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Rice and Beans

It’s an adequate selection for libraries wishing to add books about adoption, but I think there are better choices out there.  This one is a fairly straightforward account of a young girl describing what it means for her that she was adopted, covering the usual basics: not looking like one’s parents, having both a birth mom and a forever mom, attending cultural classes to stay connected with where she was born, knowing that she is loved and belongs right where she is.  I thought the connection to the title was a bit clunky, an I can’t say I was thrilled with the illustrative style as a fit for the story, but it’s okay.  Like I said, adequate.