Elliot

Name: Elliot
ISBN: 9781927485859

4/5

Биринчи жарыяланган: 2022
Басмачылар: Pajama Press
Тил: English

While picture books to explain foster care are needed, this one misses the mark. While attempting to be gentle and avoid any blame whatsoever, the book makes it seem as if any child whose parents don't understand him/her would be removed from their home and placed with a series of strangers.

In this touching picture book about families and adoption, Elliot knows his parents love him, but they don't always understand him or know how to meet his needs. After he is moved into the foster care system, he still misses his original family, but appreciates his new caregivers' efforts of take care of him.

A picture book that explains in simple terms what Elliot goes through when he enters into the foster care system. I really appreciated that the story takes great care not to characterize Elliot's parents as the worst people ever to live, rather at all points it is presented that certain skills are needed to parent and that they lack these skills.