RecommendedReads: CaregiverResources: Adoption&FosterCare
ACrazy-MuchLove
JoyJordan-Lake
PORJORD, J
How MUCH is the crazy-much love?" This simple question is answered as two parents recount the journey of adopting their daughter and the many milestone moments that follow.
EyesThatWeavetheWorld’sWonders JoannaHo
PORHO, J
A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'.
JustRightFamily:AnAdoptionStory SilviaLopez
PLOPE, S
Meili loves hearing the story of how her parents flew far across the sea to China to adopt her. But when Meili finds out she has a new baby sister coming from Haiti, she isn't happy. As she helps decorate the nursery and learns more about the baby, Meili comes to realize that a sister might be just right for their family too.
NearlyExactlyAlmostLikeMe JenniferBradbury
PBRAD, J
When he gets questioning looks at the playground, a big brother explains all the ways in which his little brother is just like him, even though they do not look alike.
RealSiblings SeamusKirst
PKIRS, S
When adopted siblings Harper and Wyatt hear this, they start to question what it means to be a real sibling. They share experiences and emotions, and they help each other out in times of need, but most importantly, they have unconditional love for one another. Isn’t that enough?
ChloeandtheFireflies ChrisClarkson
In her new foster home, Chloe experiences a sense of belonging and makes a heartfelt wish to stay.
PCLAR, C WeBelongTogether ToddParr
PPARR, T
The joy of adoption and bringing families together is presented in this tale.
YouAreLoved:ABookAboutFamilies MargaretO’Hair
POHAI, M
From Down syndrome advocate and viral sensation Sofia Sanchez comes this beautiful and inclusive picture book about all the different ways to make a family.
AFamilyLikeOurs FrankMurphy
PMURP, F
A celebration of all kinds of families from sprawling extended families and close-knit units to adopted and chosen families.
JustLikeaMama AliceFayeDuncan
PDUNC, A
Carol Olivia Clementine wishes her parents did not live so far away, but Mama Rose provides a home, loves her, and cares for her just like a mother would.
DuckGoesMeow JulietteMacIver
PMACI, J
A little yellow duckling is amongst animal friends who are all sure of the sounds they make: hiss, neigh, moo, cheep, cluck, and oink. But when Duck goes "meow," the other animals say no, that is wrong, try again. Then Duck's mama arrives, and boy, do they get a surprise!
WhistlingforAngela RobinHeald
PHEAL, R
Daniel loves birds, and wants to learn how to whistle as a gift for his new adoptive baby sister Angela. On the day of her adoption, Daniel still can't whistle. It is through meeting Jessie, Angela's birthmother, that Daniel may learn the trick to whistle like the birds he loves.
MyAdoptiveFamily JulieMurray
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about adoptive families through everyday and relatable situations. They may just find out that an adoptive family isn't so different from their own!
ACrocodileintheFamily KittyBlack
, K
A Crocodile in the Family is a charming children's book about a family of birds in sunny Australia who take care of a lone egg that turns out to be a baby crocodile! The birds raise their new baby crocodile as one of their own.