num_pages: 32
description: For adopted children learning about their beginnings and how they understand what that means to them is a process. It doesn t happen at one point in time but rather throughout the experiences of life. In this heartwarming children s book Forever Fingerprints uses a common occurrence a relative s pregnancy as a springboard for discussions on birthparents where adopted children are before they are born and how that makes one little girl feel about it. Lucie is excited to feel a baby moving in her Aunt Grace s tummy but it makes her think of how she understands her adoption story in a different way. The tools offered in this book help her to create a unique connection to her birthparents allow how she is feeling to surface and to be discussed and give Lucie s parents the chance to reinforce their love for her to empathize with her feelings and to honor her past. This book book resonates with 7 year olds and adults who have discovered that the feelings and emotions are shared by so many. While it looks like a simple children's book this book helps parents and children create a family connection and strong foundation for discussing adoption questions. It's a veritable toolbox for adoptive families with a parent guide at the end of the book on how to open adoption discussion and a wonderful connection to birthparents for every adopted person regardless of their age with their fingerprints.
language: English
title: Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children
publisher: EMK Press