Catiana Makes a Family

by Mary Lotorto-Soroka

Overview

This is a story about a foreign adoption of a beautiful baby who created a family full of love. It is told and illustrated through the eyes of a child. "Catiana Makes a Family" has been welcomed in many elementary schools to help children have a better understanding of adoption.

We adopted our daughter from Medellin, Colombia, South America when she was five months old. As a young child, she knew the terminology associated with adoption because we wanted her to know her background and the truth. Catiana was disappointed when we would go to a book store and she couldn't find an account of her adoption. I decided to write her story and illustrate it through the eyes of a child, since she had a lot of input to this book.

I hope you enjoy our story. This book is also available in hard copy through Etsy and I will be happy to personalize the book for you upon request.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044951754
Publisher:	Mary Lotorto-Soroka
Publication date:	09/10/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

I am a Jersey girl by heart and am now loving life by the beach in Southern New Jersey, enjoying the beautiful nature it abounds.
I was an accountant for over twenty years and when my daughter was only three, decided to switch gears when my husband died to do something I have always wanted to do; write and illustrate children's books. Everyone has a story to tell, so why not tell it? I enjoyed writing and illustrating stories through the eyes of a child throughout my daughter's childhood. My books range from her foreign adoption story, low self esteem and bullying, to our two silly cats.
My writing shifted to helping others draw parallels to my own life. My latest non-fiction book, The First Time Without You, is based on a journal I maintained after the sudden loss of my husband. I hope through my grief process to help others living through the same loss.
My current work is a book of short stories, poems, and thoughts which I will publish soon.
I look forward to reading any feedback my readers wish to send to help me strive to give them what they want.