Given the diverse make up of our family (not to mention the world), we’re especially committed to providing Laurel with books and conversations about how families can be formed in many ways, whether the mix includes different skin colors, two mommies (or daddies), or one parent. To celebrate the bridging of cultures and families via international adoption, check out Barefoot Books’s Motherbridge of Love. Book collaborator Xinran Xue will be in Cambridge today through Friday for MOL events; on Friday (10/19, 10:30am), families can share in story hour with Xinran, followed by a special wishing tree craft project.

Want to win a copy of Motherbridge of Love? Email us by midnight EST tonight (with “Motherbridge” in the subject) and name another MOL book tour stop. We’ll draw 4 winners (US entrants welcome)!

Barefoot Books, 1771 Mass. Ave, Cambridge; Tel: 617-349-1610