When Joel Comes Home

by Jim Fowler (Illustrator)

A little girl describes all the things she and her parents are planning to welcome home friends and their newly-adopted son

Genres: Childrens, Adoption

1 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1993

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Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

The highly anticipated arrival of a neighbor's return home with their newly adopted child. No one is more excited than the young girl who has been promised to be the first to hold the baby after arriving at the airport.

[Jayetta Carter-mcfarlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gook is great for exploring family diversities. The focus of the story is Joel, the adopted child. A little girl is excited about the new baby, Joel who is about to become a member of the family and she tried tries to make a "Welcome Home sign, then she tried to pick beautiful flowers from the garden, they she had planned to wear her special party dress, but all of her plans were foiled. This book could also be used as a read-aloud to introduce sequencing of events in mathematics.

[Gina Starling · Rating 4 out of 5]

PK-2

A good book for read aloud time about a little girl who is excited about her new brother coming home. The brother has been adopted. I would use it during reading hour.