Boston: Little Brown, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - Although Donny already has a large family with 3 younger sisters and 2 little brothers, what he really wants is a brother his age with whom he can play. Based on the real story of the Doss family, who adopted 11 children in all - from Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Burma, native Americans - with Donny being the first child adopted. 89pp.