A Mother for Choco is written and illustrated by Keiko Kasza. The target audience of this book is preschool and kindergarten aged students. Both boys and girls would enjoy this heartwarming tale about a small bird searching for his mother.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars *****
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Summary: Choco is a small yellow bird that is upset because he does not have a mother to take care of him. He sets out of find his mother by asking different animals if they are his mother. Choco becomes discouraged when he cannot find anyone until Mrs. Bear finds him upset in an apple orchard. She brings him home to join her and her other children, who happen to be different as well. Mrs. Bear’s family is made up of her, a pig, an alligator, a hippo, and the newest addition Choco the bird.
I found this book to be fantastic and tackles the complex idea of adoption/foster care. This can be a hard idea to explain to young children or students and a book is sometimes an easy way to make a point with young readers. Adoption and foster care is a common situation for children to be in and it is important to know that families can be made up of people of different races, cultures, and backgrounds. A family does not have to be made up of a mom and a dad and their children they gave birth to. Family can mean many different things and A Mother for Choco is a great example on how to explain the idea of differing families.
I would use this book in a preschool or kindergarten classroom within a unit on family. Not only is this a great story, the illustrations also accurately depict the storyline with vibrant colors and detail, which can be appealing to readers. This would be a prefect read aloud book that could lead into a discussion on different types of family and the ideas behind adoption and foster care. It is important to expose children to different situations families can be apart of. Students in a class could possibly be in a situation and could elaborate on how they feel and what the experience is like for them. The book uses animals that are kid friendly and appealing to younger readers. This also doubles as an example of different types of races and people. The animals are all differing like how people differ within the human race and even in families.
Below is a video link to A Mother for Choco being read aloud:
Visit author Keiko Kasza's website to see other children's books and information.
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