International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer provides pro bono legal services globally to Half the Sky. We were able to thank Freshfields for its incredibly generous support by helping to arrange a unique outing in Beijing on Freshfields' Love, Adoption & Brownies with Sprinkles
Darlene Friedman and Roger Roth, author and illustrator of Star of the Week: A Story of Love Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles, signed copies of their book
along with their daughter, Eden, who was the inspiration for the book. The book tells the story of Cassidy-Li, a young girl adopted from China who is about to be Star of the Week at her school. Cassidy-Li is excited as the day approaches, but she is also nervous about sharing the facts of her birth and adoption with her class. She also frets about not having a photo of her birthparents for her poster, but figures out a way to include them.
The event took place at Children’s Book World in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and was well attended. One of the few independently owned book stores in the Philadelphia area, Children’s Book World donated 20 percent of sales for the day to Half the Sky and the Delaware Valley Chapter of Families with Children from China.
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