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Add-Option, Public Relations Director, AASK America (Aid to Adoption of Special Kids), 657 Mission Street, Suite 601, San Francisco CA 94105. 1-800-23AASK1. (415) 434-2275. Sources of U.S.-born, hard-to-place children; refers singles for foreign adoptions; home studies. Bob and Dorothy Debolt are founders of AASK.

Adopt-News, 470 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains NY 10605.

Adoptalk, 80 Eighth Ave., Suite 303, New York NY 10011, 212-683-9221. 12/yr, 18 pp., circ. 3,100, founded 1954. Newsletter of the New York State Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc., a support group with chapters in Long Island, New York, Westchester-Rockland.

Adoptalk, North American Council on Adoptable Children, 970 Raymond Ave., Suite 106, St. Paul MN 55114-1149, 612-644-3036, fax 644-9848. Joe Kroll, Director. 4/yr, 20 pp., US$30/year (Can$35/year), includes membership in NACAC. Circ. 3,500. ISSN 0273-6497. Founded 1976.

Adopted Child, Lois Ruskai Melina, Box 9362, 105 E. Second St., Moscow ID 83843. 208-882-1794. Monthly, 4 pp., US$22/year, US$32/year in Canada, circ. 3,419. ISSN 0745-3167. Founded 1981; advice and information for adoptive families and professionals.

Adoption Advocate, Adoption Advocates International, 136 Old Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles WA 98362, 206-452-4777. 3/yr, US$10/yr, 12 pp. AAI is an adoption agency.

Adoption Advocates Newsletter, Christine Adamec, 1921 Ohio St. NE, Suite 2, Palm Bay FL 32907, 407-724-0815. 12/yr, 8 pp., US$30/yr.

Adoption Connection, Box 188, Framington CT 06034. US$15/year. Adoption support group newsletter.

Adoption Law Journal, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Stanton Phillips, 2009 N. 14th Street, Suite 510, Arlington VA 22201. 703-522-8800. Dale R. Johnson, President. 250 members.

Adoption Link, Children Awaiting Parents, Inc., 700 Exchange St., Rochester NY 14608, 716-232-5110, fax 232-2634. 6 pp. CAP is an adoption agency; Executive Director, Peggy Soule. CAP publishes The CAP Book, a national directory of waiting children.

Adoption Matters, Richard Kepple, Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC), 307 Fourth Avenue, Suite 710, Pittsburgh PA 15222. (412) 471-8722. Monthly, 2 pages. 18 issues were published, from June 1989 to Jan-Feb 1991. Ceased.

Adoption Report, Child Welfare League of America, CN 94 300 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison NJ 08818. Also publishes Child Welfare.

Adoption Therapist, Hope Cottage Adoption Center, 4209 McKinney Ave., Suite 200, Dallas TX 75205. 2/yr, 24 pp., US$20/yr. Journal for adoption practitioners; tips, techniques and strategies.

Adoption Today, Suellen Franz, Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPA), Box 179, Whippany NJ 07981. (914) 651-7075. Monthly, 14 pages, circ. 425, US$10/year, US$12/year in Canada. Founded 1972; committee reports, adoption information, CPA services, updates on legislation.

Adoption Today, World Association for Children and Parents, Box 88948, Seattle WA 98138, 206-575-4550, fax 575-4148. 4/yr, 32 pp., US$15/year. WACAP is an adoption agency.

Adoption with Wisdom and Honesty, Sheryl J. Freeman, 1333 Ranch Road, McPherson KS 67460. 4 pp.

Adoption, Geoffrey Golson, Ulick Publishing Co., Box 8551, Bartlett IL 60103. 6 issues/year, US$30/year. Founded 1989. Reported to have ceased after one issue.

Adoptionsdreieck, William L. Gage, 2300 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn NY 11229. Founded 1991. Adoption newsletter in German.

Adoption/Medical News, 1921 Ohio Street NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, 407-725-6379, US$36, 10issues/yr. Dealing with the real medical issues of adopted children.
http://www.adoptionmedicalnews.com/

Adoptive Families of Denver, 6660 S. Race Circle W., Littleton CO 80121. 6 issues/year.

Adoptive Families Update, Search Institute, 700 S. Third St., #210, Minneapolis MN 55415, 1-800-888-7828. Free.

Adoptive Families, Adoptive Families of America, Inc. (AFA), Jolene Roehlkepartain, Editor, 3333 Hwy. 100 N., Suite 203, Minneapolis MN 55422. (612) 535-4829. 6 issues/year, US$24/year in the U.S., US$34/year in Canada (includes membership in AFA, a nonprofit adoptive parent support organization). Circ. 15,000--largest adoption periodical. 96 pages. Accepts advertising. ISSN 0899-9333. Title new in July 1994; formerly: Ours Magazine. AFA also publishes: Adoptive Parent Support Group Leader, quarterly newsletter.

AdoptNet, Sondra Neuburger, Editor, Box 50514, Palo Alto CA 94303-0514. (415) 949-4370. 6 issues/year, US$20/year in the U.S., US$25/year in Canada. 48 pages. Founded July 1989. Accepts advertising. ISSN 1046-6843.

Adoptologist, Susan Foglesong, Kansas City Adult Adoptees Organization, Box 15225, Kansas City MO 64106. Quarterly, US$20/year, circ. 450. Founded 1979; articles on reunions of adult adoptees and birthparents and/or siblings.

African Connection, Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA), 8910 Timberwood Drive, Indianapolis IN 46234. 317-271-4567. 6 issues/year; 10 pages; US$20/year. Founded 1991. African adoptions; AFAA places African children in the U.S. and Canada.

American Journal of Adoption Reform, 1139 Bal Harbor Blvd., Suite 184, Punta Gorda FL 33950. Bi-weekly. "A national forum for opinions about adoption-related issues."

Amigos, 769 S.E. 37th, Hillsboro OR 97123. Newsletter by a Latin American adoptive parents' group. [Data from 1981]

Attachments, Attachment Center at Evergreen, Gail Trenberth, Box 2764, Evergreen CO 80439. (303) 674-1910. US$5 - 4 pages. Articles and information on attachment. The Center conducts workshops on attachment and adoption, and treats troubled children.

Buenas Noticias, Latin America Parents Assn. National Capital Region, Box 4403, Silver Spring MD 20914-4403. 301-431-3407. 4/yr, 36 pp., US$25/year.

Other LAPA groups are: LAPA Connecticut, Box 523, Unionville CT 06085; LAPA New York, Box 339, Brooklyn NY 11234; LAPA New Jersey, Box 2013, Brick NJ 08723; LAPA Northern New Jersey, Box 77, Emerson NJ 07630.

Building Families Through Adoption, Box 550, Dawson MN 56232 China Kids, Peter Silverman,

COAC Newsletter, Council on Adoptable Children, Box 2404, McKinleyville CA 95521. [Data from 1981]

Concerned Persons for Adoption, 16 Fawn Dr., Montville NJ 07045. Adoption newsletter. [Data from 1981]

Connections, Gail Walton, 1407 East Miner St., Arlington Heights IL 60004. 4/yr, US$14/yr. For parents of children from the Indian subcontinent.

Copihue, U.S. Chilean Adoptive Families, John Morack, 1801 Miller Ct., Lake Geneva WI 53147. 3/yr, US$18/yr.

Cousins, Douglas Kim, Box 4460, Berkeley CA 94704. 6/yr. Newsletter for school-aged Korean-Americans, adopted and non-adopted.

Dear P.O.P.A., Judi Fisher, Parents of Peruvian Adoptees, RD 4, Box 4304, Glen Rock PA 17327. 717-235-6359. 6/year, 18 pp. $15/year. Founded 1991.

FACE Facts, Families Adopting Children Everywhere (FACE), Carol Mowbray, Box 28058, Northwood Station, Baltimore MD 21239. (301) 239-4252. 6/yr, circ. 1,900, US$20/year includes FACE membership. Accepts advertising.

Family Next Door, Lisa Orta, Box 21580, Oakland CA 94620, 510-482-5778. 6/yr. Parenting for lesbian and gay parents, including adoption and foster parenting.

Family Ties, Gail Trenberth, Attachment Disorder Parents' Network, Box 18475, Boulder CO 80308. 303-443-1446. 4/yr; 4 pages; US$8/yr, includes ADPN membership. Support for parents of children with attachment disorders.

FOLK, Families of Latin Kids, Box 15537, Ann Arbor MI 48106. 16 pp., circ. 75; US$15/year includes membership in FOLK.

FYI, WAIF, Gerald H. Cornez, 67 Irving Place, New York NY 10003. (212) 533-2558. 2/year, free, circ. 3,000. WAIF was founded in 1955 by actress Jane Russell to promote adoption of children.

GAP Newsletter, Bob Simpson, Group of Adoptive Parents, 1055 Grayview Ct., Cincinnati OH 45224, 513-541-4166. 30 pp. Reprints of adoption-related articles.

Growing in Friendship Together, Adoptive Families of Romanian Children, Suzan Black, ICAN, 519 Justin Ave., #4, Glendale CA 91201. 818-548-4451. 3/yr; free.

Growing with FAS, Pamela Groupe Groves, 7802 S.E. Taylor, Portland OR 97215. 503-254-8129. 6 pages; 6 issues/year, US$12/year, circ. 500. Help in raising adopted children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Effect.

Guatemalan North-American Families Newsletter, Sandra Welsh, 2810 1^st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109.

Harmony, c/o Effingham Daily News, Box 836, Effingham IL 62401. A newsletter for multiracial adoptive families.

Hi Families!, John Aeby, Editor, Holt International Children's Services, Box 2880, Eugene OR 97402. 503-687-2202, fax 683-6175. 6/yr; 32 pp.; US$20/yr. ISSN 1047-7640. Accepts advertising.

I-Can*O*Gram, Suzan Black, InterCountry Adoption Network, 519 Justin Ave., #4, Glendale CA 91201. 818-548-4451. 40 pages, US$15/year. Adoption support group.

International Concerns Committee for Children--Newsletter, AnnaMarie Merrill, International Concerns Committee for Children (ICCC), 911 Cypress Drive, Boulder CO 80303. (303) 494-8333. Newsletter editor: Kay Smith, 914 - 6th Avenue, Longmont CO 80501. 4/yr, US$10/year, 34 pages. Treats international adoption and general child welfare issues; legislative news. ICCC also publishes: ICCC--Child Listing Service, monthly, US$25/year, photos and descriptions of hard-to-place foreign-born children in the U.S.; Report on Foreign Adoption and Reunions, q.v. Issues, AFRC, 239 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15222, 412-232-0955, fax 232-0761. Council. Special interest group of adoptive families assuring the child's best interest is superior to others.

Jewel Among Jewels News, 9302 Seascape Drive, Indianapolis IN 46256. 4/yr; free. Bible-based articles for adoptees.

Jewish Children's Adoption Network, Box 16544, Denver CO 80216-0544. 802-573-8113. Computer registry of children needing Jewish homes and Jewish families interested in adopting such children.

LAAF Quarterly, Latin American Adoptive Families, Marilyn Rowland, 40 Upland Road, Duxbury MA 02332. 617-934-6756; e-mail: mrowland@aol.com. Quarterly, US$24/year (includes LAAF membership). 36 pages, includes section on LAAF In Canada. In Canada, subscribe through: LAAF in Canada, 41 Sparkhall Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4K 1G4, (416) 461-7988. Can$40/year in Canada, includes LAAF membership and LAAF News.

The Lantern, A Newsletter for Families with Children from the Philippines. C/o Kathy Ponton-Autchik, 1077 Windsor Drive, Wheaton, IL 60187. US$10, 4issues/yr.

Montage, Council of Adoptive Parents, Box 964, Penfield NY 14526, 716-383-0947. 12 pp. COAP has a Computerized Family Network System.

Namaste Newsletter, Gail Walton, 1417 E. Miner St., Arlington Heights IL 60004, 312-255-8309. For families with children from the Indian sub-continent.

National Adoption Center News, National Adoption Center (NAC), Carolyn Johnson, 1500 Walnut St., Suite 701, Philadelphia PA 19102, 215-735-9410. 2/year, free, circ. 12,500. NAC promotes adoption of special needs children.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC), 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 410, Rockville MD 20852. 301-231-6512. Periodic, US$18.50 plus shipping. Lists agencies and support groups by state. NAIC is affiliated with National Adoption Center; free fact sheets.

National Adoption Reports, National Council for Adoption (NCFA), William L. Pierce, 1930 17th St., N.W., Washington DC 20009-6207. 202-328-1200, fax 332-0935. 4/yr, 8 pp., US$50 includes membership and Annual Report, circ. 1,700. For those who have adopted or are considering adopting. NCFA also publishes: Legal Notes, periodic, 2 pages, on adoption court cases; Memo, 6/year, circ. 400, on legislation; NFCA Directory of Member Agencies, periodic; Unmarried Parents Today, periodic, circ. 400, on pregnancy counselling; and Adoption Factbook.

North American Council on Adoptable Children, 970 Raymond Ave. Suite 106, St. Paul, MN 55114, 612-644-3036. Can provide information on resources and support groups near you.

Network News, NACAC, 1821 University Ave., Suite N-498, St. Paul MN 55104, 612-644-3036, fax 644-9848. 6 pp.

News from FAIR, Families Adopting in Response (FAIR), Box 51436, Palo Alto CA 94303. 415-856-3513. 6/year, 40 pages, US$20/year includes membership.

NY Singles Adopting Children, Andrea Troy, Box 472, Glen Oaks NY 11004, 212-249-4645, 718-229-7240. Quarterly, 12 pages, US$36/year.

ODS News, Open Door Society of Massachusetts Inc., Box 1158, Westborough MA 01581. Jane O'Toole 617-393-2893; in U.S.: 1-800-932-3678. 6 issues/year; 8 pages, tabloid format; circ. 1,500; US$15/year includes membership in ODS, a support group for adoptive families.

One Plus, Cheryl Schwichtenberg, One Plus, 911 Lawnview Ave., Shoreview MN 55126. 612-484-3321. US$5/yr, includes membership. Support group for single adoptors in Minnesota and surrounding states.

Our Chosen Children from Romania, Box 401, Barre VT 05641. 6/yr; US$20. For adoptive families of Romanian children.

Our Romanian Children, Box 8313, Argonne IL 60439-8313. 6/yr; US$10/yr. For families adopting Romanian children.

PACT Press, PACT--An Adoption Alliance, Inc., Becca Martinson, 3450 Sacramento St., Suite 239, San Francisco CA 94118, 415-221-6957. 4/yr, US$32/yr. "News and opinion on everything that touches adopted children of color."

Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child, Box 613, Meadowlands, PA 15347. Quarterly, $15/yr. Newsletter offering resources and articles.

Parents and Adopted Children Organization Newsletter, Parents and Adopted Children Organization (PACO), One West Main St., Fleetwood PA 19522, 215-944-0445. 4/yr, 4 pp., free.

Perinatal Addiction Research and Education Update. National Assn. For Perinatal Addiction Research and Education, 11 E. Hubbard St., Suite 200, Chicago IL 60611, 312-329-2512. Magazine; FAS/E resource.

Que Tal, Latin America Parents Assn. (LAPA - New York), Ermine Bennette, Box 72, Seaford NY 11783. (718) 236-8689. Periodic newsletter, US$20/year includes LAPA membership, circ. 600. LAPA aids those adopting from Latin America.

Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition, by Lois Ruskai Melina, (HarperCollins, 1998) http://www.raisingadoptedchildren.com/

The Red Thread Magazine, A fantastic quarterly magazine put out expecially for people adopting from China.

Report on Foreign Adoption, International Concerns Committee for Children (ICCC), 911 Cypress Drive, Boulder CO 80303. (303) 494-8333. Annual, US$20/year, listing costs, waiting periods and types of children available from agencies for adoption in North America.

Reunions, the Magazine, International Concerns Committee for Children, Edith Wagner, Box 11727, Milwaukee WI 53211-1727. Quarterly magazine with adoption-related articles.

Romania Children's Connection Newsletter, RCC, Box 10180, Alexandria VA 22310. Mary Thomas, 703-548-3061. 4/yr. US$25 [Mary Thomas, 1206 Hillside Terrace, Alexandria VA 22302, 703-548-9352, fax 548-6778.]

Roots and Wings, Cynthia V. Peck, Editor, Box 638, Chester NJ 07930, 908-637-8828, fax 637-8699. 4/yr, 56 pages, US$20/year. Founded 1989. ISSN 1050-6624. Magazine for families touched by adoption. Personal experience balanced with advice from experts.

Single Mothers by Choice, Box 1642, Gracie Square Stn., New York NY 10028.

Single Parents with Adopted Kids, Dannette Kaslow, editor, 4116 Washington Rd., #202, Kenosha WI 53144-1515. 20 pp.; 6/year; US$20, US$28 in Canada. Circ. 150. Founded May 1990. ISSN 1049-930X. For those interested in single parent adoption.

Source List, Hope Marindin, Editor, Committee for Single Adoptive Parents (CSAP), Box 15084, Chevy Chase MD 20815. (202) 966-6367. Published in July of odd years, 35 pages, US$18 includes CSAP membership and three updates to Source List. Lists about 95 agencies that are sources of adoptable children and accept unmarried applicants. CSAP also publishes Handbook for Single Adoptive Parents, 70 pages, US$8.

Spice Rack, Lynn Beard, 604 Rollingwood Dr., Greensboro NC 27410. Adoptions from India. Has a four-day cultural reunion.

Star Tracks, Lisa Jackson, Editor, Stars of David International Inc., 5231E Memorial Drive, #175, Stone Mountain GA 30083. Quarterly, circ. 700, US$8/year in the U.S.; US$11/year outside, includes membership. For info, membership: Janie Allen, 9 Hampton Street, Cranford NJ 07016, 201-272-3156. Support network for Jewish and part-Jewish adoptive families.

Tout Timoun Nou Yo [All Our Children], 5793 Turtle Lake Road, Shoreview MN 55126. 612-920-3149. 4 pages; US$7/year. Newsletter on Haitian adoptions.

Trying Times, 19605-J S. State Road 7, #139, Boca Raton FL 33498. 6/yr; US$19.95/yr. Newsletter on infertility and adoption options.

Washington Post-Adoption Project Newsletter, Children's Home Society of Washington, 3300 N.E. 65th Street, Box 15190, Seattle WA 98115, 206-524-6020.

Wide Smiles, Joanne Green, Box 5153, Stockton CA 95205. Quarterly, US$18/yr. On cleft lip and palate.

Books for Children ages preschool through 8 years
From National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

This is the story of Abby's interactions within her adopted family, especially with her brother Kevin who initially gives her a hard time. She is part of a warm and loving black family living in a city apartment.

Adoption Is for Always, by Linda Walvoord, photographs by Judith Friedman, edited by Abby Levine
1991 (reprint edition) paper, Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN: 0807501859

A 5-year-old girl, Celia, knows she is adopted. But she is confused and angry, and her parents must deal with her many questions in an honest and loving way.

The Adopted One: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together, by Sara Bonnett, illustrated by Erika Stone
1986, paper, Walker & Co; ISBN: 0802772242

This photo essay has a text for both adults and children.

Adoption Stories for Young Children, by Randall B. Hicks, photographs by William H. Rockey
1995, paper, Wordslinger Pr; ISBN 0963163825

This is a book to help parents discuss adoption with their children and how their family was created through adoption. Five-year-old Ryan learns that a woman who is having a baby may decide that the baby can be better taken care of by someone else.

Allison, by Allen Say
1997, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Co.; ISBN 039585895X

When Allison realizes that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat.

All About Me, by Lynn Burwash and Cie McMullin
1998, Lynn Burwash & Cie McMullin; ISBN 0966885805

All About Me, was written by two adoptive mothers as a tool for adoptive parents who wish to help their young children understand the meaning of being adopted.

All Together Now, by Anita Jeram
2000, hardcover, Candlewick Press; ISBN 0763608467

This story is about the Honeys--Mommy Rabbit, Bunny, Little Duckling, and Miss Mouse. This happy, cross-species crew plays "splashy-sploshy" and "itchy-twitchy, swirly-whirly" games.

A is for Adopted, by Eileen Tucker Cosby
2000, hardcover, SWAK Pak, LLC; ISBN 096763850X

This Christian-themed alphabet book takes you from A IS FOR ADOPTED to Z IS FOR ZEST FOR LIFE.

Beginnings: How Families Come to Be, by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Stacey Schuett
1994, hardcover, Concept Books; ISBN 0807506028

Six vignettes discuss six different ways that children join families, including by adoption.

Being Adopted, by Stephanie Herbert
2000, hardcover, Child Welfare League of America; ISBN 0878684786

A seven-year-old girl tells her adoption story.

The Best Single Mom in the World: How I Was Adopted, by Mary Zisk
2001, hardcover, Albert Whitman and Co.; ISBN 0807506664

A little girl tells the story of her adoption as her mom has told it to her.

Carolyn's Story: A Book About an Adopted Girl by Perry Schwartz
1996, Lerner Publications Co., ISBN 0822525801

Carolyn's parents adopted her from Honduras when she was a baby. She has a little brother who was also adopted from Honduras. Includes information and resources about adoption.

A China Adoption Story: Mommy, Why Do We Look Different? by Frances M. Kob
2000, hardcover, EastWest Press, ISBN 0960609091

Four year old Laura Shu-Mei wonders why she and her parents don't look the same. Her mom explains about Laura's beginnings in China and tells her the story of how she was adopted.

Chinese Eyes by Marjorie Ann Waybill, illustrated by Pauline Cutrell
1974, hardcover, Herald Pr; ISBN: 0836117387

An adopted Korean girl gets a lesson on how unimportant it is that some people think she is different.

The Chosen Baby by Valentina Pavlovna Wasson, Glo Coalson
1977, J.B. Lippincott, ISBN 0397317387; 1977

This book explains to young children the joy and rapture adoptive parents feel when the baby arrives. The couple in the novel adopt one baby and then decide to adopt a second one.

The Day We Met You by Phoebe Koehler
1997 (reprint edition) paper, Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN 0689809646

Illustrated with pastel crayon drawings, this is the story of Mom and Dad telling about the exciting day they adopted their baby.

Did My First Mother Love Me?: A Story for an Adopted Child by Kathryn Ann Miller, illustrated by Jami Moffett
1994, paper, Morning Glory Pr; ISBN 0930934849

Morgan asks her adoptive mom if her first mother loved her. Her mother answers Morgan by reading her a letter that Morgan's birth mother wrote to her.

Do I Have a Daddy? A Story About a Single-Parent Child: With a Special Section for Single Mothers and Fathers by Jeanne Warren Lindsay, illustrated by Jami Moffett
2000 (revised edition), paper, Morning Glory Pr; ISBN: 1885356633
2000 (revised edition), hardcover, Morning Glory Pr; ISBN: 1885356625

Erik is teased about not having a father and asks his mother "Where is my Daddy?" His mother explains to him what happened. The second half of the book is a section for single parents.

Emma's Yucky Brother, by Jean Little, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas
2001, hardcover, Harpercollins Juvenile Books; ISBN: 0060283483

Emma finds out how hard it is to be a big sister when her family adopts a 4-year-old boy named Max.

Families, by Meredith Tax, illustrated by Marylin Hafner
1996, paper, Feminist Pr; ISBN: 1558611576
1998 (first Spanish edition), Paperback, Feminist Pr; ISBN: 1558611835

Six-year-old Angie explores the dizzying number of possible relationships created by marriages, divorces, adoptions and single parenting.

Families are Different by Nina Pellegrini
1991, hardcover, Holiday House; ISBN: 0823408876

Six-year-old Nico and 10-year-old Angelica were adopted from Korea as babies. Nico becomes troubled because her two girlfriends look just like their parents. Finally Nico talks to her mom who tells her all about the many different kinds of families.

A Family for Jamie: An Adoption Story, by Suzanne Bloom
1991, hardcover, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, NY, ISBN: 0517574926; 1991

Molly and Dan seek the help of an adoption counselor. After the adoption worker tells them about a baby needing a family like theirs, they invite grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends to welcome Jamie home.

Happy Adoption Day! by John McCutcheon, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
2001, paper, Little Brown & Co., ISBN 0316603236
1996, hardcover, Little Brown & Co, ISBN 0316554553

Happy Adoption Day! is a song for the day a long-awaited child joins an adoptive family and "a family was born," including musical notation so everybody can sing along.

Heart of Mine: A Story of Adoption, by Dan Hojer, Lotta Hojer, translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard
2001, hardcover, R & S; ISBN: 9129653010

One day, the phone rang in the home of a couple who longed and waited for a child. Their little girl had been born on Valentine's Day in Vietnam. Heart Of Mine is the story of a journey for a new family.

Horace, by Holly Keller
1991, hardcover, Greenwillow Books, New York, NY; ISBN 0688098312

Horace becomes bothered that he has fur that is dotted while his relatives all have fur that is striped. He runs away to find a family that looks like him, but he misses his mom and dad and decides to return home.

How Babies and Families are Made (There is More Than One Way!), by Patricia Schafer, illustrated by Suzanne Corbett
1988, paperback, Tabor Sarah Books; ISBN 0935079173

This book surveys the different ways in which children are conceived, develop, are born, and become parts of families.

How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story, by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Maxie Chambliss
1995, hardcover, William Morrow & Company; ISBN 0688119298
1999 (reprint edition) paper, Mulberry Books; ISBN: 0688170552

This is the story of Samantha's adoption told from a child's perspective.

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose A. Lewis, illustrated by Jane Dyer
2000, hardcover, Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd); ISBN 0316525383

For Rose Lewis, the journey to motherhood begins with a letter to Chinese officials, asking if she can adopt from the "big room with lots of other babies." She travels to China to meet her new little girl and take her baby home.

I Miss My Foster Parents, by Stefon Herbert
Child Welfare League of America; ISBN: 087868476X

A young boy and his sister love their foster parents. When they learn they are going to be adopted they are upset and frightened. But after they move, they begin to like their new parents and home. They still miss their foster parents and hope they will be able to visit them someday.

I'd Rather Be With a Real Mom Who Loves Me, by Michael Gordon, Ph.D.
1995, GSI Publications, DeWitt, ISBN 0962770183; 1995

A boy is confused and angry about his placement in foster care, even though he knows his mother was not able to take proper care of him or protect him. He is tired of therapy, though one of his therapists is pretty nice, and he thinks his foster mother is okay. This book does not have a 'happy' ending. At the end, the boy is still in limbo.

Is That Your Sister? A True Story of Adoption, by Catherine Bunin, Sherry Bunin, illustrated by Sheila Kelly Welch
1992 (reissue edition), hardcover, Our Child Press; ISBN 0961187263

This book is told from the perspective of a 6-year-old girl who is a member of an interracial family. She expresses feelings about being adopted and not looking like her parents and siblings and reminds the reader that adoption is only one facet of her family's life.

A Koala for Katie, by Jonathan London, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar
1997 (reprint edition) paperback, Albert Whitman & Co; ISBN 0807542105

An adopted child re-examines her relationship to her two sets of parents and then adopts a stuffed animal.

Let's Talk About it: Adoption, by Fred Rogers, photographs by Jim Judkis
1998, (reissue edition) paperback, Paper Star; ISBN 0698116259

Fred Rogers reassures children that being in a family means belonging. He encourages children to talk with their parents about their happy and sad feelings concerning being adopted.

Little Flower: A Journey of Caring by Laura McAndrew, illustrated by Nancy Conrad
1999, paper, Child and Family Enterprises; ISBN 0878687149; 1999

Little Flower, a potted daisy who is neglected by her family, finds help and a new place to stay until the people she was living with can learn how to take better care of her. Includes projects to help the healing process of those in a similar situation.

The Little Green Goose, by Adele Sansone, illustrated by Alan Marks, translated by J. Alison James
2001 (reprint edition), paper, North South Books; ISBN 0735814090
1999, hardcover, North South Books, ISBN 0735810710
El Pequeno Ganso Verde (Spanish edition), 2001, hardcover, North South Books; ISBN: 0735814287

Mr. Goose finds an abandoned egg, hatches it, and raises a peculiar green-skinned long-tailed chick, who worries about his identity but comes to recognize that he has a loving parent.

Little Miss Spider, by David Kirk
1999, paper, Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0439083893

After Miss Spider hatches, her mother is nowhere to be found. When a maternal beetle offers to take her in, Miss Spider knows her search for Mom is over.

Look Who's Adopted, by Michael S. Taheri and James F. Or, illustrated by Jenny Wegrzyn
1997, Western New York Wares Inc; ISBN: 1879201216

The book explores the different careers and activities that adopted people have undertaken. The book is narrated by Wendel, a turtle adopted by a family of rabbits. It also includes a place for children to list adopted people that they personally know.

A Mother for Choco, by Keiko Kasza
1996 (reprint edition), paper, Scott Foresman, ISBN 0698113640

A lonely, motherless little bird, Choco, sets out to find his mother. Mrs. Bear finds him crying and asks what a mommy would do for him. As he answers, she holds him, kisses him, sings to him and dances with him. Eventually, Choco accepts Mrs. Bear as his new mommy.

The Mulberry Bird: Story of an Adoption, by Anne Braff Brodinsky, illustrated by Diana L. Stanley
1996 (revised edition), hardcover, Perspectives Press; ISBN 0944934153

This story is about a mother who is not able to come for her baby bird. Although, it includes some real facts about the natural habits of birds, it is a fantasy about adoption. Once the mother decides to let her baby be adopted, the story shifts to the baby's adjustment process in his new family.

My Foster Family: A Story for Children Entering Foster Care, by Jennifer Levine
1994, Child Welfare League of America, ISBN 0878685375

Using a coloring book format, the booklet explains foster care to children using words they can understand. It can be used at any stage of the foster care placement process to help children explore their feelings, fears, and concerns about foster care.

My Special Family: A Children's Book About Open Adoption, by Kathleen Silber and Debra Marks Parelskin
1995, paper, Taylor Publishing, ISBN 0964000911

A workbook for children of open adoption to help them understand their relationships with their adoptive parents and birth parents.

Never, Never, Never Will She Stop Loving You, by Jolene Durrent, photographs by Steve Allred
1999, JoBiz, Inc.; ISBN 0966356799

The story of a birth mother, Annie, and the baby she placed for adoption.

Oliver, by Lois Wickstrom, illustrated by Priscilla Marden
1991, hardcover, Our Child Press, ISBN 0961187255

Oliver, a lizard-like animal who has been adopted, is scolded by his father and sent to his room, where he sulks and wonders what his birth parents are like.

Our Baby From China, by Nancy D'Antonio
1997, Albert Whitman & Co., ISBN 0807561622

Our Baby From China tells the true adoption story of Ariela Ziangwei. The book starts by showing Ariela's new parents coming to China to meet her and to visit her wonderful homeland. Finally, they get to come back home and show off Ariela to all their relatives.

Pinky and Rex and the New Baby, by James Howe, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
1999, paper, Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN 068982548X

Rex finds out from her mother and father that they are going to adopt a baby boy. Rex decides to spend all her free time helping with the baby, so that her parents will continue to notice and value her. Rex finally figures out that there is enough love in the family for everyone.

Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon
1993, hardcover, Harcourt Brace and Company; ISBN 0152802177

After falling headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat named Stellaluna is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Tall Boy's Journey, by Joanna Halpert Kraus, illustrated by Karen Ritz
1993 (reprint edition), First Avenue Editions, ISBN 0876146167

The grandmother of Kim Moo Young, an 8-year-old Korean boy, dies, and Kim's uncle, a soldier, is not able to care for him. The uncle tells Kim Moo Young that he must be a brave boy, and go on a mission across the sea to live with an American family.

Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell
2000 (reprint edition), paper, HarperCollins Children's Books, ISBN 0064435814
1996, hardcover, HarperCollins Juvenile Books, ISBN 006024528X

A young girl asks her parents to tell her again the cherished family story of her birth and adoption.

This is How We Became a Family: An Adoption Story by Wayne Willis
1999, American Psychological Association; ISBN 1557986665
2000, hardcover, Magination; ISBN: 1557986665
2000, paper, Magination; ISBN 1557987009

This is the story of a couple who long for a child, of a pregnant woman who is not ready to be a mother, and of the events that bring them together for a happy ending.

Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, by Ann Warren Turner, illustrated by James Graham Hale
1992 (reprint edition), paper, HarperTrophy; ISBN 0064433080

A small Asian boy tells the reader his story of how he needed a bed, poppa, and momma of his own.

Twice Upon-A-Time: Born and Adopted, by Eleanor Patterson
1988, paper, EP Press; ISBN 0960743219

This book describes, in simple terms for children, both the biological and social origins of adopted children.

Two Birthdays for Beth by Gay Lynn Cronin, illustrated by Joanne Bowring
1995, Perspectives Press, ISBN 0944934137

Beth's mother explains that adoption is a great way to join a family, but there is only one special day for presents. Beth shows her mother that she understands the most important thing about adoption is love.

Visit, by S. Latisha Herbert
1991, hardcover, Child Welfare League of America; ISBN 0878684778

A small girl and her brother who live in a foster home are taken by their social worker to visit their sister and brothers who live with another foster family. They talk, play with toys, and have a treat. At the end of the visit they are sad because they will not see one another again very soon. But these visits make them all very happy.

What's a Foster Family Anyway? by Martine Golden Inlay
2001, paper, Diamond Cut Publishing, ISBN 0970751001

This book provides a resource in helping children cope with the potentially traumatic experience of placement into foster care.

When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China, by Sara Dorow, photographs by Stephen Wunrow
1997, hardcover, Yeong and Yeong Book Company, ISBN 096384721X

This book about adopting from China is a photo-essay that provides a child's-eye look, helping to explain some of the whys and hows that have brought these children to their new families.

When You Were Born in Korea: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from Korea, by Brian Boyd
1993, Yeong and Yeong Book Company, ISBN 0963847201

This book for Korean children adopted by families in the United States tells the story of what their early days in Korea were probably like.

When You Were Born in Vietnam: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from Vietnam by Therese Bartlett, photographs by William Bartlett
2001, Yeong and Yeong Book Company, ISBN 0963847252

Speaking directly to adopted children, this book offers a clear and straightforward explanation of how children in Vietnam are placed for adoption.

Why Was I Adopted? by Carole Livingston, illustrated by Arthur Robins
1997, Carol Publishing Group; ISBN 0818405880

This is a picture book dealing with some of the most frequent questions children ask about adoption. The answers are designed to reinforce feelings of love and self-esteem.

Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine Molettiere Blomquist, Paul B. Blomquist, illustrated by Margo Lemieux
1991, paper, American Psychological Association, ISBN 0945354274

Zachary, a sad kitten, is adopted by geese and finds the adjustment difficult.

Books for Children 9 through 12 years
From National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

NONFICTION

Adopted From Asia: How It Feels to Grow Up in America, by Frances M. Koh
1993, hardcover, EastWest Press, ISBN 0960609067

Adoptees from Korea share their experiences being raised by Caucasian parents and discuss separation and loss, parental love and support, concerns about birth parents, racial prejudice, friends and dating, ethnic identity, and self-esteem.

How It Feels To Be Adopted, by Jill Krementz
1988 (reprint edition), paper, Knopf, ISBN 0394758536

Boys and girls from ages 8 to 16 and their adoptive families, tell their feelings and experiences about their adoption.

Kids Like Me in China by Ying Ying Fry and Amy Klatzkin. Photographs by Brian Boyd, Terry Fry
2001, hardcover, Yeong & Yeong, ISBN 0963847260

Written by an 8-year-old who was adopted from China as a baby, Kids Like Me in China is the first view of Chinese adoption from a child's perspective. Ying Ying returns to visit her orphanage so that she can remember what it was like. She meets her caregiver and discovers points of connection with the orphanage children. She also makes friends with other children; in their homes, on playgrounds and at school. She wrote her story so that other adopted children will understand their own life story.

W.I.S.E. Up Powerbook, by Marilyn Schoettle
2000, paper, Barbour Books, ISBN 0971173206

Friends, teachers, and even strangers often ask children questions, both personal and general, about adoption. The WISE UP POWERBOOK gives your children tools to cope with these sometimes uncomfortable comments from others.

Who Am I?: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids, by Charlene C. Giannetti, illustrated by Larry Ross
1999, paper, Price Stern Sloan, ISBN 084317529X
1999, hardcover, Price Stern Sloan, ISBN 0843175567

A book for preteens and teens seeking answers to their questions about being adopted, with advice from experts and quotes from adopted teens.

FICTION

Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me, by Julie Johnston
1995, paper, Puffin, ISBN 0140375880
1999, hardcover, Econo-Clad Books, ISBN 0785778071

Sara Moone's adoptive parents died when she was a baby, and since then she has passed through a series of foster homes. Although guarded and uncommunicative, Sara finds herself growing attached to her latest foster family, who live on an Ontario sheep farm.

Anna Casey's Place in the World, by Adrian Fogelin
2001, hardcover, Peachtree, ISBN 15614552491

Anna must deal with the loss of her family and adjust to living in a foster home.

Dicey's Song, by Cynthia Voigt
1995, paper, Fawcett Books, ISBN 0449702766
1983, hardcover, Atheneum, ISBN 0689309449

The abandoned Tillerman children, led by 13-year-old Dicey, find a home with their grandmother.

Gathering Home, by Vicki Covington
1999, paper, University of Alabama, ISBN 0817310029

A story of a girl who decides to look for her biological father when her adoptive father runs for Congress.

Halinka, by Mirjam Pressler
2000, paper, Laureleaf, ISBN 0440228573
1998, hardcover, Henry Holt and Company, ISBN 0805058613

Twelve-year-old Halinka, who was abused by her mother, shares a dormitory room with six girls in a welfare home in Germany in 1952 while her aunt tries to gain custody of her.

Heaven, by Angela Johnson
2000, paper, Aladdin, ISBN 0689822901
1998, hardcover, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0689822294

Marley, 14, part of a loving African-American family, is thrown into turmoil when she learns that she was adopted by her aunt and uncle and that her itinerant uncle is actually her birth father.

Holding Up the Earth, by Dianne E. Gray
2000, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 0618007032

After her mother's death and seven foster homes, 14-year-old Hope finds herself on the Nebraska farm where her current foster mother, Sarah, grew up and where Sarah's mother, Anna, still lives.

Home is Where Your Horse Is, by Dandi Daley MacKall
2000, paper, Concordia, ISBN 0570070872

This book is one in a series (Horsefeathers Mysteries) featuring Scoop, who was adopted. In this entry in the series, Scoop believes she has found her birth mother.

If It Hadn't Been For Yoon Jun, by Marie G. Lee
1995, paper, Avon, ISBN 0380723476
1999, hardcover, Econo-Clad Books, ISBN 0785765131

Alice Larsen, a popular seventh grader, was adopted from Korea as an infant. Alice considers herself completely American, but when she is assigned to a school project with the "geeky" new kid, she learns about her Korean heritage.

Lucy's Family Tree, by Karen Halvorsen, illustrated by Stephen Gassler
2001, hardcover, Harpswell Pr, ISBN 0884482251

Lucy, who was adopted from Mexico, balks at a school assignment to draw her family tree.

Me and My Name, by Mary Jane Miller
2000, paper, iUniverse.com, ISBN 0595003303

Twelve-year old Erin has to decide whether or not she should let herself be adopted by her stepfather and change her name.

Me, Mop, and the Moondance, by Walter Dean Myers 1990, paper, Dell Publishing, ISBN 00595003303

This is the story of three children who grew up together in an orphanage. Brothers Ted and Moondance have been adopted and Mop (Miss Olivia Parish) has to find a family before the orphanage shuts down.

Molly by Any Other Name, by Jean Davies Okimoto
2000, paper, iUniverse.com, ISBN 0595007961

Molly tries to find her birth mother through an adoptees' search organization.

Team Picture, by Dean Hughes
1998, paper, Aladdin, ISBN 0689819900
1999, hardcover, Econo-Clad Books, ISBN 0613088700

David becomes the foster child of Paul, the bellman at the hotel where David had been hiding. David and Paul deal with Paul's alcoholism while David's baseball team prepares for a championship game.

The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson,
1987, paper, HarperTrophy, ISBN 0064402010
1978, hardcover, Harpercollins, ISBN 0690038372

Gilly has been in the foster system all her life. She dreams of getting back to her mother, who is wonderful only in Gilly's imagination, and schemes to get away from her latest guardian.

The Long Journey Home, by Richard Delaney, illustrated by Terry McNerney
1997 (second edition), paper, Wood N Barnes; ISBN 1885473141

A novel about separation from loved ones. A young boy is separated from his mother by a raging flood and searches to find her.

The Ocean Within, by V.M. Caldwell, illustrated by Erica Magnus
1999, paper, Milkweed Editions, ISBN 1571316248
1999, hardcover, Milkweed Editions, ISBN 157131623X

Orphaned more than five years before, Elizabeth is on her third set of foster parents. During a summer vacation, she learns how to be part of a family.

The Snake-Stone, by Berlie Doherty
1998, paper, Puffin, ISBN 0140383921
1996, hardcover, Orchard Books, ISBN 0531095126

Fifteen-year-old James was adopted as an infant by loving parents. James is a diver whose rigorous training schedule contributes to feelings of loneliness. He decides to break training and search for his birth mother.

The Story of Tracy Beaker, by Jacqueline Wilson, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
2001, hardcover, Delacorte Press, ISBN 0385729197

Tracy tells about her life living in a group home for children after placements in two different foster homes.

Visiting Miss Pierce, by Pat Derby
1989, paper, Sunburst, ISBN 0374481563

Fourteen-year-old Barry, visiting an 83-year-old woman in a nursing home and encouraging her to delve into her distant past, finds the project affects him deeply in his situation as an adopted child.

When the Road Ends, by Jean Thesman
1992, hardcover, Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 039559507X

Three troubled foster children and a disabled widow fend for themselves at a summer cabin, eventually forming a new family.