Speranza's Sweater

Kids Deserve ASafe Place To Live And Grow And LearnFor Some Kids, This Means Living With Foster Or Adoptive ParentsSperanza?s Sweater Chronicles One Child?s Experience Through The Foster And Adoptive System. speranza Wears Her Sweater Everywhere, Hanging Onto The Last Memories Of Her Birth Home, Until It?s ThreadbareLike Her Unraveled Sweater, Speranza Must Weave Together ANew Story, Bringing Threads From Her Past And Strands From Her Present, Into AFuture Of Love, Family, And The True Meaning Of Home.in This Heartwarming And Reassuring Story, Children Are Offered Permission To Feel And Experience Their Own Story AuthenticallyIt Provides Hope And Support For The Many Mixed Emotions AChild Will Experience During Their Foster And Adoption Journey, Through The Unraveling And Reweaving Of AFavorite Sweater. speranza Also Introduces Children To Potential Life Experiences Of Foster And Adopted Classmates, Friends, Or Family MembersBy Reading Speranza?s Story With Your Child, And Discussing The Experience Of AChild In ASimilar Situation, You Can Create ASafe Space To Talk About Feelings Of Grief, Loss, Excitement, Confusion, Anger, Sadness, Or Any Of The Many Other Feelings Accompanying Removal, Foster Care, And Adoption.speranza?s Sweater Also Includes ADictionary Of Words To Empower Children And Their Carers By Understanding The Language Used Around Them.
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