One Wonderful You: A Unique Book for Adopted People of All Ages

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Summary: It Takes Two Families
Review: As the Executive Director of an adoption agency, I see many adoption books throughout the year, and One Wonderful You stood out as exceptional in many ways. The messages it imparts are vital - knowing the story of your adoption, and presenting birth parents in a positive light. I particularly like the fact that the simple line drawings can be colored in by the children. I encourage my families to have the children color in pictures of birth parents to resemble themselves - as this helps the children to understand why their physical features are sometimes different from those of their parents. I highly recommend this book to all adoptive parents, as its theme is fundamental: "It takes two families to make One Wonderful You".

Rating:
Summary: It Takes Two Families
Review: As the Executive Director of an adoption agency, I see many adoption books throughout the year, and One Wonderful You stood out as exceptional in many ways. The messages it imparts are vital - knowing the story of your adoption, and presenting birth parents in a positive light. I particularly like the fact that the simple line drawings can be colored in by the children. I encourage my families to have the children color in pictures of birth parents to resemble themselves - as this helps the children to understand why their physical features are sometimes different from those of their parents. I highly recommend this book to all adoptive parents, as its theme is fundamental: "It takes two families to make One Wonderful You".

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Summary: A Healthy Look at Genes VS Environment
Review: I believe that MS Portnoy tells it like it is. I felt that any adopted person would read the book and say "that makes sense", and maybe understand the process a little better. The illustrator did a great job in conveying the message through pictures. I have purchased this book for several people, relatives and friends that have been involved with adoption and so far everyone has loved it. I hope that Ms Portnoy follows up with additional books. Thank you.

Rating:
Summary: A Healthy Look at Genes VS Environment
Review: I believe that MS Portnoy tells it like it is. I felt that any adopted person would read the book and say "that makes sense", and maybe understand the process a little better. The illustrator did a great job in conveying the message through pictures. I have purchased this book for several people, relatives and friends that have been involved with adoption and so far everyone has loved it. I hope that Ms Portnoy follows up with additional books. Thank you.

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Summary: How wonderful and unique it is to be adopted.
Review: This is the first book,written for children and their parents that put in the most simplest terms how special it is to be chosen and adopted. It help the child see the importance of both the adopted parents and biological parents,and the connection that he/she has with both. This book should be on every adopted child's book shelf. It makes the introducing the word "adoption" easy and understandable for the child. I commend the author for her empathy of the subject of adoption.