The adoption of children from other countries is increasingly common, and many parents rely on children's texts to explain their origin to the little ones. Precisely these children's books on adoption They are born with the goal of guiding and accompanying parents when explaining to a child that they are adopted.
It is a collection entitled "I arrived from… ", dedicated to several countries and whose subtitle is "Tell me my story".
In each story, the parents explain in the first person the adoption process, from the moments they wished to have a child and finally know that they have achieved it, until the trip to the country of origin of the child and the return home all together.
They are recommended books from the age of five, and for the moment the stories of "I arrived from ..." China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Russia, Ukraine.
This is a fragment of the book dedicated to Russia:
When you were not yet born, your mother and I were already thinking about having a second child: we would have him and go to look for him in Russia. We already felt in love with you. You were already inside.
In addition to the emotional explanation of the love felt by children even before they meet them, each book includes additional information on customs, geography and vocabulary of the countries in question, with the aim of giving children a first approximation of their origins.
The children's books on adoption "I arrived from ..." are edited by La Galera, and it costs 6'20 euros each copy of 32 pages, with the beautiful illustrations of Luci Gutiérrez.
