A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book) | 
| Author: Patti Henderson
Creator: Elizabeth Edge
Publisher: Golden Books
Category: Book
List Price: $2.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 13240
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6.6 x 0.2
ISBN: 0375828664
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
UPC: 050694019727
EAN: 9780375828669
ASIN: 0375828664
Publication Date: May 11, 2004
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Product Description
Every night before she goes to sleep, a kangaroo prays under the stars for a baby to love and hold. One day, as she rests under a tree, a baby bird falls out of its crowded nest#8212;plop!#8212;right into her pouch! brbriNow, every night before they fall asleep, Momma-Roo and Little One thank God for all their blessings . . . but especially for each other./ibrbrThe book closes with a quote from Ephesians 1:5: i#8220;In love he destined us for adoption to himself. . . .#8221;/i
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 A nice story to share with your little one January 6, 2009
Who would have known a Little Golden Book would be so perfect for a unique family? Very good book all around to share with children.
 Wonderful Book! January 2, 2009
Being an adoptive mother myself, I have searched and searched for good books to teach about adoption. I have a good many titles in my library. No other book is as heartfelt as this one. This book is about a kangaroo with an empty pouch who longs to be a mother. As she is sitting under a tree, she spies a bluebird nest STUFFED full of baby bluebird eggs. As the bluebirds hatch, the nest is so full that a baby falls from the nest to the kangaroo's pouch. The mother bluebird looks down at her baby and knows that her nest is not big enough for all of her chicks and is happy that her littlest one is in such a warm and cuddly place.br /I totally disagree with the previous poster who went as far as to say that this book did not discuss the mother's reasoning enough and this was perhaps kidnapping. The book states that the nest is too crowded and stuffed full with bluebirds. The book also states that the mother bluebird knew her nest was not big enough for all of her chicks and she was happy to see her baby in a warm and cuddly place.br /This is a story of a mother's selfless love to know when enough is enough and to do the best she can for ALL of her children.br /If you are planning on adopting, thinking about adopting, want to introduce the concept of adoption or just want to read a wonderfull book about family and LOVE, this is the book for you!br /I stongly recommend this book.br /
It's cute, but . . . June 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
it is for very young children. We just adopted an infant and purchased the book to eventually read to him, but also to show our nieces and nephews to explain adoption. My 5 year old niece asked why a kangaroo would adopt a baby bird instead of a baby kangaroo! LOL But, we still like the book and was a great way to initiate the conversation with the kids.
Wonderful! June 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was so happy to see that "Golden Books" has written a children's book about adoption, and I was not disappointed. In just a few pages, with easy to understand words and colorful, engaging pictures, this book discusses the love of two mothers for one child - a birth mother whose "nest" is too full, but wants her child to be safe and happy, and an adoptive mother searching for a child to love. It expertly crosses racial boundaries (a kangaroo adopting a bird!), and presents adoption as a positive, in which both sides are seeking the best life and home for this precious child. BRAVO!!
Sweet story June 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a sweet story, and one that reinforces the positives of an adoptive family.
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