Rice and Beans

RedChairPress — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:19:05 +0000

Mom and Dad have blue eyes. Mine are black. We don't look much alike, but that doesn't matter to me! Adopted children may have different skin or hair color from parents or siblings. But there's a lot more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles!

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1939656001

Red Chair Press

Wiley Blevins (Author), Mattia Cerato

Categories:

Daddy & Me, Educational, Embracing Diversity, Family & Friends, Growing Up, Mommy & Me, Self Esteem

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

adoption, family, love, identity, belonging, differences, understanding, home.

https://www.amazon.com/Beans-Family-Snaps-Wiley-Blevins/dp/1939656001

Mom and Dad have red hair I have black hair We dont look much alike but that doesnt matter to me Adopted children may have different skin or hair color from parents or siblings But theres a lot more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles W i l e y B l e v i n s R i c e a n d B e a n s Written by Wiley Blevins Illustrated by Mattia Cerato Written by Wiley Blevins Illustrated by Mattia Cerato Please visit our website at wwwredchairpresscom Find a free catalog of all our highquality products for young readers Rice and Beans Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Blevins Wiley Rice and beans written by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Mattia Cerato p col ill cm Family snaps Summary A young girl adopted from China sees that her hair and skin color are different from that of her parents She finds however that theres much more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles Interest age level Issued also as an ebook ISBN lib bindinghardcover ISBN pbk ISBN eBk Adopted childrenJuvenile fiction Individual differencesJuvenile fiction Identity Psychology Juvenile fiction FamiliesJuvenile fiction AdoptionFiction IdentityFiction Families Fiction I Cerato Mattia II Title PZ7B618652 Ri E Copyright Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact inforedchairpresscom First published by Red Chair Press LLC PO Box South Egremont MA Printed in the United States of America Mom said she dreamed of having a girl Dad said he wanted me more than turnips Thats his favorite food Ick My hair is black My eyes are black too My mom and dad have red hair And skin the color of vanilla ice cream I was born in a place far away A place where people say neehou instead of hello Now I eat brown beans and cornbread A place where they eat pork dumplings and rice Lots and lots of rice Lots and lots of cornbread Mom and Dad flew in a plane to get me Then we flew home together You cried all the way home said Dad Im older now I dont cry much When we go shopping people stare Why dont you look like your mom and dad asked a little girl I tell her Im adopted That means I have a birth mom and a forever mom My birth mom loved me But she couldnt take care of me She had to let me go My forever mom loves me too She says shell never let me go

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Im Not Moving

RedChairPress — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:10:42 +0000

Dad says we have to move. He has a new job. Mom says I'll like my new room. Well, I'm not moving! Change isn't easy for young boys and girls. And when change means moving to a new school, a new house, and away from friends, well that can be downright complicated!

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1939656643

Red Chair Press

Wiley Blevins (Author), Mattia Cerato

Categories:

Daddy & Me, Environment, Family & Friends, Lessons, Wellness

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

moving, new-home, feelings, family, change, adventure, adjustment, comfort.

https://www.amazon.com/Im-Not-Moving-Family-Snaps/dp/1939656648

Im NOT M o v i ng W i l e y B l e v i n s I m N o t M o v i n g Dad says we have to move He has a new job Mom says Ill like my new room Well Im not moving Change isnt easy for young boys and girls And when change means moving to a new school a new house and away from friends well that can be downright complicated Written by Wiley Blevins Illustrated by Mattia Cerato Im NOTMovingI m NOT Moving Written by Wiley Blevins Illustrated by Mattia Cerato Im NOTMovingIm NOTMovingPlease visit our website at wwwredchairpresscom Find a free catalog of all our highquality products for young readers Im Not Moving Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Blevins Wiley Im not moving written by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Mattia Cerato p col ill cm Family snaps Summary When Keeshas dad gets a new job her family has to move to the city Keesha finds that change is hard when it means leaving behind the home she loves and moving to a new house a new school and meeting new friends Interest age level Issued also as an ebook ISBN lib bindinghardcover ISBN pbk ISBN eBk Moving HouseholdJuvenile fiction ChangeJuvenile fiction Adjustment Psychology in childrenJuvenile fiction Moving HouseholdFiction ChangeFiction Adjustment PsychologyFiction I Cerato Mattia II Title PZ7B618652 Im E Copyright Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact inforedchairpresscom First published by Red_Chair_Press_LLC PO_Box_333 South_Egremont_MA_012580333 Printed in the United States of America Dad got off the phone and jumped up and down I got it he yelled Got what I asked The measles I got the job said Dad Mom gave him a big hug Were moving to the city she said I crossed my arms Were moving where Im not moving I said My friends and school are here Not in the city Mom handed me a box Im not moving My horse is here In the city they only have rats Big mean subway rats I said Dad handed me a bag Im not moving I said My dance class is here In the city they dont wear pink tutus Like mine Get in the car Mom and Dad said We drove past the farm I love We drove past the woods I love And we drove past the lake I love until

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