Allison

When Allison recieves a package from her grandmother she is very excited. She opens it to find a kimono. After looking at the kimono and then her favorite doll, Allison realizes that she looks nothing like her parents. Her parents explain to Allison that she is adopted and that they love her very

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much. After struggling with the idea that she was unwanted, Allison comes to terms with the fact that her parents love her, and want her.

This was a very touching story. I think it would be a good story for children who have been adopted.

This would be a good book to use along with other books on how different families are made up.

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Great story on adoption.

Young Allison, through the presence of her treasured doll Mei-Mei, discovers that she was adopted. As she searches for a sense of belonging, Allison comes to understand the true meaning of family. Full of lessons on family and coming to terms with the difficult aspects of life, Allen Say's

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"Allison" strikes a sensitive chord with his telling of a young girl struggling for identity. As the artwork is on par with his other works, Say captures the sadness and joy of the protagonist through her artistically detailed eyes. Even without the text, the emotions associated with this strongly toned tale are encapsulated through Say's meticulous attention to the windows of the soul.

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Summary: Allison is a little girl who realizes she does not look like her parents and finds out that she is adopted. The little girl has a hard time dealing with this new found information. Allison gets mad and destroyed her mothers doll and her fathers ball and mitt. while she was upset a cat came

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along and she found comfort in this cat. She asked her parents if she could keep the cat and they let her. She decides sometimes we can be brought together to form a family even if we were not born into the family.

Personal Reaction: Very good book. This book would definitely help a child or family who may be going through this same thing. This shows what a family is really made of.

Classroom Extension:
1.) The children can talk about the different things that make a family even if someone was not born into the family.
2.) The children could color a cat the way their cat would look if they got to choose one. Also list the characteristics of their perfect cat.

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Good story which adds some insight into what some adopted children go through. Lovely illustrations from Allen Say, as usual.

The girl who named Allison was adopted by a family and She tries to understand where did she come from? When she learned that she adopted she became uncomfortable. This book supports that children can learn the other lives.
Age: 4-7
Sources: Pierce College Ft. Steilacom

Allison has a doll that looks like her, and soon realizes that she does not look like her mommy and daddy. They try to explain what adoption is and Allison gets angry thinking she does not have a mommy and daddy. She befriends a cat and wants to keep him. Through the help of the cat, Allison learns

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to accept being adopted.

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