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Sweet Moon Baby: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Henry Clark

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Sweet Moon Baby: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Henry Clark

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(See The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale tile.)

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juvenile fiction / people & places / asia

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This is the story of one baby's journey from her birth parents in China, who dream of a better life for their daughter, to her adoptive parents on the other side of the world, who dream of the life they can give her.A turtle, a peacock, a monkey, a panda, and some fish shepherd the baby as ...

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Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo

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Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo

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(See We Wanted You tile.)

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Students will choose one of the following books to read as part of a literature circle:

-Jake's Orphan, by Peggy Brooke
-Dave at Night, by Gail Carson Levine
-The Ocean Within, by V.M. Caldwell

Students will use double-entry journals to organize their thinking to prepare for literature circle discussions.  As a group, literature circle members will create a poster depicting how adoption was portrayed in the book they read, how family and adoption was defined by the time period of the book, and how the characters viewed family and adoption.  New groups will then be formed with members from each of the literature circles to share their posters and discuss similarities and differences in how adoption is portrayed in each novel.

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012 Movie)

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012 Movie)

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After viewing this movie, students will form small groups of 3-4 to engage in discussion using the following prompts:

-How does not having a family affect the main character?
-How does finding a family affect the main character?
-What does the adoptee hope to gain from finding a family?
-What does the adoptive family hope to gain from adopting a child?
-How does the adoption portrayed in this movie reflect the beliefs about and attitudes toward adoption during the era in which it is set?  How does it defy society's expectations?

Groups will contribute their conclusions to posters dedicated to each question and arranged around the classroom.  In carousel-style, groups will add their thoughts to each poster.  When each movie has been viewed and analyzed (Anne of Green Gables, Annie, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green), the class's comments will be synthesized into a matrix comparing their analysis of each film and era.

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: family issues

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juvenile fiction / social themes / emotions & feelings

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personal & social issues: family issues (children's / teenage)

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"Rose dreamed of her baby every night . . . She couldn't wait to share hugs and giggles." Every child is born from the heart-whether or not the mother gave birth to that baby. This poetic and magical parable celebrates the richness of family as Rose and Charlie embark on the sea...

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Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Katz

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Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Katz

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children's / teenage fiction: general fiction

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children's / teenage personal & social issues: family issues

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early learning / early learning concepts

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personal & social issues: family issues (children's / teenage)

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An affirming story about international adoption, based on the author's own experience with her daughter.A magical, reassuring story of one adoptive family's beginnings, told in words and pictures that are just right for the youngest child.

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We Wanted You, by Liz Rosenberg and Peter Catalanotto

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We Wanted You, by Liz Rosenberg and Peter Catalanotto

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Students may choose to read one of the following picturebooks:

-We Wanted You, by Liz Rosenberg and Peter Catalanotto
-Born From the Heart, by Berta Serrano
-Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Katz
-I Love You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose Lewis
-Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo

After finishing the book, students will discuss their reactions in small groups. How does the author's portrayal support or neglect the voices of each member of the adoption triad? Students will work together to revise the books (with attention to both the text and the illustrations) with the intention of giving voice to members of the triad not currently represented in the narrative.

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The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, by Grace Lin

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The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, by Grace Lin

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This book is dedicated to "all the children adopted, the parents who loved them but could not keep them, and the parents who traveled far to find them."  How are all members of the adoption triad represented in this book?

After reading this book and Sweet Moon Baby: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Henry Clark, students will create their own fairy tales telling the story of an adoption.  Students will also submit a short commentary on their fairy tale, explaining the decisions they made in how they portrayed the adoption story.

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family & home stories (children's / teenage)

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juvenile fiction / fairy tales & folklore / general

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A king and queen should be full of joy and contentment, but they both feel a strange pain that worsens every day. Then a peddler's magic spectacles reveal a red thread pulling at each of their hearts. The king and queen know they must follow the thread.

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After reading this short picturebook that details how the adoptive parents prepared for the day they would meet their child, students will create a copycat book that imagines what preparations the birth family might have made for the day they said goodbye to their baby.

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the day we met you (aladdin picture books)

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The Day We Met You (Aladdin Picture Books)

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The Day We Met You (Aladdin Picture Books) [Phoebe Koehler] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mom and Dad recount the exciting day when they adopted their baby

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I Love You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose Lewis

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I Love You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose Lewis

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(See We Wanted You tile.)