"Why me?"

"Does anybody really care about me?"

"Who will be my family?"

These are just a few of the questions with which foster and adopted children struggle.  "How Micah Helped Build a Family" is a wonderful book to begin the dialogue about the changes that take place with a child in foster care.

 Micah has many questions for such a young boy.  As a child who has lived with his biological mother, foster parents and eventually adoptive parents, he needs a great deal of reassurance.  "How Micah Helped Build a Family" gives simple yet necessary explanations for many of the events which have occurred in the child's journey to his permanent adoptive home.  Most importantly, it helps the child to accept that all of the significant adults in his life loved him, and truly did want what was best for him.

This book is geared toward young children (ages 2-8) and deals with the emotions and issues that surround foster care and adoption.   How Micah Helped Build a Family  portrays the biological mother with sensitivity.  The book also gently reassures the child that (s)he is loved and will be taken care of forever by the family adopting him/her.  It includes an introduction by Dr. Laura Saunders, Licensed Psychologist, and twenty-eight beautifully detailed black and white illustrations.

Description:  32 page, black and white illustrations, soft cover book.  Dimensions: 8"X10"                                                                                                                   Retail price $12.59.   Current website price- $9.95.                                                         Copyright 2003 Deirdre Goldsmith.  ISBN:  1-4120-1369-0

Discount for ordering five or more books!

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