Resources
Books
Books for Younger Children
Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon
Hardcover, 32 pages, color, ages 2 to 6, 1996
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers
Paperback, 32 pages, color photos, ages 4 to 8, 1995
Lucy’s Feet by Stephanie Stein
Hardcover, 32 pages, ages 4 to 12, 1992
Two Birthdays for Beth by Gay Lynn Cronin
Hardcover, 32 pages, color, ages 4 to 10, 1995
Zachary’s New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine M. Blomquist, M.S.W., and Paul B. Blomquist
Paperback, 32 pages, ages Baby to Preschool, 1990
The Mulberry Bird by Anne Braff Brodzinsky
Paperback, 47 pages, color, ages 4 to 12, 1996
What’s a Foster Family Anyway? by Martine Golden Inlay
Paperback, 20 pages, ages 3 to 9, 2001
The Star: A Story to Help Young Children Understand Foster Care by Cynthia Miller Lovell
Paperback, 18 pages, ages 4 to 8, 1999
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
Paperback, 32 pages, ages 4 to 8, 2000
One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dad by J. Valentine
Hardcover, 32 pages, ages 4 to 8, 1994
Gloria Goes to Gay Pride by Leslea Newman
Paperback, 35 pages, ages 9 to 12, 1991
Maybe Days: A book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn Wright
Hardcover, 32 pages, ages 4 to 8, 2002
Books for Preteens and Teens
Filling in the Blanks: A Guided Look At Growing Up Adopted by Susan Gabel, M.Ed.
Paperback, 160 pages, 1988
How It Feels To Be Adopted by Jill Krementz
Paperback, 128 pages, 1982
Maybe Days: A book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn Wright
Hardcover, 32 pages, ages 4 to 8, 2002
Parenting
A Child’s Journey Through Placement by Vera Fahlberg, M.D.
Paperback, 432 pages, 1991
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families With Special Needs Kids by Gregory Keck, Ph.D., and Regina Kupecky, L.S.W.
Hardcover, 256 pages, 1998
Adopting the Older Child by Claudia L. Jewett
Paperback, 320 pages, 1978
Can This Child Be Saved? Solutions for Adoptive and Foster Families by Foster W. Cline, M.D., and Cathy Helding
Paperback, 359 pages, 1999
Dialogues About Adoption: Conversations Between Parents and Their Children by Linda Bothun
Paperback, 216 pages, 1994
Helping Children Cope With Separation and Loss by Claudia L. Jewett-Jarratt
Paperback, 240 Pages, 1994
Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide by Lois Ruskai Melina
Paperback, 288 pages, 1989
Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent by Lois Ruskai Melina
Paperback, 288 pages, 1998
Talking With Young Children About Adoption by Mary Watkins, Ph.D., and Susan Fisher, M.D.
Paperback, 257 pages, 1993
The Open Adoption Experience: A Complete Guide For Adoptive and Birth Families by Lois Ruskai Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia
Paperback, 416 pages, 1993
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best, Ed.D.
Paperback, 272 pages, 1997
Preparing Adolescents for Life After Foster Care by Cwla, Edith Fein (Editor) Miriam P. Kluger (Editor), Robin Krieger, Anthony N. Maluccio, Barbara A. Pine
Paperback, 1990
Do you Want to Be a Foster Parent by Sharon Davis
Paperback, 104 pages, 1998
Neighborhood of the Heart. Fostering the future of children by Randolph W. Severson, PhD.
Paperback, 81 pages, 1998
Taking Charge of ADHD. The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley
Paperback, 321 pages, 2000
Gay Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood by David Strah with Susanna Margolis
Hardcover, 2003
Growing Up in a Lesbian Family by Susan Golombok, Ph.D.
Paperback, 194 pages, 1998
Transracial Adoptions
Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption by Catherine Bunin and Sherry Bunin
Hardcover, 32 pages, ages 2 to 10, 1992
Of Many Colors: Portraits of Multiracial Families by Gigi Kaeser (photographer) and Peggy Gillespie
Paperback, 160 pages, 1997
Magazines
Fostering Families Today
Fostering Families Today is a magazine for foster parents and all persons committed to services and permanency for children—including foster and adoptive parents and all professionals who work on their behalf.