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Every Year on Your Birthday (Review)

July 24, 2018by RTB Leave a comment

Every Year On Your Birthday Authors: Rose Lewis, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) Ranking: ★★★★☆ Plot Summary: This is the sequel to I Love You Like Crazy Cakes and is a beautiful narrative […]

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Not Quite Narwhal (Review)

June 3, 2018by RTB 4 Comments

Not Quite Narwhal  Author and Illustrator: Jessie Sima Ranking:  Plot Summary: “Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his family. […]

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Book Reviews, Children's Books Reviews, For Adoptive Parents

The Political Economy of Violence Against Women (Review)

February 17, 2018by RTB 4 Comments

Jacqui True. The Political Economy of Violence Against Women. New York, NY. Oxford University Press. First Edition. 2012: 192. Gender based violence is the leading cause of death of women […]

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Emma’s Story (Review)

February 4, 2018by RTB Leave a comment

Emma’s Story Authors: Deborah Hodge, Song Nan Zhang (Illustrator) Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Plot Summary: Emma and her brother are making cookies at their grandma’s house when she notices that she is the […]

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Finding Joy (Review)

August 3, 2014by RTB 15 Comments

Finding Joy Authors: Marion Coste, Yong Chen (Illustrator) Ranking: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot: Finding Joy is about a baby who is abandoned in China and about a Caucasian family who wants another child. […]

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Tina Traster a.k.a Tina Travesty

May 31, 2014by RTB 56 Comments

(Image removed due to subject’s personal threat of law suit.) This post is prompted by my recent visit to Barnes & Noble, which is now carrying the book Rescuing Julia Twice: […]

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I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (Review)

March 27, 2014by RTB 9 Comments

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Authors: Rose Lewis, Jane Dyer (illustrator) Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Plot Summary: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes tells the story of a baby in China and […]

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KIDS LIKE ME IN CHINA (Review)

February 4, 2014by RTB 2 Comments

  Authors: Ying Ying Fry and Amy Klazkin, Photography by Ying Ying Fry, Brian Boyd, and Terry M. Fry Rating: ★★★★★ Plot Summary:  Kids Like Me in China is about an eight […]

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Book Reviews, Children's Books Reviews, For Adoptive Parents

Star of the Week (Review)

December 7, 2013by RTB 7 Comments

Star of the Week Authors: Darlene Friedman, Roger Roth (Illustrator)  Rating: ★★★★☆ Plot Summary: Star of the Week is a book recommended for children ages 5 – 9 and is about a little […]

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Motherbridge of Love (Review)

October 21, 2013by RTB 8 Comments

Motherbridge of Love Authors:   Xinran Xue, Josée Masse (Illustrator) Ranking: ★★★☆☆ Plot Summary: This book is a short poem, explaining to adopted children that they have two important women who have shaped their lives […]

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