Allison

When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents try to explain that she is adopted, her world becomes an uncomfortable place. She becomes angry and withdrawn. She wonders why she was given up, what her real name is, and whether other children have parents in faraway countries. Allison's doll becomes her only solace until she finds a stray cat in the garden and learns the true meaning of adoption and parental love.

a Little Girl Finds A Stray Cat In Her Garden And Learns The True Meaning Of Parental Love.

publishers Weekly

in A Starred Review, Pw Said, A Subtle, Sensitive Probing Of Interracial Adoption, This Exquisitely Illustrated Story Will Encourage Thoughtful Adult-child Dialogue On A Potentially Difficult Issue. Ages 4-8. (aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

When Allison realizes that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat. When Allison realizes that she looks more like her Japanese doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat In Allison's family there were Mother, Father, Allison, and Mei Mei.