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

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
(703) 385-7565 or (800) 394-3366
Web site: http://www.childwelfare.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