Corduroy’s stories
May 30th, 2008
Introduction (by Roy): Over the years I have received many personal stories on how CORDUROY, the book by my father Don Freeman, has touched people. I will excerpt some of these below. You, the reader, are welcome to add more.
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Dear Roy,
I was given a copy of “Corduroy” when I adopted my older son from Russia,
and I have always viewed it as a classic adoption story. When I read it now with
my younger son, also adopted from Russia, I see in it the story of many older
orphans, who are passed up by adoptive parents because of their age and
other “defects”. I am planning to write a blog post on reading “Corduroy” as as
adoptive parent on my Web site, but I wonder whether Don Freeman even had
adoption in mind when he wrote the book? Thanks!
V.C.
