Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Great Book!, 2008-05-01
This book explains foster adoption very well. My niece loves this book and has told me that the child we are adopting she is going to adopt them as well, as a sister. I guess if I can be the Mom then she doesn't have to be a cousin she is going to be the sister. Very good four year old logic. It is a great book, I love the use of animals instead of people doesn't make the process seem scary and has good messages for everyone involved in an adoption.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Very helfpul for kids adopted from foster care, 2008-02-19
There are so few children's books for kids adopted past infancy! This is a good one for children adopted at older ages, who were removed from their birth families. I agree with another reviewer that having the illustrations in color would have been a better choice. br / br /Another children's book that deals with these issues is Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights (Kids Are Important Series). It is not a fictional story, but explains different ways that families change (including having new foster or adoptive parents, etc.). br / br /My daughter asked to hear Zachary's New Home several times. In fact, I had to buy a second copy after misplacing the first one, because she kept asking for it. I 'edited out' the part about Zachary running away from his adoptive parents. Basically this book is a very useful resource for families who have adopted from foster care. br / br /Christine Mitchell, author and illustrator of: br /Welcome Home, Forever Child: A Celebration of Children Adopted as Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond, and author of Adoption Awareness in School Assignments: A Guide for Parents and Educators

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

great story, black/white images, pre-read 1st, 2007-12-30
I adopted twins from the foster care system, ordered this book, and was very excited to read it to them. They were 4 years old at the time and had been living with me about a year. However, I do recommend that adoptive parents pre-read the book 1st. br / There is a part in the story when the kitten gets in trouble and runs away from his adoptive parents to go look for his birth parents.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

From an adoptive parent's perspective, 2006-12-21
We are in the process of adoptiong 2 children, ages 3 and 4, from the foster care system. We have found this book to be an excellent tool for helping our children understand their story and begin to heal from their wounds. Other books on adoption for children are based on the premise that they were adopted at birth, which has confused our kids because they have been in foster care for as long as they can remember and therefore these books are not always relevant. Zachary's new home has been exactly what they needed!

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Great Story, Not So Great Book, 2003-05-19
Read all the other reviews for the story context. It is a good story HOWEVER it is all black and white. This book could of been so much better with a little imagination and color. I was extremely disappointed to find the pictures gray, dull and lifeless. This book would be so much better with colorful pictures and text.