Recommended Reading

ADOPTION INFORMATION

Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear? by Denise Harris Hoppenhauer

Adopting the Older Child, by Claudia Jewett

Dim Sum, Bagels and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families, by Myra Alperson

Communicating with the Adopting Child, by Miriam Komar, DSW

Offers adoptive parents an insightful guide to the importance of the ongoing process of talking with your child about adoption issues.

Real Parents, Real Children (Parenting the Adopted Child), by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

A practical guide for parents at all stages in the adoption process, preparation, arrival and forever after. Good foundation for adoptive parents.

Being Adopted, The Lifelong Search for Self by David Brodzinsky Ph.D. and Marshall D. Schicter, M.D.

This book uses life experiences of adoptees to provide a unique understanding of adoption.

ADOPTIVE PARENTING

Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, by Claudia Jewett Jarratt

How To Raise An Adopted Child, by Judith Schaffer & Christina Lindstrom

Raising Adopted Children, by Lois Melina

CHILDREN’S ADOPTION BOOKS

Adoption is Always, by Linda Walvoord Girard (5-10)

All Kinds of Families, by Norman Simon (3-7)

How I Was Adopted, by Joanne Cole (3-7)

Jin Woo, by Eve Bunting (5-10)

The Little Green Goose, by Adele Sansone (3-7)

We Wanted You, by Liz Rosenberg

Families Are Different, by Nina Pelligrini (3-7)

A gentle story of a young, adopted girl discovering that many different types of families have one thing in common…love.

A Mother for Choco, by Keiko Kasza (3-7)

A lonely little bird searches for a mother and discovers that it is more important for a mom to hug, kiss and love than to look like him.

Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby, by Sesame Street

A baby is being adopted on Sesame Street. All the familiar characters of Sesame Street react to the adoption of Miller. Feelings expressed include happiness, excitement, caring and yes, even a little jealousy on Big Bird’s part. In the end, everyone realizes that adoption is simply another way for a child to join a family.

Why Was I Adopted? By Carole Livingston

An intermediate level book which discusses the facts of adoption with a loving style and catchy illustration.