We Don’t Look Like Our Mom and Dad
Description “A photo essay on the life of the Levin family, an American couple and their two Korean-born adopted sons, ten-year-old Eric, and eleven-year-old Joshua.”
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.
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.
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Description “A photo essay on the life of the Levin family, an American couple and their two Korean-born adopted sons, ten-year-old Eric, and eleven-year-old Joshua.”
An Orphan and Adoptee’s quest. International adoption the foreign adoptee’s point of view.
Description “Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he’s […]
Description “In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent’s love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more […]
(2 copies) This book is a woman’s guide to placing a child for adoption. It explains the steps to placing a child for adoption. It discusses pregnancy, grief and loss, […]
Overview of the current state of foster care.
Description “A single mother explains to her son that his daddy left soon after he was born. Includes a section with suggestions for answering the question, ‘Do I have a […]
Maria wakes up with hair made up of colors, or animals or books or people and loves the experience. She is disappointed when she wakes up with plain brown hair […]
Also one copy in Reference If you are struggling with an unyielding or combative child, this book offers you the understanding and guidance you need. Drawing on Dr. Russell A. […]
Description “Formatted as a calendar, this guide is designed to offer adoptive parents guidance and insight throughout the first year of placement. It provides information about children’s behavior, typical adjustment […]