Mary Lotorto-Soroka Recounts the True Story of Catiana's Adoption and Acceptance into Her New Family
CLIFTON, N.J., Dec. 1, 2009 — Full of hand-drawn color illustrations, "Catiana Makes a Family" (published by AuthorHouse), the new children's book written and illustrated by Mary Lotorto-Soroka, details the poignant true story of her own daughter's adoption.
Told from Catiana's point of view, "Catiana Makes a Family" is a perfect tool for helping children understand adoption by relating to Catiana and her story. Catiana's tale begins when her adoptive parents fall in love and wish to share their love with a child. Soon, the couple makes friends with people who want to help their dream come true.
One day while at the beach in New Jersey, the couple receives a telephone call about a special new baby who has been born just for them. Once they hear the news, they begin dancing on the clouds. Immediately, they pack their bags and all of their baby belongings to travel to Colombia, South America, to meet their new baby.
Once in Colombia, the couple has to go into the mountains so that they may finally hold their baby girl. When baby Catiana is in the woman's arms, tears of joy fill the couple's eyes and when Catiana smiles up at them, they realize that in this exact moment the woman had become a mother and the man had become a father. All together, smiling, they were a family.
At home, they arrive back to a big welcome party for the new family, complete with balloons, food and presents galore. After the celebration, Catiana and her parents get settled and ready to live their happily ever after.
By contrasting the New Jersey beach to the exotic landscape of Colombia, full of eucalyptus trees, gorgeous flowers and mountains, "Catiana Makes a Family" reflects how both adoptive children and their new parents come from diverse places with their own unique characteristics. Entertaining for eyes and ears, "Catiana Makes a Family" will be fun and informative for the whole family.
Mary Lotorto-Soroka lives in Clifton, N.J., with her daughter, Catiana. Lotorto-Soroka's late husband, Allen, was the person who had originally encouraged her to write "Catiana Makes a Family" in order to help Catiana and her peers understand adoption and accept adopted children for their differences. Lotorto-Soroka is also the author of "Who Needs Spots Anyway" (also published by AuthorHouse), and she has plans to publish other children's books in the future.
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