The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale by Grace Lin
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Book Reviews of The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
Book Review: My daughter and I both love this book
Summary: 5 Stars
Like one of the other reviewers, we first found this book at the library. My daughter loved it so much that we checked it out twice, and now it's time to buy it. As a parent, I especially like the framing story of the parents telling the daughter the transparently allegorical fairy tale, and it was obvious from the first reading that my daughter identified with both the girl who's hearing the story and the baby who gets adopted by the "king and queen."
There aren't many kids' books that can moisten this crusty old dad's eyes, but this one did as it brought back memories of waiting for, and then finally meeting our amazing daughter. Reading this story to her now is a wonderful privilege (as is listening to her read it to me), and I highly recommend it for any family touched by adoption--or better, for any family at all.
Book Review: Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a mother of a 4 year old boy adopted through the foster care system at two years. We have read many books about adoption together. Very few books relate to his story and he's never "loved" any of them. This story is beautifully writen and poetic. The visual of the red thread was so powerful that we talk about "our threads" now. While this book is about a girl adopted from China, it is a fairytale with Kings and Queens and captures attention from the begining of the story. It also touches the one thing that most books miss; the parents and child are meant to be together regardless of how. The look on my son's face when I explained how I felt before and after we found each other, was priceless. By the way, this is the first book I've ever felt the need to review.Book Review: My daughter's favorite!
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter Gracie joined us from China when she was ten months old, and she is now 4. Her favorite author is Grace Lin, she loves all of her books and her decorative swirls! The first night we read this, Gracie asked me to read it five times. The beautiful story is lyrically told in classic fairy tale fashion. Not at all heavy-handed like some adoption stories tend to be, but subtle and metaphorical. Gracie was very moved by the part where sharp rocks poke through the King and Queen's shoes, their clothes rip, and it snows, but still they go on. This book and "A Mother for Choco" are our two favorite adoption stories, probably because both focus on the feelings of love involved in adoption rather than more mundane matters. A true find!Book Review: A wonderful story for all adoptive families
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3 1/2 year old daughter was adopted from South Korea, not China, and this story is just as relevant for us. We look for our invisible, unbreakable red thread and talk about the connection we have. This is a good bedtime, snuggle story - not too long and not too short - with good vocabulary words to learn (famine, drought, peddler, spectacles, etc.) I change a few of the words towards the end: "Who does this baby belong with?" (instead of "to") and the people in the strange land "speak" (not "chatter"). These are minor issues in this overall wonderful book.Book Review: The Red Thread - An Adoption Fairlytale
Summary: 5 Stars
My 7 year old granddaughter is adopted. She was having alittle difficulty understanding it all. Her first grade teacher suggested this book. She can read very well and after reading this book, she is comfortable with her adoption and can understand it better for her age. It has become one of her favorite books.
Thank you for making it all easier!
Grandma S.