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panda_incognito's review
4.0
This sweet adoption story features a mixed-race family with an Indian father and white mom. Their son eagerly awaits the little sister that they are adopting from India, and the book shows his affection for her and the difficulty of waiting through an international adoption process.
The illustrations are darker and more blurry-looking than I would like, but the diversity makes this adoption story especially stand out.
The illustrations are darker and more blurry-looking than I would like, but the diversity makes this adoption story especially stand out.
farkle's review
4.0
Waiting for a new baby to arrive is hard, especially when there is no “due” date (as with an adoption). But the sibling connection makes it worth the wait.
mssprinklecakes's review
4.0
This story focuses on Arun as he, sometimes impatiently, waits for his new baby sister to come home from India. This is a story of adoption seen through the eyes of an excited new sibling which does a great job at depicting the sometimes confusing and frustrating process that goes into adopting a new baby from a foreign country. Important themes that help to tie Arun and Asha's story together is the paper airplanes Arun creates throughout the story and the Hindu holiday, Rakhi, which is a holiday that is special for siblings. Uma does a great job providing some backstory/explanation for both adoption and Rakhi for readers.
veganemelda's review
4.0
Primarily focusing on a family's year long wait for their baby girl. Great for young children awaiting new siblings as the brother frustratingly waits and prepares for his new little sister. It's also an interracial couple, a white woman and Indian man, which is kind of rare in adoption books.
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