ADOPTIVE PARENTING

• 150 Ways To Show Kids You Care
  by Ruth Tasurell

• 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
  by Sherrie Eldridge

• A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents
  by P. Kruger and J. Smolowe

• Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
  by L. A. Babb and R. Laws

• Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four
  by S. Bosco-Ruggiero, G. R. Wassell and V. Groza

• Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting as a Single Parent
  by Varon Lee

• Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families
  by Patricia I. Johnson

• Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections
  by J. MacLeod and S. Macrae

• Another Place at the Table
  by Kathy Harrison

• Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
  by Deborah D. Gray

• Attachment Parenting: Developing Connections & Healing Children
  by A. Becker-Weidman & D. Shell

• Born for Love
  by B. D. Perry & M. Svalavits

• Brainstorm
  by D. J. Siegel

• Discipline (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain (DVD)
  by Children Without a Voice USA

• Families By Choice (Video)
  by Aspira Raising Hope

• Finding Forever Families (Video)
  by Finding Forever Families

• Games and Activities for Attaching with your Child
  by Deborah D. Gray

• Grounded for Life?! Stop Blowing Your Fuse and Start Communicating with Your Teenager
  by Louise F. Tracy

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
  by A. Faber and E. Mazlish

• How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk
  by A. Faber and E. Mazlish

• Is Anyone in There? Adopting a Wounded Child (Video)
  by The Infant-Parent Institute

• Keys to Parenting an Adopted Child
  by Kathy Lancaster

• Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles
  by Mary S. Kurcinka

• Loving Each One Best: A Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings
  by N. Samalin and C. Whitney

• Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide
  by Lois R. Melina

• Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child
  by Trish Maskew

• Parenting From the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You raise Children Who Thrive
  by D. J. Siegel and M. Hartzell

• Parenting Teens in a Confusing Culture
  by Mark Gregston

• Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
  by G. C. Keck and R. M. Kupecky

• Parenting Without Distraction
  by Craig Pierce

• Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How To Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child
  by Brenda McCreight, Ph.D.

• Parenting Your Complex Child: Become a Powerful Advocate for the Autistic, Down Syndrome, PDD, Bipolar, or Other Special-Needs Child
  by Peggy L. Morgan

• Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years
  by Patty Cogen

• Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children that Will Help You — Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior problems, Encourage Confidence
  by Lawrence J. Cohen

• Quality Child Care (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• Raising Adopted Children: Practical, Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
  by Lois R. Melina

• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting
  by J. Gottman, J. Declaire and D. Goleman

• Ready to Learn (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
  by H. Van Gulden and L. M. Bartels-Rabb

• Reparenting the Child Who Hurts: A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments
  by C. Archer and C. Gordon, C.

• Safe From the Start (Video)
  by Bruce Perry

• Safe from the Start (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
  by Jana Wolff

• Talking to Your Child About Adoption
  by Patricia M. Dorner

• Talking with Young Children About Adoption
  by M. Watkins and S. Fisher

• TBRI Connecting Principles Participant Workbook
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• TBRI Correcting Principles Participant Workbook
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• TBRI Empowering Principles Participant Workbook
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• TBRI Introduction & Overview Participant Workbook
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past
  by B. Keefer and J. E. Schooler

• Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child’s Inborn Traits
  by H. F. Neville and D. C. Johnson

• The Adoptive Parenting Process: A Study of the Experiences of Parents who Adopt Infant Girls from China
  by Nili Luo

• The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
  by K. B. Purvis and D. R. Cross

• The Explosive Child
  by Ross W. Greene

• The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
  by Ross W. Greene

• The First Years Last Forever (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption
  by K. J. Foli and J. R. Thompson

• The Whole Brain Child Workbook
  by D.J. Siegel & T. P. Bryson

• Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft
  by Mary Hopkins-Bes

• Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
  by H. Glasser and J. Easley

• Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
  by Sherrie Eldridge

• Two Little Girls: A Memoir of Adoption
  by Theresa Reid

• Understanding Infertility: Insights for Family and Friends
  by Patricia I. Johnston

• Working with Adoptive Parents: Research, Theory, and Therapeutic Interventions
  by V. M. Brabender and A. E. Fallon

• Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families
  by J. E. Schooler, B. K. Smalley and T. J. Callahan

• Your Healthy Baby (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

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ATTACHMENT

• A Safe Place for Caleb
  by Kathleen A. Chara

• Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
  by Deborah D. Gray

• Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play: Simple Strategies to Help Build Connections with Your Child
  by Deborah D. Gray

• Attachment Disorganization
  by J. Solomon and C. C. George, C. C.

• Attachment Parenting: Developing Connections & Healing Children
  by A. Becker-Weidman & D. Shell

• Attachment Play: How to Solve Children’s Behavior Problems with Play, Laughter, and Connection
  by Aletha J. Solter

• Attachment-Focused Family Therapy
  by Daniel A. Hughes

• Attachment: Why it Matters (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Bonding and the Case for Permanence
  by J. Kenny and L. Groves

• Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples – Part I: Adolescents (Video)
  by Education Institute Kinship Center

• Empowering, Connecting & Correcting Principles ( TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Games and Activities for Attaching with your Child
  by Deborah D. Gray

• Handbook of Attachment Interventions
  by Terry M. Levy

• Healthy Touch: A Healing Families Series (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Playful Interaction: Unlocking the Mysteries of Nurturing Human Relationships (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Rebuilding Attachment with Traumatized Children: Healing from Losses, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect
  by Richard Kagan

• TBRI for Teens (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• TBRI Overview (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• The Attachment Dance (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Theraplay: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play
  by P. B. Booth and A. M. Jernberg

• Treating Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents
  by Judith A. Cohen

• Trust Based Parenting SPANISH (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Trust-Based Parenting (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development
   

BEHAVIOR AND DISCLIPLINE

• 1-2-3 Magic: Managing Difficult Behavior in Children 2-12 (Video)
  by Thomas W. Phelan

• A Sensory World: Making Sense of Sensory Disorders (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Attachment Play: How to Solve Children’s Behavior Problems with Play, Laughter, and Connection
  by Aletha J. Solter

• Building Emotional Intelligence: Practices to Cultivate Inner Resilience in Children
  L. Lantieri and D. Goleman

• Discipline (Video)
  by California Children & Families Partnership

• Facilitating Behavioral Change (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Help for Billy: A Beyond Consequences Approach to Helping Challenging Children in the Classroom
  by Heather T. Forbes

• More 1-2-3 Magic: Encouraging Good Behavior, Independence and Self – Esteem (Video)
  by Thomas W. Phelan

• No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
  by D. J. Siegel and T. P. Bryson

• Positive Discipline : The First Three Years
  by J. Nelsen, C. Erwin and R. A. Duffy

• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Their Early Years — Raising Children Who Are Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful
  by J. Nelsen, C. Erwin and R. A. Duffy

• Sensory Integration (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child’s Inborn Traits
  by H. F. Neville and D. C. Johnson

• The Everything Parent’s Guide to Positive Discipline: Professional Advice for Raising a Well-Behaved Child
  by Carl E. Pickhardt

• The Explosive Child
  by Ross W. Greene

• The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
  by Carol S. Kranowitz

• The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
  by C. S. Kranowitz and L. J. Miller

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BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 

• A Family for Leanne
  by S. Griffin-Timberlake and J. Timberlake

• A Foster-Adoption Story: Angela and Michael’s Journey
  by R. M. Kupecky and C. Mitchell

• A Koala for Katie: An Adoption Story
  by J. London and C. Jabar

• A Mother for Choco
  by Keiko Kasza

• A Place in My Heart: Understanding – Bereavement
  by A. Aubrey and P. Barton

• A Safe Place for Caleb
  by Kathleen A. Chara

• A Terrible Thing Happened
  by Margaret M. Holmes

• A Volcano in My Tummy
  by Eliane Whitehouse

• ABC, Adoption & Me
  by Gayle H. Swift

• Adoption is for Always
  by L. W. Girard and J. Friedman

• Alex and the Scary Things
  by Melissa Moses

• All About Adoption: How Families are Made & How Kids Feel About It
  by M. Nemiroff, J. Annunziata and C. Koeller

• All Families are Different
  by S. Gordon and V. Cohen

• All Kinds of Families
  by N. Simon and J. Lasker

• All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color
  by Katie Kissinger

• Babushka Baba Yaga
  by Patricia Polacco

• Baby
  by Patricia MacLachlan

• Baby Owl Lost her Whoo
  by Cindy R. Lee

• Becoming Naomi León
  by Pam M. Ryan

• Bloomability
  by Sharon Creech

• Borya and the Burps: An Eastern European Adoption Story
  by J. McNamara and D. Majewski

• Brian Wildsmith’s Puzzles
  by Brian Wildsmith

• Brown Like Me
  by Noelle Lamperti

• Buddha Boy
  by Kathe Koja

• Bunnies: Thumper’s Shapes
  by Disney

• Choco Encuentra una Mama
  by Keiko Kasza

• Con Mi Hermano/With My Brother
  by E. Roe and R. Casilla

• David’s Father
  by R. Munsch and M. Martchenko

• Did My First Mother Love Me?: A Story for an Adopted Child
  by K. A. Miller and J. Moffett

• Doggie Doesn’t Know “No”!
  by Cindy R. Lee

• Doña Flor: Un Cuento de una Mujer Gigante con un Gran Corazón
  by P. Mora and R. Colon

• Double Play at Short
  by Matt Christopher

• Double-Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions
  by B. Cain and A. Patterson

• Edgar Allan: A Novel
  by John Neufeld

• Emma’s Yucky Brother
  by Jean Little

• Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights
  by Julie Nelson

• Filling in the Blanks: A Guided Look at Growing Up Adopted
  by Susan Gabel

• Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can’t Live with Their Parents
  by J. Levy and W. Martin

• For Every Dog an Angel
  by Christine Davis

• Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children
  by Sherrie Eldridge

• Go For It!
  by Hulton Getty

• Goodnight Moon
  by Margaret Wise Brown

• Grace from China
  by Jacqueline A. Kolosov

• Grandma’s Gone to Live in the Stars
  by Max Haynes

• Hank Zipzer Collection: Niagara Falls, or Does It? I Got a “D” in Salami, Day of the Iguana, The Zippity Zinger
  by H. Winkler and L. Oliver

• Happy Adoption Day!
  by J. McCutcheon and J. Paschkis

• Heaven
  by Angela Johnson

• Help! I’ve Been Adopted
  by B. McCreight and K. Howard

• HOLES
  by Louis Sachar

• Hootah’s Baby
  by Joanne Green

• How I Was Adopted
  by J. Cole and M. Chambliss

• I Love You, Stinky Face
  by Lisa McCourt

• I’m Adopted!
  by Shelley Rotner

• It Looked Like Spilt Milk
  by Charles Shaw

• It’s Okay to Be Different
  by Todd Parr

• It’s Tough to be Gentle: A Dragon’s Tale
  by Cindy R. Lee

• Kelly Bear: Feelings
  by L. Davies and J. Davies

• Kids Need to be Safe
  by Julie Nelsen

• Let’s Talk about Foster Homes
  by Elizabeth Weitzman

• Life Story Books for Adopted Children: A Family Friendly Approach
  by J. Rees and A. Burnell

• Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
  by Beth O’Malley

• Little Bunnies Say Goodbye to Birth Mom
  by Sherri Malloy

• Lola
  by Loufane G. Rosa-Mendoza

• Love You Forever
  by R. Munsch and S. McGraw

• Lucy’s Family Tree
  by K. H. Schreck and S. Gassler III

• Mama, Do You Love Me?
  by B. M. Joosse and B. Lavallee

• Me and My Dad
  by Stuart Hample

• Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story
  by C. A. Peacock and S. C. Brownell

• Motherbridge of Love
  by Masse X. Xinran

• My Adopted Child, There’s No One Like You
  by K. Leman and K. Leman II

• My Great Aunt Phibian
  by Sherry Gerstein

• My Special Someone: A Child’s Perspective of Adoption
  by B. Kyle and S. Kyle

• Ocean Babies
  by NorthWord

• On Your Mark, Get Set , Goal!! (Game)
  by Childs Work Childs Play

• One Wonderful You
  by F. Portnoy and T. Higgs

• Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale
  by Karen Katz

• Pablo’s Tree
  by P. More and C. Lang

• Rosie’s Family: An Adoption Story
  by Lori Rosove

• Runt
  by V. M. Caldwell

• Sam’s Sister
  by J. C. Bond and D. W. Majewski

• Sometimes it’s Grandmas and Grandpas
  by Gayle Byrne

• Stick Up For Yourself: Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem
  by G. Kaufman, L. Raphael and P. Espeland

• Sweet Briar Goes to School
  by K. Wilson and L. Pham

• Tackylocks and the Three Bears
  by H. Lester and L. Munsinger

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
  by Judy Blume

• Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born
  by Jamie L. Curtis

• The Best Single Mom in the World: How I was Adopted
  by Mary Zisk

• The Blue Day Book: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up
  by Bradley T. Greive

• The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself
  by Ali Redford

• The Costume Party
  by Victoria Chess

• The Day We Met You
  by Phoebe Koehler

• The Family Book
  by Todd Parr

• The Great Gilly Hopkins
  by Katherine Paterson

• The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
  by Lynne Cherry

• The Hidden World of Fairies
  by Wendy Darling

• The Invisible String
  by P. Karst and G. Stevenson

• The Jade Dragon
  by C. Marsden and L. Shin-Mui

• The Lovables: In the Kingdom of Self-Esteem
  by Diane Loomans

• The Mulberry Bird: An Adoption Story
  by A. B. Brodzinsky and D. L. Stanley

• The Penguin and the Fine-Looking Fish
  by Cindy R. Lee

• The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
  by Grace Lin

• The Redo Roo
  by Cindy R. Lee

• The Twelve Gifts of Birth
  by Charlene Costanzo

• The Visit
  by Latisha S. Herbert

• The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
  by E. M. Aoki, J. D. Okimoto and M. So

• The Whole Me
  by E. K. Baron and M. Goldfire

• Things Little Kids Need to Know
  by Susan Uhlig

• Three Names of Me
  by Mary Cummings

• Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
  by S. S. Miller and T. Kelley

• Twice Upon-a-Time: Born and Adopted
  by Eleanora Patterson

• We Are Adopted
  by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos

• We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families
  by Todd Parr

• We See the Moon
  by Carrie A. Kitze

• Wemberly Worried
  by Kevin Henkes

• When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief
  by Marge Heegaard

• When Sophie Gets Angry — Really, Really Angry…
  by Molly Bang

• Winnie the Pooh: I’m Really Sorry
  by Jamie Simons

• WISE UP! Powerbook
  by The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc. (C.A.S.E.)

• Wolfie The Bunny
  by Ame Dyckman

• You’re Not My Real Mother!
  by M. Friedrich and C. Hale

• Zachary’s New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children
  by G. M. Blomquist, P. B. Blomquistand M. Lemieux

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BOOKS FOR TEENS

• “I Wonder…” Teenagers Talk About Being Adopted (Video)
  by FAIR

• 10 Things: Adopted Teens Speak Out (Video)
  by Education Institute Kinship Center

• A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life
  by Dana Reinhardt

• A Ghost at Heart’s Edge: Stories and Poems of Adoption
  by S. Ito and T. Cervin

• A Journey to Hope (Video)
  by Aspiranet REACH

• A Safe Place for Caleb
  by Kathleen A. Chara

• A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope
  by Lemony Snicket

• A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village
  by L. Snicket and B. Helquist

• Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me)
  by Suzanne B. Slade

• Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens
  by D. Riley and J. Meeks

• Caucasia: A Novel
  by Danzy Senna

• Dear Wonderful You, Letters to Adopted & Foster Youth
  by Diane Rene Christian

• Defiant Teens: A Clinician’s Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention
  by R. A. Barkley, A. L. Robin and G. H. Edwards

• Developing Attachment: Family Therapy Examples – Part I: Adolescents (Video)
  by Education Institute Kinship Center

• Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
  by Lois Lowry

• Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother’s Journey to Adoption in China
  by Beth N. Russell

• Girl in the Mirror: Mothers and Daughters in the Years of Adolescence
  by N. L. Snyderman and P. Streep

• GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens
  by Kelly Huegel

• Grounded for Life?! Stop Blowing Your Fuse and Start Communicating with Your Teenager
  by Louise F. Tracy

• If You Could See Me Now: A Chronicle of Identity and Adoption
  by Michael Mewshaw

• Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
  by Lois Lenski

• It Happened to Me: A Teen’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse
  by William L. Carter

• Kim/Kimi
  by Hadley Irwin

• Light a Candle or Curse the Darkness: How to Connect with America’s Youth
  by M. A. Morse and J. F. Morse

• Monsoon Summer
  by Mitali Perkins

• Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys
  by Gregory C. Keck

• Patty’s Journey: From Orphanage to Adoption and Reunion
  by D. S. Norling and P. F. Clement

• Playing Hard at Life: A Relational Approach to Treating Multiply Traumatized Adolescents
  by Etty Cohen

• Questions Adoptees are Asking
  by Sherrie Eldrige

• TBRI for Teens (TBRI Video)
  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Teens in Labor (Video)
  by Teens Birth

• Telling It Like It Is: Foster Youth and Their Struggle for Permanency (Video)
  by California Permanency for Youth Project

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
  by Sean Covey

• The Dream Keeper and Other Poems
  by Langston Hughes

• The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers and Adoption
  by Marion Crook

• The Keys to the Kingdom
  by Garth Nix

• The Mistress’s Daughter: A Memoir
  by A. M. Homes

• The Wanderer
  by Sharon Creech

• The Whole Brain Child Workbook
  by D.J. Siegel & T. P. Bryson

• Three Little Words: A Memoir
  by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

• Tough Guys and Drama Queens: How Not to Get Blindsided by Your Child’s Teen Years
  by Mark Gregston

• Two Moms in My Heart: Teens Write aAbout the Adoption Option
  by Youth Communication

• Under Our Skin: Kids Talk About Race
  by D. H. Birdseye, R. Crum and T. Birdseye

• Waiting Teens Talk About Child Specific Recruitment (Video)
  by WE INTERRUPT

• Walk Two Moons
  by Sharon Creech

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DRUG EXPOSURE & FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

• Adoption & Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: Research, Policy, and Practice
  by P. B. Barth, M. Freundlich and D. M. Brodzinsky

• Handle with Care: Helping Children Prenatally Exposed to Drugs and Alcohol
  by S. F. Villareal, L. Mckinney and M. Quackenbush

• Infants and Children with Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure: A Guide to Indentification and Intervention
  by Keeta D. Lewis

• Power Beyond Measure
  by I. J. Chasnoff and R. F. McGourty

• Providing Hope: Intervention and Treatment Services for Substance Using Moms and Their Babies (Video)
  by Drug Exposed Infant (DEI) planning grant committee

• The Best I can Be: Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Effects
  by L. Kulp and J. Kulp
   

GENERAL ADOPTION BOOKS

• 52 Ways to Talk About Adoption
  by CASE Center for Adoption Support & Education

• A Place to Call Home (Video)
  by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Adoptees Come of Age
  by Ronald J. Nydam

• Adoption is a Family Affair: What Relatives and Friends Must Know
  by Patricia I. Johnston

• Adoption Therapy
  by Laura Dennis

• Before You Were Mine: Discovering your Adopted Child’s Lifestory
  by S. TeBos, C. Woodwyk and S. Eldridge

• Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
  by D. M. Brodzinsky, M. D. Schechter and R. M. Henig

• Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul: Stories Celebrating Forever Families
  by J. Canfield, M. V. Hansen and L. Thieman

• Coming Home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up
  by Nancy N. Verrier

• Creating Ceremonies: Innovative Ways to Meet Adoption Challenges
  by C. A. Lieberman and R. K. Bufferd

• Dear Wonderful You, Letters to Adopted & Foster Youth
  by Diane Rene Christian

• Family Wanted: Stories of Adoption
  by Sara Holloway

• Filling in the Blanks: A Guided Look at Growing Up Adopted
  by Susan Gabel

• Finding Forever Families (Video)
  by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Finding Pony
  by Kara Lucas

• How to Screen Adoptive and Foster Parents: A Workbook for Professionals and Students
  by J. L. Dickerson, M. Allen and D. Pollack

• Instant Mom
  by Nia Vardalos

• Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness
  by Betty J. Lifton

• Journeys After Adoption
  by Jayne E. Schooler

• Pathways to Permanence (Video)
  by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Perspectives on a Grafted Tree: Thoughts for Those Touched by Adoption
  by Patricia I. Johnston

• Questions Adoptees are Asking
  by Sherrie Eldrige

• Raising a Sensory Smart Child
  by Lindsey Biel

• Second Time Foster Child
  by Toni Hoy

• Steps to Stability: Moving Children to a New Home (Video)
  by Education Institute Kinship Center

• Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again
  by J. W. Carter and M. Carter

• Taking Charge of Infertility
  by Patricia I. Johnston

• Talking with Young Children About Adoption
  by M. Watkins and S. Fisher

• The Family of Adoption
  by Joyce M. Pavao

• The Whole Life Adoption Book
  by J. E. Schooler & T. Atwood

• The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family
  by J. E. Schooler and T. C. Atwood

• Thicker Than Blood: Bonds of Fantasy and Reality in Adoption
  by S. Akhtar and S. Kramer

• Three Little Words: A Memoir
  by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

• Through the Eyes of the Child (Video)
  by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft
  by Mary Hopkins-Bes

• Twenty Life Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make
  by Sherrie Eldridge

• Why I Chose You: 100 Reasons Why Adopting You Made Us a Family
  by Gregory E. Lang

 
GRIEF & LOSS

• A Place in My Heart: Understanding – Bereavement
  by A. Aubrey and P. Barton

• Adoption Healing: A Path to Recovery
  by J. Soll and K. W. Buterbaugh

• Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief
  by Pauline Boss

• Experiencing Infertility An Essential Resource
  by Deb Peoples, MSW and Harriette Rovner Ferguson, CSW

• Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
  by Claudia J. Jarratt

• The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide
  by Helen Fitzgerald

• When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief
  by Marge Heegaard

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MENTAL HEALTH

• 1001 Great Ideas: For Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  by E. Notbohm and V. Zysk

• A Child’s Journey Through Placement
  by Vera L. Fahlberg

• A Foster-Adoption Story: Angela and Michael’s Journey
  by R. M. Kupecky and C. Mitchell

• Adoption Therapy
  by Laura Dennis

• Attachment Disorganization
  by J. Solomon and C. C. George, C. C.

• Attachment-Focused Family Therapy
  by Daniel A. Hughes

• Building a Home Within: Meeting the Emotional Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care
  by T. V. Heineman and D. Ehrensaft

• Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects
  by John N. Briere

• Children’s Adjustment to Adoption: Developmental and Clinical Issues
  by D. M. Brodzinsky, D. W. Smith and A. B. Brodzinsky

• Cline/Helding Adopted & Foster Child Assessment: Manual and Individual Record
  by F. W. Cline and C. Helding

• Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children
  by C. A. Malchiodi and B. D. Perry

• Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research
  by Albert R. Roberts

• Culturally Diverse Children and Adolescents: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
  by I. A. Canino and J. Spurlock

• Defiant Teens: A Clinician’s Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention
  by R. A. Barkley, A. L. Robin and G. H. Edwards

• Developing Adoption Support and Therapy: New Approaches for Practice
  by A. Hart and B. Luckock, B.

• Early Exposure to Violence and Its Effect on Learning and School Readiness (Video)
  by Bruce Perry

• Handbook of Attachment Interventions
  by Terry M. Levy

• Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families (With Special Discussion for Assessing and Treating the Post-Institutionalized Child)
  by Ronald S. Federici

• Inside C-sections Stories (Video)
  by Cesearean Birth Inside Story

• Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner
  by J. A. Fast and J. D. Preston

• Medicating Young Minds: How to Know if Psychiatric Drugs will Help or Hurt Your Child
  by Glen R. Elliott

• More Than a Thread of Hope (Video)
  by Beth Thomas

• Parenting Your Complex Child: Become a Powerful Advocate for the Autistic, Down Syndrome, PDD, Bipolar, or Other Special-Needs Child
  by Peggy L. Morgan

• Problem Solver Guide for Students with ADHD: Ready-to-Use Interventions for Elementary and Secondary Students
  by Harvey C. Parker

• Providing Hope (Video)
  by Drug Exposed Infant (DEI) planning grant committee

• Psychology of Orphans
  by Lyudmilla M. Shipitsyna

• Raising a Sensory Smart Child
  by Lindsey Biel

• Second Time Foster Child
  by Toni Hoy

• Sensory Processing 101
  by Dayna Abraham

• Survival Strategies for Parenting Children With Bipolar Disorder
  by George T. Lynn

• The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Bipolar Disorder: Professional, Reassuring Advice to Help You Understand and Cope
  by William Stillman

• The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Depression: An Authoritative Handbook on Identifying Symptoms, Choosing Treatments, and Raising a Happy and Healthy Child
  by Rebecca Rutledge

• The Explosive Child
  by Ross W. Greene

• The Psychology of Adoption
  by D. M. Brodzinsky and M. D. Schechter

• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
  by D. J. Siegel and T. P. Bryson

• Treating Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents
  by Judith A. Cohen

• Understanding Children’s Sexual Behaviors: What’s Natural and Healthy
  by Toni C. Johnson

• Violent Offenders: Appraising and Managing Risk
  by G. T. Harris, M. E. Rice, V. L. Quinsey and C. A. Cormier

• Working with Adoptive Parents: Research, Theory, and Therapeutic Interventions
  by V. M. Brabender and A. E. Fallon
   

OPEN ADOPTION

• 10 Things: Adoption Search & Reunion (Video)
  by Education Institute Kinship Center

• Birthright: The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive Parents
  by Jean A. S. Strauss

• Dear Birthmother: Thank You for Our Baby
  by K. Silber and P. Speedlin

• Making Room in Our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties Through Open Adoption
  by Micky Duxbury

• Sacred Connections: Stories of Adoption
  by A. Koenig and N. Berg

• The Open Adoption Experience: A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families — From Making the Decision Through the Child’s Growing Years
  by L. R. Melina and S. K. Roszia

• The Spirit of Open Adoption
  by James L. Gritter

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RELATIVE/KINSHIP ADOPTION

• Blending Families: A Guide for Parents, Stepparents, Grandparents and Everyone Building a Successful New Family
  by Elaine F. Shimberg

• Empowering Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Training Manual for Group Leaders
  by Carole B. Cox

• Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family
  by S. De Toledo and D. E. Brown

• Relatives Raising Children: An Overview of Kinship Care
  by J. Crumbley and R. L. Little

• Sometimes it’s Grandmas and Grandpas
  by Gayle Byrne

• The Kinship Parenting Toolbox: A Unique Guidebook for the Kinship Care Parenting Journey
  by Kim Phagan-Hansel

• The Sacred Work of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
  by Elaine K. Williams

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SEXUAL ABUSE

• It Happened to Me: A Teen’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse
  by William L. Carter

• The Sexualized Child in Foster Care: A Guide for Foster Parents and Other Professionals
  by Sally G. Hoyle

• Understanding Children’s Sexual Behaviors: What’s Natural and Healthy
  by Toni C. Johnson
   

SIBLINGS

• Brothers and Sisters in Adoption: Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family
  by Arleta James

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TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION

• An Investment in America’s Future: Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Mental Health Research Centers
  by Department of Health and Human Services

• Brown Like Me
  by Noelle Lamperti

• Caucasia: A Novel
  by Danzy Senna

• China Ghosts: My Daughter’s Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood
  by Jeff Gammage

• Closure (DVD)
  by Bryan Tucker

• Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States
  by L. M. Carlson and O. Hijuelos

• Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community
  by A. Coughlin and C. Abramowitz, C.

• Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Multiracial Children
  by Donna J. Nakazawa

• Edgar Allan: A Novel
  by John Neufeld

• Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother’s Journey to Adoption in China
  by Beth N. Russell

• In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
  by R. J. Simon and R. M. Roorda

• Inside Transracial Adoption
  by G. Steinberg and B. Hall

• Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years
  by Patty Cogen

• Raising Nuestros Niños: Bringing Up Latino Children in a Bicultural World
  by Gloria G. Rodriguez

• Struggle for Identity: Issues in Transracial Adoption (Video)
  by New York Citizens’ Coalition for Children, Inc.

• The Adoptive Parenting Process: A Study of the Experiences of Parents who Adopt Infant Girls from China
  by Nili Luo

• The Jade Dragon
  by C. Marsden and L. Shin-Mui

• Three Names of Me
  by Mary Cummings

• Transracial Adoption and Foster Care: Practice Issues for Professionals
  by Joseph Crumbley

• Under Our Skin: Kids Talk About Race
  by D. H. Birdseye, R. Crum and T. Birdseye

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TRAUMA

• 20 Plus Groundbreaking Interventions for Working with Traumatized children
  in Foster Care and Adoption (Video)

  by Janette Yoffe

• Born for Love

  by B. D. Perry & M. Svalavits

• Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects

  by John N. Briere

• Child Trauma Handbook: A Guide for Helping Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents

  by Ricky Greenwald

• Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

  by Cynthia Monahon

• Children From Hard Places and the Brain (TBRI Video)

  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children

  by C. A. Malchiodi and B. D. Perry

• Early Exposure to Violence and Its Effect on Learning and School Readiness (Video)

  by Bruce Perry

• Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain (DVD)

  by Children Without a Voice USA

• First Impressions: Exposure to Violence and a Child’s Developing Brain (Video)
  California Attorney General’s Office

• Healing Research (TBRI Video)

  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Hidden Victims: Children of Domestic Violence (Video)

  by FMS Productions

• Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience After Neglect and Trauma

  by Deborah D.Gray

• Playing Hard at Life: A Relational Approach to Treating Multiply Traumatized Adolescents

  by Etty Cohen

• Rebuilding Attachment with Traumatized Children: Healing from Losses, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect

  by Richard Kagan

• Reparenting the Child Who Hurts: A Guide to Healing Developmental Trauma and Attachments

  by C. Archer and C. Gordon, C.

• The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing

  by B. Perry and M. Szalavitz

• The Neurochemistry of Fear (TBRI Video)

  by TCU Institute of Child Development

• Window of Opportunity: Reducing Children’s Exposure to Violence (Video)

  by Safe From the Start Project

• Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families

  by J. E. Schooler, B. K. Smalley and T. J. Callahan
  
   

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