ADOPTION
PT P HOFF, M
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
Mary Hoffman
Introduces different types of households and discusses families with children, adoption, foster parents, same-sex parents, and fertility treatments.
P PARR, T
Todd Parr WE BELONG TOGETHER
WOLFIE THE BUNNY P DYCK, A
Ame Dyckman
When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together.
In a kid-friendly, accessible way, this book explores the ways that people can choose to come together to make a family by showing one perspective on the adoption experience.
Silvia Lopez JUST RIGHT FAMILY P LOPE, S
Meili, who is six years old and adopted from China, learns that her parents are going to adopt a baby from Haiti. She's not happy. As Meili learns more about her new sibling and the importance of being a big sister, will she realize that a new addition can be just right for their family too?
Robin Heald WHISTLING FOR ANGELA
Daniel loves birds, and wants to learn how to whistle as a gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption, Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother, that Daniel may learn the trick to whistle like the birds he loves.
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about adoptive families through everyday and relatable situations. They may just find out that an adoptive family isn't so different from their own! Title is complete with sweet, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms.
Margaret O’Hair & Sofia Sanchez
From Down syndrome advocate and viral sensation Sofia Sanchez comes this beautiful and inclusive picture book about all the different ways to make a family. Families come in many different shapes and forms -- but they all teach you how to be strong and show you how loved you are.
Zachary's story will help foster and adopted children -- and the adults who care for them -cope with their many losses and feel both happier about their present and more optimistic about their future.
I WAS ADOPTED P COLE, J
Joanna Cole
A young girl tells the story of how she came to be her parents' child through adoption.
Vera B. Williams
After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?
A young girl adopted from China sees that her hair and skin color are different from that of her parents. She finds, however, that there's much more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles.
ADOPTED FAMILY P
Claudia
Harrington
Lenny follows Adam for a school project and learns about his family life as an adopted child.
A puppy comes to live with his adoptive mother, who is a cat.
Young readers learn about the different kinds of adoptive families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those challenges.
If
are considering adoption or foster care , Honestly Adoption provides practical, down-toearth advice so you can make good decisions and find the help and hope you need in your own