On the back cover of Scott Simon’s 2010 book, Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption, actor John Lithgow gives a glowing endorsement. “This is a surprising, powerful, and important book,” he says. I had no idea John Lithgow was a member of the adoption triad, someone with the kind of credibility I count on when seeking “powerful and important” books on the topic. But a quick Google search led me to his status: Lithgow is an honorary adoptive parent of a manatee named Rosie as anointed by the Save the Manatee Club.
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