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Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born (平装)
by Jamie Lee Curtis (Author) , Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
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Story, Family love, Ages 0-4, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 98.00
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¥ 88.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
Finding the right words to explain the joy and love you feel for the child you bring into your heart and home isn't always easy, and it is a marvelous story of love and remembrance. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
This is a happy book that is beautifully, colorfully, and imaginatively illustrated. It tells the story of what seems mostly like a domestic adoption very nicely. Some of the humor of the book is geared toward adults more than the children that it would be read to. I am a single mom of more than one child, so I will say that the book portrays the adoption of a child into a family consisting of a mom and dad and no other siblings are mentioned. However, my children enjoy this book a lot and I always appreciate any story that helps tell about different kinds of families and the way they are formed. This book does that well and I would recommend it. |
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J. Conn (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
I first read this book years before we adopted, and even then it brought me to tears. We have several adopted family members in different generations and we adopted internationally. Even though I knew this wouldn't be exactly like our story, I couldn't wait to get this book for my son. Some issues other people mentioned: 1. This story isn't like mine/ours/our child's. This book is very clearly a domestic out-of-state (or at least out of town) adoption story. My response to this is "So?" If a biological parent had a book telling a similar story, it wouldn't match everyone else in the world's birth. It's still a wonderful way to both introduce the idea of adoption as well as talk about all the different ways people can become a family. Our son's bio mother wasn't "too young to care for" him, and we are able to "have a baby", but again, that's not the point of the book. 2. It glosses over the feelings of loss an adoptee has. Maybe it does, but should EVERY single book about adopting for little kids cover this? Since the book is being written about a newborn, what should Curtis add "Even though you were too young to understand, we know that someday you will feel a sense of loss of your biological families and there is nothing wrong with that and we will be sure you stay in touch with her if she chose an open adoption?" It's a book for little kids about Mommies and Daddies being happy to have a baby. 3. I am not sure what the person who was unhappy about the "B-word" (birth? biological? I can't remember) being used would have preferred. Terminology is a matter of personal preference for the most part, while we all agree "Real Mom" isn't the best, birth mom, bio mom, natural mom, whatever - we'll use the words our family feels most comfortable with. I thought it was a great way to include the birth parents in the family tree. Your "roots" grow where you're planted, not just where you came from. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is adopted, is an adoptive parent, or wants to talk to children about adoption. |
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Bob (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
When we adopted our daughter, we struggled with what to tell her and how to explain, in a healthy way, that, while we're her parents, she also has biological parents. We looked at dozens of books and were, frankly, disappointed in one way or another. When I read this book, I was delighted! It so closely described our experience, excitement, and ecstasy. Jamie Lee Curtis does a fantastic job of presenting a potentially difficult topic in a way that is fun for children and easy for them to understand. Laura Cornell's illustrations are delightful. We read "Tell Me Again..." a lot. We talk about it, make jokes, laugh (and, for me, reading it often brings tears of joy and gratitude to my eyes). Last week my daughter told me the names of her favorite books (all include either princesses, mice, purple dinosaurs, or a group of Australian singing / dancing men). When I asked her what she thought was my favorite book, she left the room, returned, smiling, holding out this book! We curled up together on the couch and read it together, again. She's right. This is my favorite children's book and it is one I'll keep for myself for many years to come. |
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W. Peters (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
This is a lovely book-of course it will not address every specific situation, but that's OK - kids love to hear stories about kids like them, but it does not need to be identical. As an adult adoptee, though, I felt the need to reassure the adoptive parents who might read some of the other reviews- do not lose heart at the thought of an embittered adult adopted child. In my experience, these are a very rare minority of people who would have had psychological or self esteem issues no matter what their circumstances - however, they've decided to hang their lot in life on their adoption status.
Get this book and others to share the joy of adoption with your child - let them know that they were desperately wanted in your family and that it's OK to ask questions about their birth parents. A loving family is a loving family, no matter how it was formed. God bless all your little ones! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
I read this book in a bookstore, before my husband and I were even considering adoption. It brought tears to my eyes, and I thought the story was beautifully, touchingly told. Several people in my family have been adopted, in different ways and at different times, and yet they all consider their adopted families their "real" families, and they all loved this book. It makes me cringe to hear adoptees talking about "completing their family trees" in such a way that they acknowledge the people who raised them as if it was a simple favor. Now, as we complete our own adoption, I can't wait to read our children this book. It's not exactly the same as our story, but the message is perfect. |
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A reader (MSL ), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
I really enjoyed this book because it is so real. It's fiction but it makes you think it's a true story. Jamie Lee Curtis's books are so good, she basis her books on real life things. I liked the little girl because she was nice. I even enjoyed the dog played along with the girl telling his story of life. The book is basically about a little Chinese girl who is put up for adoption at birth and two people (a couple) take her home. They kept anyone who sneezed far away. The best part of the book was when the adopted parents rushed to the hospital to get the girl. They called the grandparents but it said they slept like logs. On the picture it showed the grandparents sleeping and they were shaped like logs. The little girl has her own baby book and the dog has one too. The end of the book is them as a family. I think Jamie Lee Curtis has some good writing skills. I think she's cool. I recommend this book to anyone! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
Finding the right words to explain the joy and love you feel for the child you bring into your heart and home isn't always easy. I purchased this book to give to my daughter when she is old enough to begin to understand how much we prayed for her to come. This book took the guessing game out of the mystery and gave us a peace in our hearts to go on... thank you Jamie! |
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Holly Richardson (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
When I first read this book, I was moved by the eloquence of Curtis's writing-she certainly has a knack for creating the voice of a small child. I, too, am an adoptee, and while my story is very different from the one presented here, I could relate to Curtis's message of love and belonging. I did not feel that it was necessary for Curtis to speak of the birth parents in this book (as other reviewers have mentioned), as her goal was to help adoptees adjust to their new homes and families, and to let them know that they are special. Including information about the pain of the birthparents in giving up the child would most likely be upsetting for the child, who could already be in a fragile state. That is a topic that should be reserved for the parents to discuss with the child - and this book could be the perfect "discussion starter." While the book does not mention birth fathers either, surely it is not up to Curtis to include every aspect of adoption in one book meant for young children, so that should hopefully encourage other writers to step forward with more stories about adoption. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
A well written and at points "Child Silly" story about adoption. It gives the child just enough information at an early age and does not overwhelm them with details that are irrelevant until they've grown older. It tells about how important and loved they were from the time their parents received the phone call they were born and explains the exciting trip to pick the child up at the hospital etc. I was adopted and found this to be a wonderful book for any child adopted or not. Every adoption has its own story behind it and young children only need enough information to know they are loved and special no matter how they came into the world and Mrs. Curtis has captured that in her book. I also recommend you purchase the taped version to go with the book. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
I was given this book as a gift when we adopted our daughter, and it took me quite a while to approach it because the emotions were still so overwhelming. When I finally got the nerve to actually read it, I laughed as hard as I cried. The illustrations are so hilarious and the storyline is told in a way that everyone can enjoy this wondrous event unfolding before them. Now, my daughter is almost six years old and even though I still cry getting through it, we both still count this as one of our favorite reads. |
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