A Blessing from Above

by Patti Henderson

Book Overview

Every night before she goes to sleep, a kangaroo prays under the stars for a baby to love and hold. One day, as she rests under a tree, a baby bird falls out of its crowded nest-- plop!-- right into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375828664
• ISBN13: 9780375828669
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Golden Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Helped attachment process

Our family really loves this book. As an adopted toddler, it was really nice to cuddle up and read this book to our little boy. It helped him let us in and helped our attachment process along. To this day (he is now 5), when he wants to be snuggled, he still says, "Let's play Momma Roo and Baby Blue Bird." It has been a great, non-threatening tool for us to talk about the happy and sad parts of adoption.

Very Sweet!

This is a very sweet book. I've been reading it to my son since we adopted him as a newborn. (He's now 3.) We both love it. No, it will not really answer your child's questions about adoption. It is a starting place. This book's message is that the adopted child (bluebird) is a blessing to his adoptive mother (kangaroo). You can detail your own child's adoption story to them as they are ready, but I'm sure the basic message you'd want them to always know in their heart is that your child is a blessing to you. If you longed for a child and prayed a lot before your prayers were finally answered by adoption, I would definitely recommend this book as a must have! (You'll probably cry the first 5 times you read it, though.) ;)

If You're an Adoptive Parent, Buy This Book!

As an adoptive mother of two, I have been given a lot of books to read to my kids to help them understand the reasons behind adoption, why their birth mother couldn't keep them, etc. This book beats them all, hands down. Written from the perspective of the adoptive mother (a childless kangaroo), it provides beautiful and simple answers to many of the questions our kids will have as they grow and leaves everyone satisfied with the entire process in the end. If you're an adoptive parent, I highly recommend it.

A delightful story that will touch your heart

As a single adoptive mom, I have struggled to find books that would appropriately relate to both the special story of our family as well as present the concept of birth-mom/adoptive-mom in a non-threatening way for my toddler. This story is so well written and beautifully illustrated, it will touch your heart even if your family is not touched by adoption at all. But if you are an adoptive family, this is a GREAT story for young children. If you are a single parent, this story is a must! I can not adequately explain how relieved I felt when I read it -- here was my story, told through the eyes of a Kangaroo. Here is my daughters' stories, told through the eyes of a Baby Bird. And here is their birth-families stories, introduced in a non-threatening, easy to understand story for very young children.Of all of the books we have on adoption, I am especially fond of this one. I am particularly grateful for Ms. Henderson and Ms. Edge .... your story has been a big help to us.

a beautiful story on the "miracle of adoption"

Just as there is the miracle of childbirth,there is the miracle of adoption-a mother who can instantly love a child that is not biologically her own. We have an adopted 2 year old and this is the most precious book I have seen thus far on the subject of adoption. I couldn't have written a story that was more suitable myself!! The author does a lovely job of conveying the yearning of Mother Roo to have a family of her own. I can't wait to read this to my little boy and explain to him that he fell write into my "pouch"! I highly recommend this book for all adoptees and their friends and families.