Welcome to the Resource Library

About the Resource Library

This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.

Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.

TABLES OF CONTENTS

To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.

Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org

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Why Me?

This first book deals with the trauma a child experiences when becoming a foster child and other sensitive matters such as child safety. The book is designed to help children […]

In My Heart

When were apart, I miss you. But when I look inside my heart, I see you sitting there. You’re with me everywhere I go! In the gentle, reassuring and playful […]

Fostering and Adoption (Let’s Talk About It)

This book explains the process of adoption and the choice to become an adoptive or foster parent in terms that school-age children will find easily accessible. 32 pages, 2007, ages […]

Sisters

Kika has just been adopted — and she’s worried. There’s so much that’s new to her: a different language, new friends to make, and something she’s never had before — […]

Rebecca’s Journey Home

The baby’s name is Le Tai Hong, but she would now be called Rebecca in English and Rivka in Hebrew. “”She’ll be Vietnamese and American and Jewish!””, Jacob declares. The […]

Understand and Care

Empathy – a sincere, personal understanding of how another person feels – is essential to healthy relationships. This book builds empathy is children. In child-friendly words and supporting illustrations, it […]

Be Polite and Kind

When children are courteous, respectful and kind, other people enjoy beging around them. Politeness invites reciprocal behavior and helps people get along. In simple words and appealing illustrations, this book […]

Share and Take Turns

This book is an ideal introduction to sharing. In simple words and engaging illustrations, it presents sharing as a positive choice, then describes four ways to share. It points out […]