When I Met You: A Story of Russian Adoption - Hardcover

Bashista, Adrienne Ehlert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933084006 ISBN 13: 9781933084008

Publisher: Drt Pr, 2005

Synopsis

Based on the author's family's experience, this book describes a child's life before and after she was adopted from Russia. From scenes in the orphanage to the child’s Russian birthmother, this is one of the first children’s picture books to chronicle the special background of children adopted from Russia. Delicate watercolor illustrations perfectly compliment this poetic and heartfelt text. When I Met You is a celebration of the joy that adopting a child brings to a family.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Parents and reviewers have said that this book gives a wonderful introduction for parents to share with their children information about their adoption. This book blends Russian vocabulary and scenes of orphanage life with family life after the adoption has taken place, setting the scene for more intimate discussions about "where I came from."

From the Author:

I wrote When I Met You for my younger son, adopted from a Russian orphanage at age 15 months, and I dedicate the book to the hundreds of thousands of children in orphanages all over the world. It's my fervent hope that someday these children will find families of their own.

About this edition

• Publisher: Drt Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1933084006
• ISBN 13: 9781933084008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Sykes Christine