As a book-lover, I have thousands (literally) of children's books. In that assortment, I have a number of adoption-related and/or culturally appropriate books for my children adopted from all over the world. I promise not to bore you with reviewing ALL of our books, but I will be working on reviewing ones that relate to either adoption, Africa, or both.

"Fire on the Mountain" is a children's... more

Here are two cute children's book by Audrey Penn. The Kissing Hand was a New York Times bestseller and is the sweet story of Chester (a cute and cuddly raccoon) who is afraid to go to school. He wants to stay home with his mother. She assures him that he'll love school. Even better, she has a special secret that's been in the family for years - the Kissing Hand. This secret, she tells him, will make school seem as cozy as home. She takes her son's hand, spreads his tiny fingers into a fan and kisses his palm--smack dab... more