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Emma's Story
Story by Deborah Hodge
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
   

Were you adopted from China? Emma was. In Grandmother's kitchen, Emma and her big brother Sam are making cookies. They decorate them to look like the people in their family. Emma's cookie is the only one with dark raisin eyes and black licorice hair.

Looking different makes Emma feel sad. So Grandma invites Emma to listen to Emma's adoption story again. They cuddle up in a comfy old chair with Emma's toy panda, which came with her all the way from China. They look at Emma's life story book while Grandma tells about Emma's welcome into the family. Grandma says, "It's not how we look that makes us a family.... It's how we love each other."

(This review was written by Adoption Clubhouse Staff)