What qualities would the best books on adoption have inside them? Don’t worry - it’s not a trick question, so if things like “diversity”, “living with 2 families”, or “what being multicultural means and why it’s perfectly okay” came to your mind then you’re on the right track!

Now, let’s say you ask Google, “What are the best children’s books on adoption?” Chances are you’ll be reading synopses all about, “how long we waited for you”, “how much we wanted you”, or “how much we loved you before we even met you,” and while those are all sincere and important qualities you want in any adoptive parent, they are slightly beside the point - the one being adopted; what is the perspective of the adoptee?

On this episode, we chat all things literature with Claire, who is studying race in children’s literature, to be exact, at Central Michigan University. Join us as we talk about the presence of race in children’s books, why adoption material seems to always be about the parents and never the kids, and what we can do to change that. Listen now.⁠