Megan's Birthday Tree: A Story about Open Adoption

by Laurie Lears (2005, Whitman, 15.95/hardback)
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Megan is adopted, but she and her parents keep in touch with her birth mother, Kendra. Every year, Kendra decorates the tree she planted when Megan was born and takes a picture of it to send to Megan. Megan cherishes this Birthday Tree, for it ties her and Kendra together. But one day Kendra writes that she is getting married and moving to a different town. Will she forget Megan, without the tree to remind her? Color. Grades 1-4. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

All About Adoption: How Families Are Made & How Kids Feel About It

by Marc Nemiroff, et al. (2004, Magination Press, 9.95)
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Explores the what, how, and why of adoption, as well as the many feelings kids can experience as they grow up. And for parents, an extensive afterword discusses the unique practical and emotional dimensions of adoptive children and their families, with suggestions for answering the most challenging questions. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 10”...48 pages]

The Coffee Can Kid

by Jan Czech (2002, Child Welfare League, 8.95)
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As a little girl and her adoptive father go through the contents of an old coffee can, she is doing more than looking through some old pictures. She is, with the help of her adoptive father, establishing a connection to her past and her origins, and coming to terms with the facts of her birth and adoption. Color. Grades K-5. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

An American Face

by Jan Czech (2000, Child & Family Press, 8.95)
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Adopted from Korea, Jessie waits for the day he will get his American citizenship. And, he thinks, an American face. This adorably-illustrated book describes his touching transition. Color. Grades K-4. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

Let's Talk About It: Adoption

by Fred Rogers (1994, Puffin, 6.99)
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Discusses what it means to be part of a family and examines some feelings that adopted children may have. Rogers teaches children to talk and play about their feelings when they're young, so they can take that "gift" with them through life. Color photos. Grades K-3. [8” x 8”...32 pages]

This book is part of the popular Mr. Roger's Series.

Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story

by Carol Peacock (2000, Whitman, 15.95/hardback)
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Elizabeth feels a range of emotions when she learns that she has two mommies. One in China where she was born, and one in America. Color. Grades K-2. [8” x 10”...32 pages]

Stellaluna

by Janell Cannon (1993, Harcourt Brace, 17.00/hardback)
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Accidentally knocked into a bird's nest, a baby fruit bat is adopted by the birds. And when she's finally reunited with her mother and the other bats, she learns that the differences between bats and birds are much less significant than her newfound friendship. Color. Grades 1-5. [10.5” x 10”...48 pages]

The Little Green Goose

by Adele Sansone (1999, North-South Books, 6.95)
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Single fatherhood gets a boost in this identity tale of a goose who yearns for a child. When the egg he adopts hatches into a brilliantly-colored green dragon, the other members of the barnyard make fun of his child's origins. The underlying message of the tale—that love, not biology, makes a family. Color. Grades K-2. [8.5” x 11”...36 pages]

My New Family: A First Look at Adoption

by Pat Thomas (1999, Barron's, 6.99)
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Children are sometimes upset to discover that they have been adopted. This book helps them understand how lucky they are to have loving, adoptive parents, and how lucky their parents are to have them. Color. Grades K-3. [9.5” x 8”...32 pages]

This book is part of The A First Look At Series.

You're Not My Real Mother!

by Molly Friedrich (2004, Little Brown, 15.99/hardback)
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Drawn from the author's everyday life as an adoptive parent, this cheerful yet tender parent-child conversation offers a response to children who've ever asked their adoptive parent why they don't look like one another. Color. Grades K-3. [10.5” x 10.5”...32 pages]

We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo

by Linda Girard (1992, Whitman, 6.95)
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Nine-year-old Benjamin Koo Andrews, adopted from Korea as an infant, describes what it's like to grow up adopted from another country. Color. Grades 2-5. [8” x 9”...32 pages]

How I Was Adopted

by Joanna Cole (1995, Mulberry Books, 6.99)
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This is a story of how babies are born and how children grow, a story of what makes people different and what makes them the same. But most of all, this is a book about love. And in the end, Sam's story comes full circle, inviting young readers to learn and to tell the stories of how they were adopted. Color. Grades K-3.. [8” x 9”...40 pages]

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