Adoption Books For Children

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents [Hardcover]

Amazon.com Review

Proper attachment is the most fundamental issue in a successful adoption, but what exactly does the term mean? Attaching in Adoption answers that question thoroughly, and it provides solutions to a variety of specific attachment problems. Along with technic (more…)

I Wished for You: an Adoption Story (Mom’s Choice Award Recipient, Book of the Year Award, Creative Child Magazine) [Hardcover]

Review

Marianne Richmond is a recipient of the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award. The Mom’s Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, (more…)

LifeBooks : Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child [Paperback]

Review

” …my daughter’s LifeBook has only served to bring us closer and increase her trust in me. LifeBooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child provides an invaluable service to adoptive families. Your perspective and guidance freed me up to pull this together.” — Mar (more…)

Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children [Library Binding]

Review

Forever Fingerprints deftly guides children to two essential concepts: sadness over missing birthparents is normal, and adoptive parents can be sensitive supporters for their children’s grief. Thanks for writing this book, Sherrie. It is a fun, read-aloud with great illustra (more…)

Welcome Home, Forever Child: A Celebration of Children Adopted as Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond [Paperback]

Review

A great way to help young children to understand what adoption and forever means in their lives. Parents and children will love to see the many firsts they will share while grieving the ones they missed. Fun illustrations and the rhyming cadence are sure to delight the p (more…)

We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

From Booklist

Popular author-illustrator Parr illustrates the rewards of family ties in this heartfelt, supportive book geared toward adopted children and their parents. In each double-page spread, Parr completes the phrase “We belong together because . . .” with poignant explanation (more…)

How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) [Paperback]

From Publishers Weekly

In a starred review, PW commended the cheerful and informative approach to adoption in a book that is “perfect for sharing in any family.” Ages 4-up. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

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Red in the Flower Bed: An Illustrated Children’s Story about Interracial Adoption [Paperback]

Review

A charming and loving approach to help all children understand adoption. Andrea Nepa has captured the essence of adoption and family, and has illustrated it beautifully with images and poetry that even a small child can comprehend and enjoy. I highly recommend this book for ch (more…)

Rosie’s Family: An Adoption Story [Paperback]

Review

“This book is a wonderful tool for adoptive parents and an excellent introduction to adoption for the community at large.” — B. Rolston, B.Sc., Cer. Ed., Treasurer, Adoption Council of Canada, May 2001″This wonderful resource addressed the complexities of adoption in a stor (more…)

Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect and Trauma [Hardcover]

From the Publisher

Advance Praise for Nurturing Adoptions Deborah Gray, once again, addresses the primary issues that parents and professionals confront when they become involved with hurt children. She has something for just about everyone in the adoption world! Her detaile (more…)