Sarah S. Brannen

Miles (brown skin, black hair) feels "fluttery" on his adoption day. He hugs his foster mother (light skin, gray hair) goodbye, and goes with his two new dads, Teddy and David (one blond and bearded, one brown-skinned with a neat goatee) to his new home. He meets his new sister Michelle (light skin, brown hair), who's super excited to meet him; she invites him to paint with her, and helps him learn to ice skate. Miles settles in, enjoying outings like going to a musical, and playing outside with Michelle. Then, on his birthday, his dads reveal a piano - Michelle's idea, since Miles had told her he liked to play. "He sat on the piano bench and played one, two, three notes, and finally a chord of four notes all together. The whole family started to sing." A wonderfully inclusive, positive adoption story. A family is a family is a family!… (more)