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Fun Things to Do With Children's Adoption Books

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The Coffee Can Kid
The Coffee Can Kid

The Coffee Can Kid Photo © Images provided by special permission from the

Child Welfare League of America, Washington, DC (http://www.cwla.org)
Short description of The Coffee Can Kid
6-years-old and very curious, little Annie climbs into the closet to retrieve the special coffee can that contains elements of her adoption story. Her adoptive father, who is Caucasian, answers her questions and retells her adoption story as she looks through the can's contents; a letter written by her birth mother, in Chinese and a baby picture of Annie. The adoptive father uses Annie's birth name (Dong Hee) while retelling the story.

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