Adoption

Books with an “*” can be found in the Parenting Collection in the Children’s Department.

Picture Books
*Adoption is for Always, by Linda Walvoord Girard     J Girard
Allison, by Allen Say     JE Say
Every Year on Your Birthday, by Rose A. Lewis     JE Lewis
Horace, by Holly Keller     JE Keller
*How I Was Adopted: Samantha’s Story, by Joanna Cole     JE Cole
ILove You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose A. Lewis     JE Lewis
The Little Green Goose, by Adele Sansone     JE Sansone
Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story, by Carol Antoinette Peacock    JE Peacock
My Mei Mei, by Ed Young     JE Young
A New Barker in the House, by Tomie De Paola     JE DePaola
Pinky and Rex and the New Baby, by James Howe     J Blue Dot Howe
The Red Blanket, by Eliza Thomas     JE Thomas
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies With Sprinkles, by Darlene      Friedman     JE Friedman
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis     JE Curtis
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, by Ann Warren Turner     JE Turner
Waiting for May, by Janet Morgan Stoeke     JE Stoeke
When Joel Comes Home, by Susi Gregg Fowler     JE Fowler

Juvenile Fiction
The Boy Who Wanted a Family, by Shirley Gordon     J Gordon
The Handle and the Key, by John Neufeld     J Neufeld
Mail-Order Kid, by Joyce McDonald     J McDonald
Saffy’s Angel, by Hilary McKay     J McKay
Somebody Else’s Child, by Roberta Silman     J Silman
Youn Hee and Me, by C.S. Adler     J Adler

Non-Fiction for Parents and Children
A Forever Family, by Roslyn Banish     J 362.732 Banish
Happy Adoption Day!, by John McCutcheon     J 782.42 McCutcheon
How It Feels to Be Adopted, by Jill Krementz     J 362.734 Krementz
Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption, by Catherine Bunin     J 362.734 Bunin
Rain Forest Girl: More Than an Adoption Story, by Chalise Miner     J 362.734 Miner
So You’re Adopted, by Fred Powledge     362.734 Powledge
Successful Adoption: A Guide to Finding a Child and Raising a Family, by Jacqueline      Hornor Plumez     362.734 Plumez
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past, by Betsy      Keefer     155.445 Keepfer
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo, by Linda Walvoord Girard     J 362.734 Girard