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Our mission is to create issue related children's books that provide a realistic look at life in different regions. As a way to start, here are some good examples of developmentally appropriate literature recently published in print form but available here for your review. These books can only be viewed at your local Step by Step office.

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Families Are Different
Written and Illustrated by Nina Pellegrini
Published by Holiday House

Nico lives in a large town with her family. She looks a lot like her sister, Angel. But she doesn't look like her mom and dad. That's because she and Angel came from Korea when they were babies. They're adopted.

The Walking Stick
By Maxine Trottier & Annouchka Gravel Galouchko
Published by Stoddart Kids

In this exquisitely wrought tale, young Van finds a walking stick at the foot of a huge teak tree. Blessed by Buddha, it becomes his talisman, his lifelong link to the past, and the support he will need to carry him into an uncertain future.

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