Mommy, Why Don't I Look Like You

About the Book

Gracie, who is Asian, has been wondering why she looks different than her parents, who are Caucasian. She finally decides to ask her mommy one night at bed. Mommy’s been waiting for just the right time to tell Gracie the wonderful, touching, sometimes funny, and inspiring story of her birth and how she heals the hearts of a couple who had been waiting for her for years without even realizing it. This book is a must read for parents of interracial adopted children who begin to understand as they grow up that something is different about them and their parents. As the questions begin to be ask it opens the door for the perfect opportunity to begin explaining to them why they are so special.

About the Author

Barbara Williams is from a small town in eastern Oklahoma. She has been an elementary teacher there since 1994. She and her husband of fifteen years tried unsuccessfully through fertility treatments for twelve years to have children. After the adoption of their Asian daughter Grace at birth they realized they had wasted a lot of years and a lot of money. Adoption is the greatest blessing. Mrs. Williams hopes a series of books involving their daughter Grace and potential questions she will be asking as she grows up, beneficial, encouraging, and supportive to other families of adopted children.