Summary
This book by Hoda Kotb and illustrated by Suzie Mason is a beautiful story that Hoda wrote for her daughter that she adopted. This book is poetic and shows the everlasting love between parents and children no matter if they were adopted or born to their parents. It is beautifully written and illustrated.
Theme(s):
Family, Adversity, Love
Personal Response
This book is absolutely beautiful. From its song like story to its illustrations it is just amazing. It is so great to have a book that represents the love between parents and children no matter how they came to be a family. Not only does it show what family is, it shows not all families are the same and that is completely alright.
Teaching Ideas
I would read this book to a younger class like Pre-K or Kindergarten. We would then have a class discussion about our families, we would find out how they are alike and how they are different. I would then have the students complete a small project on their family and then we would have presentations. The project could be a drawing of their family which we all could compare and contrast to the other drawings.
Recommended Reading Level
Birth-PreK, Grade 01
