin color, height, and other varying features from the parents or siblings of the home—and still be family. This is so powerful and important for…
From Marcy's list on for foster and adoptive families.
As an adoptive parent, A Mother For Choco tugs at my heart. It is an adorable story of a little bird looking for a mother but unable to find anyone who looks just like him. Along the way, he meets Mrs. Bear, who cares for him as a mother would. She brings him home to meet her other children – a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator. Keiko Kasza’s story celebrates family diversity and reinforces the idea that families come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
From Tanya's list on diversity & inclusion.
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