I have been asked a few times lately for titles of books dealing with adoption. I put together a list - ones I have read (some I haven't). I will post it here for all to peruse!! The first section are adult titles and the second section are books on adoption for kids/siblings, etc. Enjoy!!
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew (Paperback) *by Sherrie Eldridge
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents (Hardcover) *by Deborah D. Gray
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft (Paperback) *by Mary Hopkins-Best
Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China (Hardcover) *by Kay Ann Johnson, Amy Klatzkin
Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community
by Amy Coughlin, Caryn Abramowitz,
Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past *
by Karin Evans
The Chinese Adoption Handbook
by John H. MacLean
A Treasury of Adoption Miracles: True Stories of God's Presence Today
by Karen Kingsbury *
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America
by Adam Pertman *
Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
by Lois Ruskai Melina
Life Books: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
by Beth O'Malley *
Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings, a Workbook for International Adoptive Familes
by Cindy Probst
Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir
by Neely Tucker *
Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
by Nancy Newton Verrier *
Adoption Is Another Word for Love (Charming Petites Series)
by Nancy McGuire Roche (Editor), Heather Zschock (Designed by) (Pictures and quotes)
Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
by Holly Van Gulden, Gulden Holly Van, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb
A Love Like No Other
by Pamela Kruger (Editor), Jill Smolowe
Digging to America
by Anne Tyler (Fiction) *
A Passage to the Heart: Writings from Families with Children from China
by Amy Klatzkin (Editor) *
Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A SourceBook for Multicultural Families
by Myra Alperson
Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child
by Lark Eshleman
Twenty Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make
by Sherrie Eldridge
The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
by Cindy Champnella *
Born in Our Hearts: Stories of Adoption
by Filis Casey *
Transnational Adoption: A Cultural Economy of Race, Gender, and Kinship
by Sara K. Dorow *
Truly Yours: Thoughts on the Miracle of Adoption
by Laura Dail, Patty Rice (Editor)
Daughter from Afar: A Family's International Adoption Story
by Sarah L. Woodard
Adopting a Toddler
by Denise Harris Hoppenhauer
The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family *
by Jayne E. Schooler
The Nanchang Diary: The Adoption of Victoria Santina Huang He Ping Tartivita
by Carmelo Tartivita
Meeting Sophie: A Memoir of Adoption
by Nancy McCabe
Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children
by Cheri Register
FOR KIDS:
The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
by Jean Davies Okimoto, Elaine Mei Aoki, Meilo So (Illustrator) *
Happy Adoption Day!
by John McCutcheon, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) *
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale
by Karen Katz *
I Love You like Crazy Cakes
by Rose A. Lewis, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) *
My Mei Mei
by Ed Young, Ed Young (Illustrator) *
When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China
by Sara Dorow, Stephen Wunrow (Photographer), Stephen Wunrow (Photographer) *
Guji Guji
by Chih-Yuan Chen, Chih-Yuan Chen (Illustrator)
Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story
by Carol Antoinette Peacock, Carol Antoinette Antoinette Peacock, Shawn Costello Brownell (Illustrator), Shawn Brownell (Illustrator)
The Red Blanket
by Eliza Thomas, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) *
Lamb-A-Roo
by Diana Kimpton, Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)
Waiting for May
by Janet Morgan Stoeke, Janet Morgan Stoeke (Illustrator) *
Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle
by Steven Curtis Chapman, Mary Beth Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Shoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story
by Mary Beth Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Shaoey & Dot: A Christmas Miracle
by Mary Beth Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Golden Egg: A Story about Adoption
by Jenny Thrasher, Phil Thrasher, Illustrations Enroc Illustrations (Illustrator)
Over Land and Sea: A Story of International Adoption
by Steven L. Layne, Jan Bower (Illustrator) *
You're Not My Real Mother!
by Molly Friedrich, Christy Hale (Illustrator)
My Family Is Forever
by Nancy Carlson, Nancy Carlson (Illustrator) *
Allison ~
by Allen Say *
Jin Woo
by Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator) (Korean adoption with older sibling at home) *
Emma's Story
by Deborah Hodge, Song Nan Zhang (Illustrator)
Just Add One Chinese Sister
by Patricia McMahon, Conor Clarke McCarthy, Karen A. Jerome (Illustrator) *
A Child Is A Child ~
by Brigitte Weninger, Eve Tharlet (Illustrator)
Finding Joy ~
by Marion Coste, Yong Chen (Illustrator)
Horace
by Holly Keller, Holly Keller (Illustrator) *
Nikolai, The Only Bear
by Barbara M. Joosse, Renata Liwska (Illustrator) *
Sisters
by Judith Caseley, Judith Caseley (Illustrator)
Three Names of Me ~
by Mary Cummings, Lin Wang (Illustrator)
* after means I have read.
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents (Hardcover) *by Deborah D. Gray
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft (Paperback) *by Mary Hopkins-Best
Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China (Hardcover) *by Kay Ann Johnson, Amy Klatzkin
Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community
by Amy Coughlin, Caryn Abramowitz,
Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past *
by Karin Evans
The Chinese Adoption Handbook
by John H. MacLean
A Treasury of Adoption Miracles: True Stories of God's Presence Today
by Karen Kingsbury *
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America
by Adam Pertman *
Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
by Lois Ruskai Melina
Life Books: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
by Beth O'Malley *
Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings, a Workbook for International Adoptive Familes
by Cindy Probst
Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir
by Neely Tucker *
Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
by Nancy Newton Verrier *
Adoption Is Another Word for Love (Charming Petites Series)
by Nancy McGuire Roche (Editor), Heather Zschock (Designed by) (Pictures and quotes)
Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
by Holly Van Gulden, Gulden Holly Van, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb
A Love Like No Other
by Pamela Kruger (Editor), Jill Smolowe
Digging to America
by Anne Tyler (Fiction) *
A Passage to the Heart: Writings from Families with Children from China
by Amy Klatzkin (Editor) *
Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A SourceBook for Multicultural Families
by Myra Alperson
Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child
by Lark Eshleman
Twenty Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make
by Sherrie Eldridge
The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
by Cindy Champnella *
Born in Our Hearts: Stories of Adoption
by Filis Casey *
Transnational Adoption: A Cultural Economy of Race, Gender, and Kinship
by Sara K. Dorow *
Truly Yours: Thoughts on the Miracle of Adoption
by Laura Dail, Patty Rice (Editor)
Daughter from Afar: A Family's International Adoption Story
by Sarah L. Woodard
Adopting a Toddler
by Denise Harris Hoppenhauer
The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family *
by Jayne E. Schooler
The Nanchang Diary: The Adoption of Victoria Santina Huang He Ping Tartivita
by Carmelo Tartivita
Meeting Sophie: A Memoir of Adoption
by Nancy McCabe
Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children
by Cheri Register
FOR KIDS:
The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
by Jean Davies Okimoto, Elaine Mei Aoki, Meilo So (Illustrator) *
Happy Adoption Day!
by John McCutcheon, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) *
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale
by Karen Katz *
I Love You like Crazy Cakes
by Rose A. Lewis, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) *
My Mei Mei
by Ed Young, Ed Young (Illustrator) *
When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China
by Sara Dorow, Stephen Wunrow (Photographer), Stephen Wunrow (Photographer) *
Guji Guji
by Chih-Yuan Chen, Chih-Yuan Chen (Illustrator)
Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story
by Carol Antoinette Peacock, Carol Antoinette Antoinette Peacock, Shawn Costello Brownell (Illustrator), Shawn Brownell (Illustrator)
The Red Blanket
by Eliza Thomas, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) *
Lamb-A-Roo
by Diana Kimpton, Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)
Waiting for May
by Janet Morgan Stoeke, Janet Morgan Stoeke (Illustrator) *
Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle
by Steven Curtis Chapman, Mary Beth Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Shoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story
by Mary Beth Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Shaoey & Dot: A Christmas Miracle
by Mary Beth Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) *
Golden Egg: A Story about Adoption
by Jenny Thrasher, Phil Thrasher, Illustrations Enroc Illustrations (Illustrator)
Over Land and Sea: A Story of International Adoption
by Steven L. Layne, Jan Bower (Illustrator) *
You're Not My Real Mother!
by Molly Friedrich, Christy Hale (Illustrator)
My Family Is Forever
by Nancy Carlson, Nancy Carlson (Illustrator) *
Allison ~
by Allen Say *
Jin Woo
by Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator) (Korean adoption with older sibling at home) *
Emma's Story
by Deborah Hodge, Song Nan Zhang (Illustrator)
Just Add One Chinese Sister
by Patricia McMahon, Conor Clarke McCarthy, Karen A. Jerome (Illustrator) *
A Child Is A Child ~
by Brigitte Weninger, Eve Tharlet (Illustrator)
Finding Joy ~
by Marion Coste, Yong Chen (Illustrator)
Horace
by Holly Keller, Holly Keller (Illustrator) *
Nikolai, The Only Bear
by Barbara M. Joosse, Renata Liwska (Illustrator) *
Sisters
by Judith Caseley, Judith Caseley (Illustrator)
Three Names of Me ~
by Mary Cummings, Lin Wang (Illustrator)
* after means I have read.
1 comment:
Thank you so much for posting this! I'll look forward to reading some of these books and buying a few more for Sophia. Although she already as several, there were quite a few new titles! Three cheers for the Library Queen! :)
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