Just Right Family: An Adoption Story

By Silvia López and Ziyue Chen

Winner, 2018 Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal for Children's Literature, Florida Book Award

Meili, who is six years old and adopted from China, learns that her parents are going to adopt a baby from Haiti. She's not happy. Why do they need a new baby? Their family is just right as it is. As Meili learns more about her new sibling and the importance of being a big sister, will she realize that a new addition can be just right for their family too?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Mar 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9780807540831

Silvia López

A Cuba native raised in Miami, Silvia López served as children's librarian at schools and public libraries for over three decades. Her debut picture book, Just Right Family: An Adoption Story was released in March 2018, with Handimals: Animals in Art and Nature and Selena Quintanilla: Queen of Tejano Music following. Siliva currently resides in Miami.

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