Forever Fingerprints. Sherrie Eldridge

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      Forever

      Fingerprints

      An Amazing Discovery for

       Adopted Children

      SHERRIE ELDRIDGE

      Illustrated by Rob Williams

      Jessica Kingsley Publishers

       London and Philadelphia

      Dedicated with tons of love to our six unbelievable grandchildren,

       Austin, Blake, Cole, Olivia, Eliana, and Megan.

       S.E.

      To Keira and Isaias…two grand kids.

       R.W.

      First published in 2007 by EMK Press

      This edition published in 2015

      by Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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      Copyright © Sherrie Eldridge 2007, 2015

      Illustrations copyright © Rob Williams 2007, Sherrie Eldridge 2015

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      Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

      A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress

      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      Eldridge, Sherrie.

      Forever fingerprints : an amazing discovery for adopted children / Sherrie Eldridge ; illustrations by Rob Williams.

      pages cm

      Originally published by EMK Press in Warren, NJ, 2007.

      Summary: Lucie’s aunt and uncle are having a baby which makes Lucie wonder about her birth mother and what it was like before she was born.

      ISBN 978-1-84905-778-3 (alk. paper)

      [1. Adoption--Fiction. 2. Parent and child--Fiction. 3. Birthmothers--Fiction.] I. Williams, Rob, 1951- illustrator. II. Title.

      PZ7.1.E43Fo 2014

      [Fic]--dc23

      2014021853

      ISBN 978 1 84905 778 3

      eISBN 978 1 78450 021 4

      Dear Parents,

      Wouldn’t it be great to have someone who could teach you what to say when your child asks

      deep questions about adoption at a busy traffic intersection? Someone who could help you

      understand what your child may be thinking about when daydreaming? Someone who could

      teach you how to create a safe environment for your child to talk freely about adoption?

      Seven-year-old Lucie, the main character of this book, along with her adoptive parents, will do

      that for you! When you see their healthy family dynamics, the nervous discomfort about talking

      adoption with your child, the fear that your child loves the birth parents more than you, and the

      fear that you’ll say the wrong thing, will all disappear.

      You will learn new ways to:

      •talk adoption with your child without feeling threatened or nervous

      •use everyday circumstances as springboards into meaningful adoption discussions

      •handle painful or missing birth history

      •be confident about your irreplaceable role in your child’s life

      •show unconditional love to your child

      •enter your child’s world and understand his or her perspective about adoption.

      As you read Lucie’s delightful adoption story, I promise that “talking adoption” with your child will take on a new dimension. You will be looking for those springboards for conversation and feel confident that you are communicating unconditional love to your child. Lucie and her adoption-savvy parents will show you how to talk adoption in a winsome way that will be welcomed by your child.

      With warm regards,