Book Review: Pachinko
This book tackles lots of issues specific to the situation of Zainichi, but I had the feeling that many people born from foreign parents in a third country could understand and identify as well.
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There’s Somebody in My Room: Book Review
What could possibly go wrong when you leave a child with a vivid imagination all alone in his bedroom at night? Apparently a lot can happen before sleep finally takes …
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French Children’s book on being adopted – Toute Petite Souris: English-French Book Review
Toute Petite Souris (« Very little Mouse » in French) by French author Kimiko.
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Ahni and her Dancing Secret: Book Review
Mainstream books where the main characters simply happen to be of color, matter-of-factly, send powerful messages to their readers. It is extremely empowering for young readers of color to see the lead character in a book look like them.
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A World of Cookies for Santa: Book Review
In ‘A World of Cookies for Santa,’ readers get to read about how Santa (and how he is known as in different parts of the world) is welcomed with numerous delicious treats.
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Book Review: The Open-Hearted Way To Open Adoption by Lori Holden with Crystal Hass
If you are an adoptive parent like me, chances are you have stumbled on Lori’s essays on Adoptive Families magazine, read her advice columns on Open Adoption, or checked her …
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Beautiful Rainbow World
The 78 pages of this photography book are just as beautiful as the cover. Every page features little boys and girls from different countries, some of them in their traditional …
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