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Adoption: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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OUR BABY: A BIRTH AND ADOPTION STORY; by Janice 
Koch; Perspectives Press, 1985                           1-4 

HORACE; by Holly Keller; Greenwillow, 1991               3-6 

ADOPTION; by Fred Rogers; photographs by Jim
Judkis; Putnam, 1994                                     3-6

A KOALA FOR KATIE: AN ADOPTION STORY; by 
Jonathan London, Cynthia Jabar (illustrator); 
A. Whitman, 1993                                         3-6

HAPPY ADOPTION DAY!; lyrics by John McCutcheon; 
illustrations by Julie Paschkis; Little, Brown 
and Co., 1996                                            3-6

OVER THE MOON: AN ADOPTION TALE; by Karen Katz; 
H. Holt, 1997                                            3-6

TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE NIGHT I WAS BORN; by 
Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (illustrator); 
HarperCollins, 1996                                      3-6

TELL ME A REAL ADOPTION STORY; by Betty Jean 
Lifton, Claire A. Nivola (illustrator); Knopf,  
1993                                                     3-6 

WHY WAS I ADOPTED?; by Carole Livingston; Lyle 
Stuart, 1978                                             3-7 

THROUGH MOON AND STARS AND NIGHT SKIES; by Ann 
Turner; HarperCollins, 1990                              3-8 

THE CHOSEN BABY; by Valentina Wasson; J.B.  
Lippincott, 1977                                         3-9 

MY REAL FAMILY; by Emily Arnold McCully; 
Browndeer Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1994         4-6 

ABBY; by Jeannette Caines; Harper and Row, 1973          4-8 

ADOPTION IS FOR ALWAYS; by Linda W. Girard; 
Whitman, 1986                                            4-8 

IS THAT YOUR SISTER? A TRUE STORY OF ADOPTION; 
by Catherine Bunin and Sherry Bunin; Pantheon 
Books, 1976                                              4-9 

MARIO'S BIG QUESTION; by Carolyn Nystrom; Lion 
Publication, 1987                                       4-10 

KATIE-BO: AN ADOPTION STORY; by Iris L. Fisher; 
Adama, 1987                                              5-9 

THE MULBERRY BIRD: AN ADOPTION STORY; by Anne 
Braff Brodzinsky, Diana L. Stanley (illustrator); 
Perspectives Press, 1996                                 5-9 

HORACE; by Holly Keller; Greenwillow Books,  
1991                                                     6-8 

FAMILIES ARE DIFFERENT; by Nina Pellegrini; 
Holiday House, 1991                                      6-8

HOW IT FEELS TO BE ADOPTED; by Jill Krementz; 
Knopf, 1987                                             6-15

CAROLYN'S STORY: A BOOK ABOUT AN ADOPTED GIRL; 
by Perry Schwartz; Lerner Pub. Co., 1996                7-10

WILLIAM IS MY BROTHER; by Jane T. Schnitter; 
Gerald Kruck (illustrator); Perspectives Press,  
1991                                                    7-10

HOW I WAS ADOPTED: SAMANTHA'S STORY; by Joanna 
Cole, Maxie Chambliss (illustrator); Morrow Junior 
Books, 1995                                             8-10

HARRY CAT'S PET PUPPY; by George Selden; Yearling 
Books, 1975                                             8-12 

DID MY FIRST MOTHER LOVE ME?: A STORY FOR AN 
ADOPTED CHILD (includes a special section for 
adoptive parents); by Kathryn Ann Miller, 
Jami Moffett (illustrator); Morning Glory Press, 
1994                                                    8-12

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                                          9-12 

GOOD NIGHT MR. TOM; by Michelle Magorian; Harper 
and Row, 1982                                          11-14 

WON'T KNOW TILL I GET THERE; by Walter Dean 
Myers; Viking Press, 1982                              11-14 

COPING WITH BEING ADOPTED; by Shari Cohen; 
Rosen, 1988                                            11-15 

PREGNANT TOO SOON: ADOPTION IS AN OPTION; by 
Jeanne Warren Lindsay; Morning Glory Press, 1988       13-19 

WHERE ARE MY BIRTH PARENTS?: A GUIDE FOR TEENAGE 
ADOPTEES; by  Karen Gravelle and Susan Fischer; 
Walker and Co., 1993                                    Teen

ADOPTING THE OLDER CHILD; by Claudia Jewett; 
Harvard Common Press, 1978                             Adult 

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 (ISBN: 0897894898)               Adult

THE ADOPTION RESOURCE BOOK; by Lois Gilman; 
HarperReference, 1998                                  Adult 

THE ADOPTION SEARCHBOOK: TECHNIQUES FOR TRACING 
PEOPLE; by Mary Jo Rillera; Triadoption Pub., 
1990                                                   Adult 

BEATING THE ADOPTION GAME; by Cynthia Martin; 
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988                        Adult 

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FOREIGN ADOPTION: WHAT TO 
EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NEW CHILD; by 
Barbara B. Bascom; Pocket Books, 1997 (ISBN: 
0671546465)                                            Adult

DEAR BIRTHMOTHER; by K. Silber; Corona 
Publishing Co., 1998                                   Adult 

HOW TO RAISE AN ADOPTED CHILD: A GUIDE TO HELP 
YOUR CHILD FLOURISH FROM INFANCY THROUGH 
ADOLESCENCE; by Judith Schaffer and Christina 
Lindstrom; Plume, 1991 (ISBN: 0452265606)              Adult

LOST AND FOUND: THE ADOPTION EXPERIENCE; by 
Betty Jean Lifton; HarperCollins, 1988                 Adult 

OLDER CHILD ADOPTION; by Grace Robinson; 
Crossroad Pub. Co., 1998 (ISBN: 0824517075)            Adult

OPEN ADOPTION: A CARING OPTION; by Jeanne 
Warren Lindsay; Morning Glory Press, 1987              Adult 

ORIENTAL CHILDREN IN AMERICAN HOMES; by Frances 
Koh; East West Press, 1988                             Adult 

PARENTING YOUR ADOPTED CHILD; by Stephanie 
Siegel; Prentice Hall, 1989                            Adult 

THE PENGUIN ADOPTION HANDBOOK; by Edmund Blair 
Bolles; Penguin, 1993                                  Adult 

RAISING ADOPTED CHILDREN: PRACTICAL REASSURING 
ADVICE FOR EVERY ADOPTIVE PARENT; by Lois Ruskai 
Melina; HarperPerennial Library, 1998 (ISBN: 
0060957174)                                            Adult

TALKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT ADOPTION; by 
Mary Watkins and Susan Fisher; Yale Univ Press,  
1995 (ISBN: 0300063172)                                Adult

TO LOVE AND LET GO; by Suzanne Arms; Knopf, 1983       Adult 

TODDLER ADOPTION: THE WEAVER'S CRAFT; by Mary 
Hopkins-Best; Perspectives Press, 1998 
(ISBN: 0944934218)                                     Adult

THE WHOLE LIFE ADOPTION BOOK: REALISTIC ADVICE 
FOR BUILDING A HEALTHY ADOPTIVE FAMILY; by Jayne 
E. Schooler, Navpress, 1993                            Adult

WITH CHILD: ONE COUPLE'S JOURNEY TO THEIR 
ADOPTED CHILDREN; by Susan Viguers; Harcourt 
Brace Jovanovich, 1986                                 Adult 

YOU'RE OUR CHILD: THE ADOPTION EXPERIENCE; by 
Jerome Smith and Franklin Miroff; Madison, 1987        Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems