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page 19:  Through giggles Eve said, "Mommy, did you see Gracie's big belly?"

Cleo laughed, "That's what happens when you have a baby growing in your tummy."

This made Eve curious, "Mommy, did your tummy get that big when I was in it?"

page 20:  Cleo snuggled in closer, "You didn't grow in my tummy, Eve.  You grew in my heart and it grew really really big."

"Sit down and put your listening ears on while I read a poem I wrote just for you......"

A "Family for Eve" is a Not just another Adoption book.  It was written by an adoptive mom for ALL adoptive famlies.  

Domesetic or International Adoption, it doesn't matter!  

Are you a two parent family or single mom, this is story is for either.  

Do you have one child or ten?  

Do you have Biological and children through adoption? 

This is the perfect book for your family.

Not only for the child who was adopted, but it will help biological children better understand what their sibling(s) who was adopted might be feeling and why.  

This simple yet endearing adoption story that is told through the characterization of farm animals allows children to see their family in this story in a way that can help open or reinforce discussions about adoption, birthparents, and love of family no matter how it was built. 

My hope is that through reading the story of Cleo and Eve, readers will be encouraged to have conversations about their own adoption stories.  Children who were adopted are naturally curious about their birthparents.  Knowing it is safe to ask questions and talk openly with their parents about feelings surrounding adoption is crucial.  Thanks for your interest in "A Family for Eve".

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About the Author:  Kristan Keefe Struck is a wife and became a mother to her third child through adoption.  She has her MSW and was a child and adolescent therapist before becoming a stay at home.  After adopting her daughter, Kristan began to wonder how she would introduce conversations of her daughter's birthmother and the loss that surrounds adoption in age appropriate ways.  She soon found out these questions were common among many adoptive parents.  With the collaboration of Mike Flounlacker this story was born through conversations she imagined having with her daughter.  She then collaborated with high school classmate, Ken Manning for the illustrations.

About the Illustrator:  Ken Manning has been a resident on the Gulf Coast for 33 years.  He has been drawing cartoons since the age of three.  A graduate of Pensacola State College with an Associates degree in graphic arts, he makes his living as a singer and takes freelance art commissions on the side.  Ken is also a staunch supporter of local film, TV, and recording arts and has won numerous local awards in music, drama and 2D visual arts.  All illustrations in "A Family for Eve" are hand drawn.   

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Published by Lost Key Publishing, Pensacola, FL