'Welcome Home, Forever Child' was written and illustrated by Christine Mitchell. It tells the story of a family who adopts an older child (older being a toddler or pre-schooler). The book is written in a poetic, iambic pentameter style, which makes it very appealing to younger children.

"Christine's inspiration for writing the book came after she and her husband adopted their younger daughter from foster care when she was four. 'I was disappointed by the scarcity of picture books depicting adoptive families like ours,' says Christine."

What makes the story even more fun is that the 'family' is actually a family of cats who wear funky, human clothes. Though it's lighthearted, the book conveys a positive message as the parents promise to love their new child forever. Read more at AdoptionBlogs.com.

Labels: adoptive_families, older_children, support