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32 pp.
| Barefoot |
September, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-84686-047-8$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Josée Masse.
In heartfelt, if sometimes awkward verse, an adoptive mother tells her Chinese-born daughter about her unknown birth mother, comparing the roles both mothers play in the child's life and delivering a positive message about their "two different kinds of love." While occasionally sentimental, the illustrations feature some attractive mother-daughter images, several with the birth mother's benign face hidden in the landscape.