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: Great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am excited about this book! There are so few great children's books about adoption, and I love that this one makes such a beautiful picture.Book Review: The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
Summary: 5 Stars
A Wonderful Story!!! We have read this book many times since it was given as a Christmas gift. A must for a Chinese adoption family.Book Review: Favorite Adoption Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is our favorite story about adoption. I just love the fairy tale and the details and whimsy of it!Book Review: A WARM, TOUCHING STORY
Summary: 4 Stars
Basing her warm story on an ancient Chinese belief that "an invisible, unbreakable red thread connects all those who are destined to be together," Grace Lin has fashioned a tender tale that will hold special appeal for adopted children and adoptive parents.
At the center of her story are a king and queen who rule an incredible kingdom where there is never any famine or drought. They're beloved by their subjects, still they feel something is missing in their lives.
Soon both of them feel pain in their hearts, pain that worsens with each day. Finally, a peddler arrives with spectacles that allows them to see that a red thread is tugging at each of their hearts. They're unable to cut the thread to ease their pain, so their only choice is to follow it.
They never dreamed how far they would have to go or how difficult their journey would be. They wondered, "Was it a ferocious beast or a cruel magician? What would they do when they met whatever was on the other end?"
All will be touched by what the king and queen discover; many may have felt the same joy.
- Gail Cooke
Book Review: Imagenative
Summary: 4 Stars
Grace Lin is very imaginative. She has created this story about a King and a Queen adopting a baby. In the classic Chinese wedding, the bride and groom would hold a red ribbon between them and the matchmaker was called red-lady. I wonder if Grace got this mystery story from the red-lady or from Cupid that Cupid might have attached a red thread to target a heart. This is a beautiful story and is meticulously well illustrated and it has ended well at the tiny bows tied around the baby's feet. However, the red thread could have been threaded up and down, far and close in the Land of America.