Adoption Life Books from Adoption World Specialties » foster life book http://adoptionworld.net/blog Adoption Life Books from Adoption Lifebooks Authors at Adoption World Specialties Fri, 21 May 2010 14:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The Characters in “My Growing World” – Foster Life Book http://adoptionworld.net/blog/the-characters-in-my-growing-world-foster-life-book/ http://adoptionworld.net/blog/the-characters-in-my-growing-world-foster-life-book/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:00:24 +0000 kmobley http://adoptionworld.net/blog/?p=118 The characters created by illustrator Lucy Cook-Taylor for “My Growing World” are very special.  This is the first time a foster life book has used such compelling artwork.  To get kids to pay attention to a lifebook, you need a visually interesting book.  Lucy’s art draws kids in and they relate to the characters.

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It’s important to have whimsical, non-gender characters.  Piper (a pig) and Linus (a giraffe) lead kids through the book and Hairy and Fuzzyhead help illustrate points.  BeeBear and Lambabelle add interest and a friendly, comforting tone.  Historically, adoption life books have been boring and lacked color or visual interest.  But “My Growing World” breaks the barrier into creating something that is not only useful but fun to use.  Interesting graphics surround a great cast of characters.

This is a book social workers will enjoy using.

Jim Ketchum
Cornerstone Press

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