On the heels of Father’s Day, Miles Comes Home is an appealing pick for many LGBTQ+ families, but we recommend the full review below to dig deeper into how this picture book addresses adoptee identity.
Additional considerations since initially reviewing the book include addressing:
- adoptee trauma
- Adoptee’s racial identity
- Adoptee’s foster care identity
- Biological family, ethnic, and cultural affirmation
- A “happily ever after” narrative is not realistic, and an adoptee should be encouraged to continue exploring the emotions, both positive and negative, throughout their life they have experienced a loss and there must be space to explore grief
The Adoptee Bookshelf 