In our society there are still many myths, prejudices, fears, and false expectations that are associated with orphans. They interfere with adoption. Deciding to accept a child into a family becomes incredibly difficult. The book “Caravan of Happy Stories” is about real stories of adoptive families. Stories about people who have gone through many difficulties, have come a long way and still do every day sometimes incredibly difficult, but invaluable work for children and our entire society. Stories from families will help you get rid of many myths and prepare for an important decision - adopting a child into a family. The authors are sure: in the complex issue of creating a family, it is important to know that you are not alone, not an exception to the rule, there are many people around who have become or will soon become adoptive parents. The book was created as part of the program charitable foundation "Arithmetic of Good" Club "ABC of Adoptive Family". of which are adopted.

Ksenia Toroptseva, marketer, mother of three children, two of whom are adopted.

Natalia Gorodiskaya, Chairman of the Council of Representatives of Public Associations of Families Raising Children Without Parental Care, under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, mother of ten children, eight of whom are adopted.

Tahir Mirdzhaparov, Chairman of the Republican Association of Foster Families of the Chuvash Republic, father of six children, two of whom are adopted.

Alexey Mashkov, financier, father of four children, two of whom are adopted.

Andrey Mazov, information technology specialist, father of four children, three of whom are adopted.

Anna Erenburg, economist, mother of four children, one of whom is adopted.

Anton Chuklin, head of the Center for Cluster Development of the State Budgetary Institution TsIR, father of four children, three of whom are adopted.

Vera Drobinskaya, pediatrician, adoptive mother of seven children.

Viktor Ivlev, car painter, father of three children, including one adopted .

Kristina Belenkaya, founder and director of the Happy Birthday! charitable foundation, winner of the titles “Mrs. Moscow - 2013”, “Mrs. Russia - 2014”, mother of five children, one of whom is adopted.

Olga Smirnova, housewife, mother of ten children, seven of whom are adopted.

Tatiana Cantarella, pastor, teacher, mother an adopted child.

Yulia Stavrova-Skripnik, founder and managing partner of the children's development center "Sunny City", mother of six children, four of whom are adopted.

Elena Kalina, Chairman of the Council of Adoptive Families Moscow Region under the Ministry of Education of the Moscow Region, expert of the Public Chamber of the Moscow Region on social policy, general director of the NP Institute of Business and Culture, head of the board of trustees of an Orthodox orphanage, mother of ten children, nine of whom are adopted.

Andrey Shalyopa , director, father of six children, three of whom are adopted.

Roman Avdeev, founder of the Arithmetic of Good Foundation, father of twenty-three children, including seventeen adopted.