First Advisor

Suzette Youngs

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Capstone

Date Created

5-2024

Department

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, SPS Student Work

Abstract

Being adopted is a unique and complex experience; one of which can be expressed and learned about through children’s literature. The research behind writing a book on adoption includes adoption statistics, actions taken by adoptive parents, cognitive development of adoptees, windows and mirrors in books, adoption documentation from adoptive parents, authors and their relation to adoption, and how biological and adoptive parents are portrayed within the books. My methods included observing and looking at other children’s literature, creating my storyline, using pictures from my own story, and the publishing will be done after this project. Limitations involved include having a short amount of time to do research, looking at books on adoption, and not having time to do the illustrations. The scholarly contribution is sharing my experience, giving children another book about adoption, including tools readers can use for themselves, and being another author who adds to the importance of writing personal experiences for readers.

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Disciplines

Psychology

Extent

63 pages

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by the author.

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