Recommended Reading Sources
FOR PRE-ADOPTIVE PARENTS (All Ages of Children)
*Best, Mary Hopkins. Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft, 1997.
Brodinski, David; Achechter, Marshall; Henig, Robin.
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self, 1992.
Dorow, Sara. When You Were Born in China (A Memory Book for children adopted from China), 1996.
Eldridge, Sherri. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, 1999.
Eshleman, Lark. Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child, 2004.
Fahlberg, Vera. A Child's Journey Through Placement, 1991 Gilman, Lois. Adoption Resource Book, 1993.
*Gray, Deborah. Attaching in Adoption, 2003.
Hughes, Daniel. Building the Bonds of Attachment, 1998.
Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, 1994.
*Koh, Frances M.. Adopted from Asia: How it Feels to Grow Up in America, 1993. Melina, Lois. Raising Adopted Children, 1986.
Melina, Lois. Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide, 1989.
Register, Cheri. Are Those Kids Yours?, 1991.
Russell, Marlou. Adoption Wisdom: A Guide to the Issues and Feelings of Adoption, 2000.
*Steinberg, Gail and Hall, Beth. Inside Transracial Adoption, 2000.
Van Gulden, Holly. Real Parents, Real Children, 1997.
FOR OLDER CHILDREN
Cline, Foster. Parenting with Love and Logic, Revised 2006.
Eldridge, Sherri. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew, 1999.
Eshleman, Lark. Becoming a Family: Promoting Healthy Attachments with Your Adopted Child, 2004.
Fahlberg, Vera. A Child's Journey Through Placement, 1991.
*Hughes, Daniel. Building the Bonds of Attachment, 1998. Gray, Deborah. Attaching in Adoption, 2003.
*Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, 1994.
Jewett-Jarratt, Claudia. Adopting the Older Child, 1978.
Keck, Gregory and Regina Kupecky. Adopting the Hurt Child, 1995.
*Keck, Gregory and Regina Kupecky. Parenting the Hurt Child, 2002.
Kranowitz, Carol. The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised, 2006.
Thomas, Nancy. When Love is Not Enough, 1997.
*Van Gulden, Holly. Real Parents, Real Children, 1997.
SOURCES FOR ADOPTION-RELATED BOOKS
Tapestry Books, www.tapestrybooks.com 1800-765-2367
Pact Book Source, Pact, An Adoption Alliance, www.pactadopt.org
Perspectives Press, www.perspectivespress.com