{"id":43661,"date":"2026-03-19T06:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=43661"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:49:23","slug":"the-missing-piece-by-megan-k-palmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=43661","title":{"rendered":"The Missing Piece by Megan K Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A softly woven narrative with a lasting emotional resonance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A family gathers around a puzzle\u2014only to discover that one important piece is missing in Palmer&#8217;s compelling picture book. \u201cWorking on our family puzzle, we looked all around\u2026 We were missing an important piece nowhere to be found.\u201d Day after day, they search \u201chigh and low, over and under,\u201d but the piece never appears. Slowly, the search becomes something deeper: a quiet act of waiting. \u201cSearching, searching, searching\u2026 Waiting, waiting, waiting\u2026 Hoping, hoping, hoping\u2026 All the while, loving, loving, loving.\u201d Palmer gently frames adoption with tenderness, honoring both love and loss. The emotional turning point arrives with quiet certainty: \u201cWe were meant to find each other; the missing piece was you!\u201d Palmer\u2019s rhythmic, soothing prose pairs seamlessly with Emily Hurst Pritchett\u2019s soft, expressive illustrations, which use warm tones and intimate family scenes to emphasize connection and joy. The recurring puzzle imagery offers a clear, accessible metaphor that resonates long after the final page. A gentle, affirming tale about adoption, belonging, and the love that makes a family whole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A valuable addition to library collections addressing family diversity with warmth and clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Missing-Piece-Megan-K-Palmer-ebook\/dp\/B0GFNS8NNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Winnbrook Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date March 13, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-1967983056<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Print length 24 pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Price $20.00 (USD) Hardcover, $10.00 Paperback, $2.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Reading age baby-5 years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A softly woven narrative with a lasting emotional resonance. A family gathers around a puzzle\u2014only to discover that one important piece is missing in Palmer&#8217;s compelling picture book. \u201cWorking on our family puzzle, we looked all around\u2026 We were missing an important piece nowhere to be found.\u201d Day after day, they search \u201chigh and low, over and under,\u201d but the piece never appears. Slowly, the search becomes something deeper: a quiet act of waiting. \u201cSearching, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":43659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,706279332,723771609,723771610,723771611,1136176,723771607,1473,1008073,856121,309,723771608,349],"class_list":["post-43661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-childrens-pcture-books","tag-childrens-ebooks-on-adoption","tag-childrens-ebooks-on-new-babies","tag-childrens-nonfiction-family-life-books","tag-indie-books","tag-megan-k-palmer","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-the-missing-piece","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-bmd","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/missing-pieces.jpg?fit=325%2C342&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43661"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43663,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43661\/revisions\/43663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}