Books About Adoption for Kids and Their Families

For Kids:

Non-fiction

All about adoption: how families are made & how kids feel about it by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata.  J 362.734 NEMIROFF 

Using simple language, this book describes the stages of the adoption process and discusses complex feelings commonly felt by adopted children.

Our baby from China: an adoption story by Nancy D'Antonio  J 362.734 D236o 

An American couple goes to China to adopt a baby.

Carolyn's story: a book about an adopted girl by Perry Schwartz.  J PARENT 362.734 SCHWARTZ 

A nine-year-old girl describes her life and her feelings about being adopted as a baby in Honduras. Includes information and resources about adoption .

Fiction and Picture Books

Max and the adoption day party by Adria F. Klein JJ READER KLEIN, ADRIA Max 

When his friend Jose has his adoption day party, Max brings him a special present.

Mommy far, Mommy near: an adoption story by Carol Antoinette Peacock JJ PEACOCK, CAROL ANTOINET Mommy fa 

Elizabeth, who was born in China, describes the family who has adopted her and tries to sort out her feelings for her unknown mother.

Every year on your birthday by Rose Lewis  NEW JJ LEWIS ROSE Every

Each year on the birthday of her adopted Chinese daughter, a mother recalls the moments they have shared, from the first toy to the friends left behind in China.

The midnight diary of Zoya Blume by Laura Shaine Cunningham JF CUNNINGH LAURA Midnight 

While her adoptive American mother is away, twelve-year-old Zoya confides in her diary her revived fears about the Buka, an old woman who waits in the shadows to snatch children, and confronts some truths about her early childhood in her native Russia.

Sisters by Judith Caseley  JJ CASELEY JUDITH Sisters 

When Melissa's parents adopt Kika from another country, the two girls learn about being sisters.

My family is foreverby Nancy Carlson  JJ CARLSON NANCY My 

A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family.

You're not my real mother! by Molly Friedrich JJ FRIEDRIC MOLLY Youre 

After an adoptive mother tells her daughter all the reasons that she is her "real mother," the young girl realizes that her mother is right, even though they do not look alike.

We wanted you by Liz Rosenberg JJ PARENT ROSENBER LIZ We 

Parents tell how they waited and prepared for the baby that they wanted so much.

Tell me again about the night I was born by Jamie Lee Curtis  JJ CURTIS JAMIE Tell me 

A young girl asks her parents to tell her again the cherished family story of her birth and adoption .

Did my first mother love me? : a story for an adopted child : with a special section for adoptive parents by Kathryn Ann Miller JJ MILLER KATHRYN Did my 

Morgan's adoptive mother reassures her that she is loved by reading a letter written by her birthmother. Includes a section: "Talking with your child about adoption ."

Somebody else's child by Roberta Silman JF SILMAN ROBERTA Somebody

As a result of his friendship with his school bus driver, Peter gains a greater understanding of what it means to be adopted.

Mishka: An Adoption Tale by Adrienne Bashista ON ORDER

Through a story about Mo, a stuffed bear, and Yuri, a little boy who calls him Mishka, the author presents a tale of love and reassurance that explains the adoption process with finesse.

For Adults

Non-Fiction

All about adoption: how to deal with the questions of your past by Anne Lanchon 649.145 LANCHON 

This title is aimed at discussing the questions and concerns many adopted teens have.

The ultimate insider's guide to adoption: everything you need to know about domestic and international adoption by Elizabeth Swire Falker 362.7340973 FALKER 

A comprehensive guide to the adoption process.

Fast track adoption: the faster, safer way to privately adopt a baby by Susan Burns  362.734 BURNS   

Another guide to adoption, focusing on working with the birthmother in the adoption process.

Attaching in adoption: practical tools for today's parents by Deborah D. Gray 362.734 GRAY

This book focuses on bonding with children after adoption, and addresses some of the emotional issues that adopted children can have and how to help them process and deal with them.

The adoption reunion survival guide: preparing yourself for the search, reunion, and beyondby Julie Jarrell Bailey & Lynn N. Giddens 362.73 BAILEY Adoption 

A guide to help parents whose child wants to find out about their birthparents, and Adopted folks who want to find their birth parents in adulthood.

Everything you need to know about placing your baby for adoption by Aliza Sherman 362.734 SHERMAN 2001 

Provides teenage expectant parents the information needed to make an informed decision regarding placing their baby for adoption.

Twenty things adopted kids wish their adoptive parents knew by Sherrie Eldridge 362.734 ELDRIDGE Twenty t 

Based on the author's experiences as an adopted child, this book talks about possible issues adopted children have, and things that adoptive parents can be aware of to help them.

Created by the Youth Services Department, Springfield City Library, December 2007