The Little family adopts a spunky boy named Stuart who looks a lot like a mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little adore their new son, but their older son George isn't so sure what to make of his new brother and devises a plan to get Stuart out of the house.
After an adoptive mother tells her daughter all the reasons that she is her "real mother," the young girl realizes that her mother is right, even though they do not look alike.
Fourteen adoptees of various ages describe their experiences and feelings about being adopted and their relationships with their adopted and, in some cases, their birth families.
Explains why children are sometimes placed in foster homes and/or adopted, and addresses questions about the procedures involved, how it feels to be adopted or fostered, what happens to the birth family, and why such situations can be difficult.
Examines the foster home care system which enables children from troubled families to be placed temporarily in other authorized homes. Includes a brief discussion of adoption.
Martha, the only green-eyed member of a brown-eyed family, is convinced she is adopted, but thinks she wouldn't mind it so much, if only her parents would let her have a dog.
