Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Adoption Kids' Books at your Library
The library is a good place to start figuring out what books will make it into your adoption library. When I was training incoming foster and adoptive parents, I would usually stop by the kids' section of the Pasadena, CA library a few days in advance, and stock up on books to pass around during the training. Check out your library's website now, and do a search for adoption, or just stop in and ask the librarian to point you in the right direction.
In the meantime, here are two good books to start your search. They each affirm that adoptive families are families because they meet a child's needs and because they love the child. These books are also very special because they appropriately acknowledge the role of the birth parents.
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes By Rose A. Lewis tells about a
woman who flies to China to
adopt an infant from an orphanage. The woman adopts the
infant, comes home, introduces the infant to her family, and then enjoys a
quiet first night.
Adoption Message: The infant was missing a mother, and the mother was
missing an infant.
The adoption occurred, and everyone was happy. The adoptive
mother cries for the birth mother “who could not keep you” and promises that
she and the infant will always remember her.
Recommended for: Young children who have been adopted, especially those who
were adopted as infants; the book introduces the concept of adoption, and
acknowledges the birth mother as well. Although the book is based on a story of
international adoption, it can translate to domestic adoption as well.
You’re Not My Real Mother by Molly
Friedrich, is the story of a young child telling her adopted mother, “You’re
not my real mother.” The adoptive mother starts listing things she does that
only a real mother would do. The adopted child asks why they do not look alike,
and the adoptive mother explains that she is not the child’s birth mother, but
is grateful to the child’s birth mother every day. The child then lists things
the adoptive mother does that only a real mother would do, and finally
concludes that the adoptive mother is her real mother.
Adoption Message : Adoptive
families are real families
Recommended For: Adoptive
families with young children
Want more books? Check out my growing list of adoption kids' books and see what ones you'd like to read next!
Most libraries also carry movies. While you're there, see if they have any of the ones I've reviewed on my adoption movies list. Who says entertainment can't be free?
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