Adoption Baby Book
Are you looking for an
adoption baby book?
Adoption is an extremely emotional roller coaster for
all who start on the journey. This
page
will guide you to some of the adoption books that other
families on this journey
have recommended.
Whether
you are looking for an adoption baby book to read if
you are considering adopting, books about adoption issues or
books to
read to
your adopted babies this guide will offer suggestions for you. There is also a recommend book for professionals.
Books to read if you are considering Adopting Babies
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The
Complete Adoption Book: Everything You Need to Know to Adopt a Child
Laura
Beauvais-Godwin and
Raymond Godwin
A clear
and concise guide, which will help you understand
all aspects of the adoption process.
This book is recommended by families who
are just starting
out learning
about adopting babies or older children and is considered a must read.
It covers most aspects of international
adoption as well
as interstate.
2005,
Adams Media Corp. |
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Toddler
Adoption: The Weaver's Craft
By
Mary
Hopkins-Best
This is a guide for those
considering adoption of a
toddler
and discusses at length the issues specific to the adoption of toddlers.
1998,
Perspectives Press |
Books covering adoption issues
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Attaching
in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Deborah
D. Gray
This
book looks at the emotional impact of
adoption. It has
been described as a must read, most
especially for adoption of older children, as it looks at the issue of
attachment in adoption and includes a vast number of real life
vignettes.
2002,
Perspectives Press |
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Twenty
Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Sherrie
Eldridge
Written
by both an adoptee and president of Jewel among
Jewels Adoption Network this book promises to emphasise some of the
communication issues of adoption.
It
offers the child’s perspective of adoption looking at issues
such as
mourning
and anger.
1999,
Delta
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Adoption
Baby Books For Children
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I
Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Rose
A.
Lewis (Author), Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
A
warm and loving story of an American mother who adopts a
Chinese baby from ‘the big room with lots of other
babies’ and takes
her back
home to America. It tells of joy parents
feel when meeting
their child for the first time. It
has
been described as a bedtime classic to read to your child.
2000,
Little, Brown Young
Readers
|
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Little
Miss Spider
David
Kirk
This
is the
prequel to the ‘Miss Spider’
series of
books. This book
starts with the spider
having just popped out of its egg and wondering who its mother could be. The message in this book
is that ‘your mother
is the creature that loves you the best – whoever that may
be’. It
remains a favourite
adoption baby book for many families.
2003, Scolastic
Press
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My
Family, My Journey: A Baby Book for Adoptive Families
Zoe
Francesca (Author), Susie Ghahremani (Illustrator)
A
wonderful baby book for an adopted or fostered child.
It contains places to
record your family
milestones and journey as well as a pocket to keep important
memorabilia.
2007,
Chronicle Books |
Books
for Professionals Working with Adoption
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Nurturing
Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect and Trauma
Deborah
D. Gray
This
book offers support for placement and therapy
professionals. Newly
published, it focuses
on current research and comes highly recommended by both professionals
and
parents alike. It
is filled with practical
suggestions and creative ideas.
2007,
Perspectives Press
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For more information on Adoption:
Adoptive-Parenting.com
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