An AF reader gives a short review of Katja Rowell’s comprehensive feeding guide.
[Book Review] Wild About You!
Judy Sierra’s fun and heartwarming book is perfect for bridging the topic of adoption with young children.
[Book Review] Carried in Our Hearts
She’s collected some of the most memorable stories she’s heard and lived through in Carried in Our Hearts.
[Book Excerpt] Postcards from Cookie
I can think of lots of reasons not to make this call: I should be working. I’m on deadline. I’m not ready.
[Book Excerpt] God and Jetfire
In April, Jonathan was nine months old. The colic had subsided, and he was practicing language that Paula described as “the funniest little combination of mumbling and humming.” She said his voice was very much a little boy’s voice.
Readers’ Favorite Children’s Books
We turned to the community to compile our list of the best children’s adoption books. Many of you recommended your favorites on Adoptive Families Circle.
Readers’ Favorite Adoption Memoirs
Once again, we turned to the Adoptive Families community to compile our Fifth Annual Best Adoption Books List. Hundreds of you recommended your favorite adoption memoirs on Adoptive Families Circle. These favorites reached the top of the list.
[Book Excerpt] Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
In this excerpt from her adoption memoir, Kim Sunée describes the hunger she experienced as a child, and how food helped her bond with her adoptive family.
[Book Review] In My Heart
Molly Bang’s warm, reassuring children’s book provides a tender reminder of the bond between parent and child, even when they are apart all day long. In My Heart doesn’t mention adoption, but the illustrations led my son to say, “Look, Mom! He’s adopted, like me!”
[Book Review] Telling The Truth To Your Adopted Or Foster Child: Making Sense Of The Past
Betsy Keefer Smalley and Jayne E. Schooler’s book will help parents who are struggling to find the right words to tell an adoption story in a positive and realistic way.
[Book Review] Brown Babies, Pink Parents
Written with compassion, and from the perspective of “been there, done that,” Brown Babies, Pink Parents is an amazing resource for transracial adoptive families. Read the full review, here.
[Book Review] Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other is a sweet collection of stories on adoption — told with Scott’s trademark sense of humor, that doesn’t ignoring the challenging aspects.
[Book Review] Shades of People
Have you noticed that people come in many different shades? Not colors exactly, but shades. These are the opening words from the beaming montage of young faces on the pages of this luscious children’s book.
[Book Review] Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control, Volume 2
By Heather T. Forbes (Beyond Consequences Institute; $20)
[Book Review] Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
Roberta Rosenberg reviews Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo, a children’s book about a child waiting for her new sibling’s arrival.
[Book Review] Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys
Debbie Riley reviews Parenting Adopted Adolescents, a book by Gregory Keck, Ph.D. about the challenges and delights of raising a teen adoptee.
[Book Review] The Joy of Family Traditions
Like many women, Jennifer Trainer Thompson had always been drawn to family traditions, but it was becoming a mother—to her biological son, and to her daughter, adopted from Guatemala—that led her to search for customs to incorporate into her family’s life.
[Book Review] Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
Sibling issues are the focus of this rich resource for parents or adoption professionals, written by Arleta James. Read the full review, here.
[Book Review] Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families
In Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families, Patricia Irwin Johnston tackles the tough questions prospective parents must ask before deciding whether adoption is right for them. Read the full review, here.
[Book Review] In Their Parents’ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
In this sequel to In Their Own Voices, by Rita J. Simon and Rhonda Roorda, we meet the parents of transracial adoptees, and hear firsthand what it was like raising children across racial and cultural lines.