Amy Angel Goes Home: A Heavenly Tale of Adoption
AMY ANGEL GOES HOME, illustrated in pretty pastels, shares the concept that babies given up for adoption (are delivered) to the parents they were meant to have.   --The Pilot, March, 1997AMY ANGEL GOES HOME: A HEAVENLY TALE OF ADOPTION by Kathleen Lathrop tells a story that is invaluable for parents seeking to explain the spiritual aspects of adoption.  This beautifully illustrated book helps children understand the difficult question,"Why was I adopted?'Lathrop's answer, "Because God wanted you to be exactly who you are and he wants us to be your parents."  This eloquent response explaining adoption as part of a higher plan is illustrated throughout the touching story.  Parents will find this book to be a helpful way to explain the love that adoptive parents feel for their child. --Richmond Parents Monthly, Dec., 1997Amy Angel and Charlie Cherub are in the waiting-to-be-born heaven. They must learn the baby ways and earn their stars so they can be born. Each time a new lesson is accomplished, "tizzle-twink!", a shooting star lands on their halo. When Great Guardian Angel recites a chant, Amy Angel's future parents are revealed to her through the clouds. Amy immediately sees the Light of Love in their hearts and feels the tingle of her love for them begin to grow. Charlie's parents are revealed also. He sees the Light of Love and also the Glow of life that is the baby part of himself waiting to be born. Amy is concerned that her mother does not have the Glow, but she concentrates on her lessons and enjoys watching her parents prepare for her arrival. Young readers join Amy as she learns of God's special plan for her and share in the delight and joy as Amy is united with her parents. The lovely and inspiring picturebook story of Amy Angel Goes Home: A Heavenly Tale Of Adoption is especially recommended for the children of all adoptive families who know that every child is a precious gift of love.  --Midwest Book ReviewConcentrating on that special love parents have for their child, (this) very attractive and well-illustrated book ...targets infant adoptees.  --Eclectic Book Reviews, September, 1997Kathleen Lathrop's book AMY ANGEL GOES HOME: A Heavenly Tale of Adoption is beautifully illustrated by Eric Bakke.  Lathrop wrote the volume when someone told her 6-year-old son, "She's not your real mommy."After reading the review copy that came to the Westmoreland News office, the staff recommends it to just about everybody...to folks considering adopting kidsto folks who are considering allowing their offspring to be adoptedto those who've done either of the aboveto counselorsto both kids and adults who've been adopted, andto the many people who want to know more about the feelings of those who fall into any of the foregoing categories.The book tells the story of how the Great Guardian Angel preps kids for birth in this world, and their parents to receive them.  Amy Angel and her cherubic friend, Charlie, learn to talk baby-talk, to hiccup, to pretend to nap while riding on clouds, and the best baby trick of all - the silent squeeze which they'll use to grab onto their soon-to-be-parents' fingers.The Great Guardian Angel teaches both wee ones to focus on the Light of Love in their future parents' hearts.  She shows Amy how she'll reach her parents courtesy of a birthlady who acts as God's messenger to deliver her safely to those whom he wants to raise her. --Westmoreland News, April, 1997This attractive book presents...another way to help couples who generously adopt children.   --The Tablet, May, 1997This inspiring story of AMY ANGEL GOES HOME is a must for all adoptive families who know that every child is a gift of love and a gift from God.  --Staten Island Parent, Oct. 1996