I Feel Different: A Book About Being Adopted

Exploring his feelings about being adopted, a young boy finds a sense of belonging in his family.

I Feel Different: A Book About Being Adopted

Illustrated by
Robin Baird Lewis

Western Psychological Services
ISBN: 0-87424-355-6
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"A mother approached me once, asking if would I consider writing a book about being adopted. (She liked what I’d written about divorce in an earlier book.) After talking to her and a number of people I know who are adopted and reading some books about adoption, I decided to do it." - KS

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Kathy Stinson has a long list of notable children's books to her credit, but her most successful are those dealing with emotions and feelings. Big or Little, Red is Best and Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore sensitively convey deep-felt emotions in simple and effective prose. [I Feel Different] continues in this tradition, describing the thoughts and feelings of a young adopted boy.

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... a little gem. Kathy Stinson, author of Red Is Best, gets right to the heart of Steven's sense of loss and explores the various concerns and feelings he has regarding his adoption.

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[I Feel Different], by the gifted Kathy Stinson (with fine art by Robin Baird Lewis) is so sensitive, it is hard to imagine a more ideal book to give an adopted child. Simply perfect.

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