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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Rosy and Jack

This picturebook was developed in response to the need for creative, honest and original tools for working with children who have been sexually assaulted. It evolved in consultation with a […]

Happily Married For A Lifetime

Happily Married for a Lifetime is a book that contains valuable information on staying happily married. It gives you tested strategies for anticipating and solving problems-before they destroy your marriage. […]

Wablenica: The Tale of A Lakotah Orphan

Eleven year old Rose’s mom dies just a year after her dad’s fatal accident. Rose now orphaned becomes part of the Chicago foster care system. She struggles in several foster […]

Un Lugar Seguro Para Vivir

This book is an illustrated story written for children ages two to seven about a family that moves out of an abusive home into a safe place. Told from a […]

Terrible Thing Happened (A)

This gently told story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode. An afterword for parents offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a […]

Different Like Me: My Book Of Autism Heroes

This book introduces children aged 8 – 12 to inspirational famous and historical figures from the worlds of science, art, math, literature, philosophy, and comedy. All excel in their own […]

Place for Starr, A

This book is a fictional story told in rhyme about a gutsy girl who lives in a home of violence. This book is an essential therapeutic tool to be used […]

When I Met You: A Story of Russian Adoption

Based on the author’s own family’s experience, this book describes a child’s life before and after she was adopted from Russia. From scenes in the orphanage to the child’s Russian […]

Little Bunnies Say Goodbye To Birth Mom

This powerful moving book is for children facing termination of their parent’s parental rights. This little book has been instrumental in touching the hearts of many children in treatment for […]