Review of
Red In the Flower Bed, by Andrea Nepa ISBN 9780981461991
Four out of five stars
Main point is not obvious
The subtitle of this
book is “An Illustrated Children’s Story About Interracial Adoption”, but it is
hard to discern that part of the story. It is about a poppy seed that falls
from the flower and drifts with the wind until it lands in a garden. Once it
germinates and grows into a flower it finds itself inside a garden containing
all types of flowers and it feels happy to be a part of such a diverse family.
It is a red poppy and all the other flowers welcome the color because it
completes the rainbow.
While an adult can
see the theme of interracial adoption after being told that is what the story
is about, it is not self-evident. Nevertheless, it is a nice story about the
fundamentals of belonging and accepting differences, one that teaches children
a valuable lesson about accepting and appreciating those that are different
from us and that come from different places.
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