Library Assets

HORACE is unhappy because his family striped, but he is spotted. (They are animals, not unusual looking people.) So off he goes to find a family that looks more like […]

Written by an adoptive parent, this true story lovingly connects birth mom and child while stressing the importance of the adoptive parents.A child who is adopted often has many questions, […]

Describes jail, why people go to jail, keeping in touch, coping with feelings. (Ages 8-11/Emotions/Family Relations/24 pages)

Kids – all kids – need safe places to play. For some kids this means living with foster parents. Written especially for kids, this book can help children prepare for, […]

What makes a real mother – playing, laughing, teaching, helping. This book describes these and other activities in a book that reveals a loving, vital realtionship between an anopted girl […]

This book will help children realize all they have in common with other boys and girls, not only in their community but around the world.Explores in words and pictures what […]

Twice-Upon-A-Time is a unique adoption resource for young children, 3-8 years, and their families. Conception, birth and curiosity about birth parents are discussed as part of adopted children’s stories. The […]

(Also #3187) Deals with the who, how, and why of adoption. Includes transracial and single-parent adoptions.How do you explain adoption to a young child? How do you tell a child […]

Mrs. Mack, a grade school teacher, tells all of her students that she will soon be a grandmother! Suddenly, all of the students realize that teachers have families just like […]

For children adopted at any age and from any country, All About Adoption explores the what, how and why of adoption, as well as the many feelings kids can experience […]