Adoption Resources
Adoption U’s, Adoptive Parent Training Course - Adoption professionals from all over the U.S. review each step of the adoption process through short videos and interactive activities. link
Books for Children
A Koala for Katie: by Jonathan London & Cynthia Jabar A Mother for Choco: by Keiko Kasza (amazon purchase link)
Adoption Is Both: by Elena S Hall Horace: by Holly Keller (amazon purchase link)
I Wished for You: An Adoption Story For Kids: by Marianne Richmond (amazon purchase link)
I’ve Loved You Since Forever: by Hoda Kotb My New Mom & Me: by Renata Galindo (amazon purchase link)
Rosie’ s Family- An Adoption Story: by Lori Rosove Some Babies Are Adopted: by Cindy Walker (amazon purchase link)
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born: by Jamie Lee Curtis (amazon purchase link)
The Day We Met You: by Phoebe Koehler The Family Book: by Todd Parr (amazon purchase link)
The Red Blanket: by Eliza Thomas We See the Moon: by Carrie Kitze (amazon purchase link)
Books for Adults
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past : by Betsy Keefer Smalley and Jayne E. Schooler
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew : by Sherrie Eldridge, Rosemary Benson, et al.
Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: by Sharon Roszia and Allison Davis Maxon
Web Resources
Talking to Your Child About Adoption: Recommendations for Parents Adoption Advocate No. 42
https://adoptioncouncil.org/publications/adoption-advocate-no-42/
The Whole Truth
https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/talking-about-adoption/sharing- difficult-adoption-stories/reading