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32 pp.
March, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7613-1597-7$$16.95
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LibraryISBN 0-7613-2661-8$$23.90
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Peter Catalanotto.
In this moving picture book about adoption, a mother and father tell their son how much they wanted him and how eagerly they awaited his arrival. The artwork, which features Caucasian parents and a Hispanic boy, begins with the son at high school graduation and shows him gradually getting younger until he is adopted as an infant, a thematic technique that emphasizes the enduring nature of the parents' love.