Mishka: An Adoption Tale
Warm and Fuzzy: in this reassuring new storybook, a stuffed bear and a little boy in Russia wait for the day they'll go home with a family... Through Mo, Bashista expresses the longing and confusion that may surround an older child's adoption particularly during the wait between meeting his new parents and going home. [This book] will be a wonderful addition to your bookshelf, and it's an excellent companion to Bashista's first book,When I Met You. --Adoptive FamiliesI have fallen in love with Mo and Yuri, Bashista's newest characters inMishka, an Adoption Tale. Bashista seems to have become an expert at choosing the simplest of words and themes to convey adoption's deepest messages to children. The soft, sweet illustrations work with the story allowing children to understand the feelings of adoption through the eyes of teddy bear Mo.  This allows children who have experienced an adoption a safe way to see themselves and their adoption journey in Mo. They too may learn what Mo learns on the last page, "I'm right where I belong."   Thank you to the author and illustrator for creating a quality adoption book for children and families everywhere. --Carrie Craft, About.com Adoption EditorWe lovedMishka: An Adoption Tale.  This uniquely insightful tale provides a tool for parents and children alike to express and understand how it feels during that wonderfully scary time of completing the adoption process. Mishka's questions are every adopted child's: Where are we? Are we home? Where are you going? Are you ever coming back? It so closely paralleled the thoughts and feelings of our own adoption it was amazing. Destined to become a classic in adoption literature, Mishka is a must read for every child adopted from Russia." --Denise Hoppenhauer,AdoBaby, and authorAdopting a Toddler