num_pages: 32
description: In China, the moon shines on four baby girls, fast asleep in an orphanage. Far away in North America, the sun rises over four homes as the people who live there get ready to start a long, exciting journey. This lovely story of people who travel to China to be united with their daughters describes the adoption process step by step and the anxiety, suspense, and delight of becoming a family. Told with tenderness and humor, and enlivened by joyous illustrations, The White Swan Express will go straight to readers’ hearts. Afterword.
language: English
title: The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
titlecomplete: The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
genres: Banned Books, Childrens, Adoption, Picture Books, Cultural, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 119
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Highly Commended Title
publisher: Clarion Books