Adoption: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 0 to 3
- The Day We Met You; by Phoebe Koehler; Aladdin
Paperbacks, 1997
- Just Add One Chinese Sister; Patricia McMahon and Conor Clarke
McCarthy; illustrated by Karen A. Jerome; Boyds Mills Press,
2005
- Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies; by Ann Turner;
HarperCollins, 1992
Ages 3 to 8
- "A" is for Adopted; by Eileen Tucker Cosby, Norma Strange;
SWAK Pak, 2000
- Adoption; by Fred Rogers; photographs by Jim Judkis;
Putnam, 1994
- All About Adoption: How Families Are Made and How Kids Feel
About It; by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata; illustrated by
Carol Koeller; Magination Press, 2004
- Horace; by Holly Keller; Greenwillow, 1991
- Happy Adoption Day!; lyrics by John McCutcheon; illustrated
by Julie Paschkis; Little, Brown and Co., 1996
- My New Family: A First Look At Adoption; by Pat Thomas,
illustrated by Lesley Harker; Barron's Educational Series, 2003
- A Koala for Katie: An Adoption Story; by Jonathan
London; illustrated by Cynthia Jabar; A. Whitman, 1993
- The Mulberry Bird: An Adoption Story; by Anne Braff
Brodzinsky; illustrated by Diana L. Stanley; Perspectives
Press, 1996
- My Family is Forever; by Nancy L. Carlson; New York, Viking,
2004.
- My Real Family; by Emily Arnold McCully; Voyager, 1999
- Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale; by Karen Katz; H.
Holt, 1997
- Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born; by Jamie Lee
Curtis; illustrated by Laura Cornell; HarperCollins, 1996
- The Tummy Mummy: Adoption Means Love; by Michelle
Madrid-Branch; Santa Fe, NM, Adoption Tribe Pub, 2004.
- We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo; by Linda Girard; Albert Whitman
Books, 1992.
- You're Not My Real Mother!; by Molly Friedrich and Christy
Hale; New York, Little, Brown, 2004.
Ages 8 to 12
- All About Adoption: How Families are Made and How Kids Feel
About It; by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata; Washington, DC,
Magination Press, 2004.
- At Home in This World, A Chinca Adoption Story; by Jean
MacLeod; EMK Press; 2003
- Carolyn's Story: A Book About an Adopted Girl; by Perry
Schwartz; Lerner Pub. Co., 1996
- Did My First Mother Love Me?: A Story for an Adopted
Child; by Kathryn Ann Miller; illustrated by Jami Moffett
Morning Glory Press, 1994
- Family Secrets; by Barbara Corcoran; Atheneum, 1992
- How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story; by Joanna Cole
Mulberry Books, 1999
- Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids; by
Charlene Giannetti; Price Stern Sloan, 1999
- When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for
Children Adopted from China; by Sara Dorow; photographs
by Stephen Wunrow; Yeong & Yeong Book Co., 1997
Young Adult
- Adopted Teens Only: A Survival Guide to Adolescence; by Denea
Gorbett; New York, iUniverse, 2004.
- Good Night Mr. Tom; by Michelle Magorian; Econo-Clad
Books, 1999
Books for Adults
- Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child: A
Guide for Parents and Professionals; by L. Anne Babb
and Rita Laws; Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 1997
- Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adoption for
Single Parents; by Lee Varon; Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000
- Adoption is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must
Know; by Patricia Irwin Johnston; Perspectives Press, 2001
- Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments With Your
Adopted Child; by Lark Eshleman; Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006
- Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents; by
Deborah Gray; Perspectives Press, 2002
- Dear Birthmother; by K. Silber; Corona Publishing Co., 1998
- Inside Transracial Adoption; by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall;
Perspectives Press, 2000
- Miracles for Marlee; by Shannon Turner; 1stBooks Library; 2002
(international adoption)
- Parenting Your Adopted Child: A Positive Approach to Building
a Strong Family; by Andrew Adesman; New York, McGraw-Hill,
2004
- Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How to Overcome the Unique
Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child; by Brenda
McCreight; New Harbinger Publishers, 2002
- Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother; by Jana Wolff; 2nd ed.;
Vista Communications, 1999
- Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making
Sense of the Past; by Betsy Keefer, Jayne Schooler; Bergin and
Garvey, 2000
Other Resources
National Council For Adoption
1930 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-6207
(202) 328-1200
Web site: http://www.ncfa-usa.org
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
(703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Web site: http://naic.acf.hhs.gov
Adoption.com (international adoption information)
Web site: http://www.adoption.com
National Council for Single Adoptive Parents
PO Box 55
Wharton, NJ 07885
Web site: http://www.adopting.org/ncsap.html
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
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