The L.A.'s Finest star hopes her book makes all kids in 'non-traditional' families know they were 'welcomed and wanted and celebrated'
So when it came time to read to her 18-month-old daughter Kaavia James with her husband, NBA proGet push notifications with news, features and more."A lot of them tend to show an expectant mom and a hospital visit and then the baby comes home," Union, 47, tells PEOPLE for this week's issue. "But for so many families where you didn't physically give birth to your child, there's not a ton of literature.
, which celebrates Kaavia's arrival into their clan that includes Wade's sons Zaire, 18, and Xavier, 6, and daughter Zaya, 12 . "I wanted to create a love letter to my daughter to let her know that even though her entry into our family was a bit non-traditional, we love her and wanted her," Union adds. "And she is celebrated.", Union became inspired by her own mother. "My mom at 60 years old and divorced, adopted the first of three children," the actress says. "And now she's 73 and a single mom raising teens and preteens.
Union hopes her book helps "celebrate these kinds of families. This is my love letter to every nontraditional family, blended families, that no matter how you became a new family, it is beautiful and real."
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