This was an adorable children’s book about a baby porcupine who is adopted into a family of bears after his mom goes missing. The language was accessible and made this a very easy story to follow. The illustrations were beautiful, and the overall message of the book was really sweet.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

The illustrations in this one were simple, but very cute. I enjoyed the style.

This story touches on some deep topics usually not discussed with kids (even though they should be) and it was clear that the author took a lot of care with how they crafted the narrative and text. I think this is a good book to use with kids who've lost a parent or end up in foster care. It also shows that not all family is blood. Sometimes our chosen family creates a stronger bond and that's just as valid as any other type of family or love. Mother Bear's unconditional love really got to me and I ended up shedding a few tears.

Overall, happy I read this one. Would recommend.

Porcupette Finds A Family was a sad and also informative book about adoption. I adored the illustration and the writing style. The powerful message behind this book can be useful for adopted children who possibly don't perceive themselves worthy of love and also the families adopting these children who are not familiar with the thoughts and reactions of a little child who has been abandoned, it may give them a new perspective on why sometimes adopted children are afraid and how that fear reflects on their behavior. I loved the book and recommend it to all families adopting a child.

Porcupette Finds a Family
A Story of Adoption
by Vanita Oelschlager
Publisher: Vanita Books
Pages: 44
Publication date: October 1, 2010
Reading level 5-6 years
Genre: Children's Fiction
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

{My thoughts}
Porcupette is a cute but sad picture book told in the first person by the porcupette about adoption , insecurity , love and loss written by Vanita Oelschlager and illustrated by Mike Blanc.

I think this is a wonderful book to read to adopted children. Children dealing with abandonment issues,
The story was heartbreaking and emotional, but passed on a powerful message that shows them they can truly be loved and wanted despite the fact they may be different from their new family. And it does have a very happy ending.

The colorful illustrations also really help to bring the story to life.

Porcupette (a baby porcupine) is alone and scared. He is afraid that no one loves him because his mommy went away one day to get some food and never came back. We never hear just what did happen to the mommy porcupine.

😭This had me crying like a baby as I read this to my 5 year old adopted daughter:😭

"I began to think that maybe she left me for something I did wrong. Or maybe she left me because of something she saw that was unlovable about me."

Cold, hungry and terrified, he finally ventures out himself and crawls into a cave with a Mother Bear and her cubs. He wants to have an attachment to the bear family he finds, but is afraid his “bear” mother and “bear” brother and sister will leave him too because there is something wrong with him. This causes him to act out his fears in some very not so nice ways . However, with the understanding and help of Mother Bear, Porcupette finally accepts that he is truly loved and wanted.

As heartbreaking as the story is I think it would be a great book for so many. Parents who adopted to perhaps understand why a child may be lashing out or acting out. Children suffering with abandonment issues, as well as parents , grandparents who care for a child suffering from abandonment issues for whatever reason it may be.
I think every adoption should come with this book. Especially Children who are adopted from Foster care.

Thank you Vanita Oelschlager for writing about such a hard subject in a way that it helps both parents and children.

I want to give a very heartfelt Thank you to Vanita Oelschlager, Vanita Books, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this beautiful heartwarming story to my 5 year old adopted daughter . I truly appreciate it!

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This was a cute story about how sometimes life changes unexpectedly and you need to adjust. In the book, porcupette was all alone and found a new family but was afraid to mess it up and because of this fear, he kept trying to ruin his relationship with his new bear family until he realized they loved him and wanted him there. I do wish we found out what happened to his mother. It was a cute book with good illustrations. I read it to my ten month old son.

Porcupette Finds a family is a cute little story about how bear adopts Porcupette - orphan porcupine. Excellent illustrations and story. I loved it.

Wow, this book was so cute! The story was just adorable, and so were the illustrations. It will teach kids about animals, while also teaching them not to be afraid.

Really cute book with adorable illustrations! I think the story was great, it's nice to show kids that you can fit in and be loved even if you look a little different. I can really see this being a hit with children in foster homes or who have been adopted. I think it really explains how they feel and that they can still be loved.

Thanks to NetGalley for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This children's book touches upon adoption, which is a great topic to address with your kiddos.
My children personally loved this book. The illustrations were cute. The story was great.

Adorable story of loss and acceptance. A poor porcupine baby loses his mother, but eventually finds a home with an unlikely family who accepts him no matter what. Sweet story told through digitally painted illustrations, which I don't normally like, but these were wonderful.
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Aw this book has such a sweet message about adoption. The short story was definitely a heart tugger and had the readers attention early on. I plan on reading this to my adoptive son, and think he too will see similarities with Porcupette. Heartwarming children's book.

Porcupette Finds a Family is a lovely story about Porcupette who feels he isn't loved after his mother leaves and he sets off to find another family before challenging them because of his thoughts that he is unlovable. The pictures in the book are gorgeous and so sweet to see Porcupette and the bears become such a lovely family. The story is good but it is a lot of text and does seem to drag on a little, I think it would keep the children's attention more if it was shorter. A lovely read showing family that we have enjoyed.

Fostering and Adoption are subjects very close to my heart. Porcupette Finds a Family by Vanita Oelschlager is a beautifully illustrated book about a baby porcupine (called Porcupette) that lost her mother and searches for a new family. But new families can be scary so she acts out in her fear. Her new bear mother though shows her the love that is needed to bring her back to her new family. This is a great book to share with your biological children to explain the concept of fostering and adopting as well as with foster and adopted children to help them handle the challenges in their own lives.

I was adopted at birth, so adoption is a subject close to my heart. So when I saw this book I was excited to see how the author handled the subject and the feelings that adoptees go through.

The story starts out with Porcupette who is a baby porcupine describing his life and how he grew up with a loving mother. One day Porcupette’s mother goes out to find food for herself and never returns. Porcupette goes on to describe his fear of his mother not returning and his search for her. When he stumbles upon a mother bear and her two cubs, he tries to pretend to be a bear and joins the family. The story continues with Porcupette living with his new bear family and dealing with the loss of his mother and the fear of losing his new bear family. It also deals with Porcupette’s prickly behavior towards his new family, from the fear of loss and abandonment.

I believe the author did a fabulous job of dealing with a subject that is very common today. This would be a wonderful book to read to children who may be in foster care, in a new adopted home or even with the loss of one parent through death or divorce. The illustrations were beautifully done and were a perfect complement to the story. Highly recommend!

Porcupette is a picture book written by Vanita Oelschlager and illustrated by Mike Blanc. Porcupette (a baby porcupine) is “adopted” by a Momma after losing his mother. Momma bear treats Porcupette as she does her own two cubs, but the poor young porcupine is so frightened of being abandoned that he acts out in fear. Great message of unconditional love with beautiful illustrations.

Such colorful and intricate illustrations bring the story to life. Such a fun and interactive story for children.

A wonderful book to read to our newly adopted children. What a wonderful tale and I loved sharing it with them.

Thank you NetGalley and VanitaBooks, LLC for this DRC.

I was not expecting this to be so emotional...I may have teared up a smidgen.
This is a story of a baby porcupine and is told in the first person by the porcupette.
This was super adorable, a little sad and all kinds of informative on porcupettes.
The little pocupette addresses loss, insecurity and love so well and in terms children and adults alike can relate to and understand.
I think this has been my favourite Vanita Oelschlager to date!

My heart was broken for Porcupette, the baby porcupine, when his Mom went out for food and never came home. Cold, hungry and terrified, he finally ventures out himself and crawls into a cave with a Mother Bear and her cubs. He’s taken in and loved unreservedly, even though he tests that acceptance by sticking his new Mom and stepsibs with his quills. Lovely illustrations and story about finding belonging in a new family.

Thanks to NetGalley and VanitaBooks, LLC for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

This book was great...but not for it's intended age group. The artwork made it good for a three year old, but the writing made it more for a six or seven year old. However, for a young child needing to understand adoption, the writing does give guidelines for a parent to "paraphrase" and help explain things.