Adoption Children's book.Little Ricky dreams of a magical place-a place he can call home. In a nearby harbor, Ricky the Raccoon leaps aboard a boat hoping the family there will adopt him. Follow Ricky on his seagoing adventure as he tries to find his place in the world.What can he do to be accepted?When he meets a seal named Mr. Whiskers, he realizes he's loveable-just the way he is.Background of Rick’s StoryThis is a sweet story about a homeless raccoon who dreamt of having a family of his own. The family he planned on didn’t work out. But to his surprise, he found there was another family that was just right for him.A failed adoptive placement is probably one of the worst things I have had to deal with in my career. How do you tell a child that his new family doesn’t want him after all? No words can express how horrible this is. However, when that child is finally placed in the right family, and you know it’s just the perfect family for him, it is the most incredible thing you’ll ever see. Ricky is something of a true story. No, I wasn’t actually introduced to a raccoon and didn’t observe his adoption into a family. But the characters are based on a failed adoptive placement that had just occurred the day prior to my seeing a lost raccoon pacing on the back of a fishing boat in Catalina. I love this story and loved writing it. It reminds me of the hope there is for every child to have a family that loves him or her--just the way they are.
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