The Red Blanket

by Eliza Thomas

Book Overview

A touching and beautiful adoption story that reveals the challenges as well as the joys of forming a new family. This is a story about a little girl who needed a mommy and a forgotten blanket that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439322537
• ISBN13: 9780439322539
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

Good book for international or single mom adoptions

I bought this book initially for my nieces and nephew who were preschool age at the time of my adoption. I wanted to help them understand a single woman becoming a mom AND adoption I also bought it for my son (and created a red blanket for him). I've since bought a copy for a couple I know who are pursuing a Chinese adoption (and mailed it to them with a red blanket). It's a great story and easy to understand for a wide age range.

My Daughter's most loved book!

As one of the hundreds of single women who traveled to China and adopted ,my daughter and I relate to this book. I tell her that this was also the story of her and I only our blanket was white.

wonderful

I love this book! I purchased it as a gift for a 3 year old adopted from China when she was 10 months old and her single mother. She is at the age when she is asking questions about family and it's important for her to see herself represented in media. The only part i didn't like was that the mother 'felt empty' even though she had a nice home, a dog, etc and that's why she adopted. That idea is a little tricky for a youngster who needs to not feel they are there to take care of their parent. The rest of the messege of the book is quite wonderful and worth it.

Perfect

I am getting ready to adopt from China in the next year and wanted to create a library for my child. I am a single woman and this book is perfect. It tells a beautiful story and is about a single woman adopting from China. I love it and so do all of my friends.

sweet story

The Red Blanket is a very sweet picture book about adoption. This is written instory form from adopted mother to her child. She tells the story of how she was lonley and wanted a child to share her life with. She plans everything out and buys items for her new baby. The items include a special red balnket. The blanket is loney and has been in the children's shop for a long time. The mother feels like it has been waiting for a special child. She goes to China and adopts the baby girl. At first the bay is unsure of the new mother. But she gives the baby the blanket and things go better for them both.This is a great picture book to teach young children that sometimes Mommys and Babies become a family by adoption. We recommend this book to children ages 1-4. The book is short enough to keep their attention and has a great story line as well.