Our Chosen Child: How You Came To Us And The Growing Up Years |  | Authors: Judy Pelikan, Judith Levy
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 64
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0740727095
Dewey Decimal Number: 649
EAN: 9780740727092
ASIN: 0740727095
Publication Date: June 2003
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Product Description
Parents record every milestone-from the first smile to the first day at school-in a child's baby book for posterity. Thanks to best-selling author Judith Levy, adoptive parents can now express their joy and love for a child in a baby book created especially for them. Our Chosen Child omits the traditional space for recording details about the pregnancy, labor, and delivery, highlighting instead the special preparations adoptive parents make and the excitement and anticipation they feel.In Our Chosen Child, adoptive parents can record family history and all the milestones of childhood through high school graduation. Additionally, Our Chosen Child includes the milestones that an adoptive family achieves. A page entitled "Waiting for You" acknowledges the many steps along the journey to becoming an adoptive family, such as completing a home study and getting references. On the page entitled "When We First Saw You" parents can capture the special moment when they first meet their intended child, whether as a newborn or as a five-year-old. The happy memories of the day the adoption is finalized are recorded on the "Adoption Day" page.Each page features original poetry by Judith Levy, such as this loving dedication: "You had a journey to make, A trip to come through, To parents who were praying, And waiting for you." Judy Pelikan's tender illustrations grace every page, making this book a beautiful keepsake.All adoptive parents will want to complete this treasury of memories for their own "chosen child."
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 I had no problem adapting for our daughter from China October 5, 2004
KSL (Florida, USA)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Our daughter is adopted from China and had no problem adapting this book for my daughter! Note, this is just a good start for a baby book like every birth child has, I am not using this as or in place of making a lifebook for my daughter.
What I really also like about this book is that it's not just for the 1st year which I used for the 1st year at home, but goes farther with 1st to 5th birthday, School Bells 2 1/2 pages to record Preschool & Teachers, Kindergarten, Elementary School, After-school classes, 1st time you went to school you....., You were most interested in.... Your ambition was... Your best school buddy... Your favorite teacher was... We beamed when your teacher said..... Then there are 2 pages for Holidays, Keeping you Well, the Middle Years 6 through 12 grade, Teenage Years, A Sharing which has 2 pages for you to finish the sentence for great questions like.... A Thought we'd like to Share with You is...., Any Choices you ever make we'll support because..., We'll always be there for you because...., We've always wanted you to know that...., & We're very proud to be your parents because....., there is also a 1 1/2 pages for Looking Ahead ... Our wishes for your future, When it comes to summing up how we feel about you, always know that....,
Adaptions I made to make this book fit for my daughter/ or your child:
On the Family Tree page - I put " Your China Roots" down at the bottom of the tree and on the trunk of the tree where it splits for information on you and your husbands family I put " Your Chinese birth family". I even added an additional branch for my husband's son from a prior marriage!
On the Waiting for You page - Added what agency, the date we started out dossier / collecting paperwork, what we had to collect first paperwork wise, what we where ask to which I added a parenting class we went attended. This page is pretty easy to adapt.
On the When we First Saw You page - I talked about " the Call" we received telling us we where parents and the next day when when I got the Fed Ex package and took it UNOPENED - boy that was hard so that your dad & I could open together at his work and the 3 photos that where included with your medical paperwork and paperwork telling us all about you.
On the Showers of Love page - I took the first page and added both Baby Announcements, and the other the 2 showers that where given to us!
On Growing Up Page - I simply added at home and made all of the dates mentioned for how long after we had been home.
On Your Special Day - I used for our 1st " Forever Family Day" or some call it
" Gotcha' Day " which is the day you finally meet and get to FINALLY hold your daughter or son in your arms.
It is so hard to find good international adoption books, when most seem to be geared for domestic adoptions, but I had no problem adapting this book to fit my daughters needs. As well as another book I found and liked! I kept them both because this book goes further than the 1st year!
I half agree with Beth O'malley in regards to no mention or space for your child's birth parents, but think that this is a very sensitive subject and should be addressed in your child's own lifebook.
And as far as sticky stickers, ours didn't come with that sticker. But if you have that problem go to any scrapbooking store and they have I think several sticker removal products, the one I have has a built in sticker removal scrapper.
Missing Critical Pieces for Adoptees April 28, 2006
Beth O'Malley (Winthrop, MA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have struggled over posting this review---so here goes. 50 year ago my parents gave me a baby adoption book called" The Chosen Child". It was sweet but never talked about having a birth family.
Here we are in 2006 and adopted kids are getting the same message with the latest " Our Chosen Child". Part of their history--their birth history/birth parents---gets written off. Not mentioned. Not discussed. Judy, wish you had done your homework.
On a more positive note--"Our Chosen Child" works very well for everyday life. Like a typical baby/child book. But not helpful for adopted kids and their families. Sorry. Beth O'Malley
Our Chosen Child June 25, 2010
A. Hill
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love, Love, Love this baby book focused to be inclusive of adoption milestones and not so much on biological family history.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK! December 5, 2003
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought numerous memory books for my adopted child only to be disappointed each time until I found this one. This is a wonderful book with space for everything from birth through the growing up years. It is very family oriented in the traditional sense so it might not be a perfect fit for single parents.
Great Adoption Baby Book July 13, 2010
TRACEY B (KENTUCKY, USA)
We bought one for our son and also I gave a few of these books as gifts. The couples loved them. It was perfect for us and our new son.
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