Product Description

The adoption lifebook of choice by more adoptive parents, This is Me! offers a classically-styled, traditional "baby book" look and feel to the popular lifebook format that's suitable for all adoptive families and their children -- whether adopted from the US or internationally as infants, toddlers, or even older children.

** Suitable for one and two parent adoptive families, traditional and alternative;

** Gender-neutral presentation, perfect for a boy or girl;

** Quality 9" x 12" padded white cover imprinted in gold;

** Unique post binding allows pages to be added and removed easily;

** Printed on acid-free parchment paper;

** 76 total pages - 37 information pages, 39 lined information-ready pages;

** Includes medical information pages and immunization schedules;

** 1 document sleeve and 2 sheets of vinyl photo pages to get you started;

** standard 3-hole format makes it easy to add additional photo sleeves and pages;

** Additional pages for birthdays up to age 18 and school through Grade 12;

** Also suitable for adoptive parents living outside the US

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #716123 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-16
• Binding: Hardcover
• 82 pages

Adoptive Families Magazine, August 2006
"My son was very excited when he saw this book, filling it out got us talking ..." -- C. Vargas

About the Author
Susan Pierce is the busy mother of 5 children - 3 adopted and 2 step. She originally created "This is Me" for the first two children she and her husband, Marty, adopted. Jessica and Alan had been in foster care for over 3 years and needed to put their past on paper to start the long healing process. Upon the urging of friends and social workers, they now offer their book for all foster and adopted children!

Customer Reviews

Just right
I love this book because: The pages are removable so I can take out the ones that are not applicable. I am a single Mom and the book does not talk about Mom and Dad so it will work for any kind of family. I am not a big fan of the front cover, however i am handy and plan on making fabric covers for my boys books.

Disappointed but satisfied
I looked at many books before deciding on this one. I chose "This is Me" because I adopted a 5 year old and don't know all the "first year firsts".
My biggest complaint is the book I received was for a Russian adoption. I've looked at my order slip and the item online and can't find where it specifies for me to choose the country. That takes out 7 pages (Tell me about my native country, visits in the baby house, maternity hospital, orphanage visit, favorite things about the country, citizenship ceremony& why did you adopt from Russia).
The pages are very bland. It's the same page throughout the book. White paper with lines to write on and a set of handprints for a border on the side. For the price it would be nice to have a little variety.
On a positive note, I LOVE that the pages are removable. It has alot of pages I can use. There are pages for birth parent information, 2 family trees, celebrating birthdays 1-18, school years from preschool to 12th grade, health information, why did you adopt me, placement & finalization days, favorite things, important people, activities, religion, first things with new family, etc.
Overall, I am satisfied with this book and the things I like outweigh the things I don't.

Book is Mislabeled in Warehouse
Apparently there is an error in the barcoding and/or labeling in the warehouse. I have twiced received the wrong book (And Then There Was Me), when trying to order "This Is Me." The book I have received has two barcode labels on the back cover, one for each of the books. PLEASE, PLEASE, correct this error so other customers can receive the book they order. The quality of the book I have received is very nice and I really like the listed content pages of the book I am trying to order; I just wish the two could get together and I could have received the desired book by the baby shower date. Alas, no such luck. PLEASE CORRECT THIS!