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Adoption
Author: Fred Rogers
The premise of this book--that it is good for families to talk about feelings--is a welcome one to apply to the subject of adoption. Included is a brief but reassuring reference to the birthparents and the reasons for their decision. Ages 5 and under
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Allison
Author: Allen Say
When Allison realizes that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat. Ages 5 and under
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Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family
Author: Colby Rodowsky
Until now, ten-year-old Ben has believed that life is made up of "all right" and "not all right" stuff, but when his father remarries and the couple adopts a Chinese baby, he wonders which kind of stuff will prevail. Ages 9-12
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Best Family in the World
Author: Susana López
Carlota is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the family who is adopting her. She imagines that they might be astronauts, pastry chiefs or even pirates. And then Carlota finds out that the Lopez family is the best family in the world. Ages 4-7
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Bringing Asha Home
Author: Krishnaswami, Uma
Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so he can meet his baby sister from India. Ages 5 and under
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Dogtag Summer
Author: Elizabeth Partridge
In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam-veteran father and her. Ages 11-14
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Ellen's Book of Life
Author: Joan Givner
While dealing with the recent loss of her mother, Ellen comes upon a letter telling her that she was adopted, and so begins the challenging process to delve into her past to find her birth mother. Ages 9-12
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Emma's Yucky Brother
Author: Jean Little
Emma finds out how hard it is to be an older sister when her family adopts a four-year-old boy named Max. Ages 6-8
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Every Year On Your Birthday
Author: Rose Lewis
Each year on the birthday of her adopted Chinese daughter, a mother recalls the moments they have shared, from the first toy to the friends left behind in China. Ages 5 and under
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Flora's Family
Author: Annette Aubrey
Rhyming text explains the issue of adoption. Ages 3-5
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Found
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board. They soon realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. Ages 9-12
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Fox and Fluff
Author: Shutta Crum
The first sight a newly-hatched chick sees is a fox who he thinks is his father, but a fox can't parent a chicken, can he? Ages 5 and under
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Goyangi Means Cat
Author: Christine McDonnell
When Soo Min comes from Korea to live with her new American family, she struggles to learn English and adjust to unfamiliar surroundings. She finds great comfort in the family's cat, Goyangi - that is, until he runs away. After searching the streets with her mother, Soo Min discovers her beloved pet has returned to the house, and speaks her first English word - "Goyangi home." This gentle story reveals that home is truly where the heart is. Ages 4-7
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Here's a Penny
Author: Carolyn Haywood
Follows the adventures of six-year-old William, an adopted boy nicknamed Penny for his copper-colored hair, as he attends a Halloween party, adopts kittens, and finds an older brother to join his family. Ages 6-8
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I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Author: Rose Lewis
A gentle story about the love and joy of adoption is based on the author's experience of traveling to China to adopt her baby daughter and features soft watercolor illustrations. Ages 4-7
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I’m Adopted!
Author: Shelley Rotner
With a perceptive text and dynamic photographs, the creators of this book demystify adoption for young children and celebrate the joy that comes with adding to a family. Ages 3-6
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Jin Woo
Author: Eve Bunting
Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine. Ages 5 and under
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Just Grace and the Double Surprise
Author: Charise Mericle Harper
While Grace and her best friend Mimi are waiting for the arrival of the baby sister Mimi's family plans to adopt, Grace gets a big surprise. Ages 6-10
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Kimchi and Calamari
Author: Kent Rose
Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past. Ages 9-12
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Made in China: a Story of Adoption
Author: Vanita Oelschlager
A girl adopted into an American family encounters problems with her older sister. With help from her father, the adopted sister learns the value of her Chinese beginnings. Later the girls accept their differences and embrace the joy that comes from a loving family. Ages 4-6
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Megan’s Birthday Tree: a story about open adoption
Author: Laurie Lears
Every year on Megan's birthday, her birth mother sends a picture of the tree she planted the day Megan was born. When Kendra decides to get married and move to a new house, Megan worries that she will be forgotten. Ages 5 and under
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Mother for Choco
Author: Keiko Kasza
A lonely little bird named Choco goes in search of a mother. He finds a mother bear who has adopted a baby bird, a baby alligator, a baby hippo, and a baby piggy. Can she be his mother, too? Ages 5 and under
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My Family is Forever
Author: Nancy Carlson
A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family. Ages 5 and under
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My Mei Mei
Author: Ed Young
Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her. Ages 5 and under
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New Barker in the House
Author: Tomie dePaola
Dog twins Moffie and Morgie are excited when they hear that their family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy. Ages 5 and under
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Over the Moon: an Adoption Tale
Author: Karen Katz
A loving couple dream of a baby born far away and know that this is the baby they have been waiting to adopt. Ages 5 and under
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Pablo's Tree
Author: Pat Mora
Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican-American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted. Ages 5 and under
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Red Blanket
Author: Eliza Thomas
A red baby blanket is the focal point of the story a single mother tells about her daughter's adoption from China. During their first day together, baby PanPan was inconsolable until her mother gave her the blanket. Now, years later, PanPan still treasures it. Ages 3-5
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Safe at Home: a Comeback Kids Novel
Author: Mike Lupica
Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team. Ages 9-12
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Saffy's Angel
Author: Hilary McKay
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special memento of her past. Ages 9-12
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Sisters
Author: Judith Caseley
When Melissa's parents adopt Kika from another country, the two girls learn about being sisters. Ages 5 and under
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Slant
Author: Laura E. Williams
Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean-American adoptee, is tired of being called "slant" and "gook," and longs to have plastic surgery on her eyes, but when her father finds out about her wish--and a long-kept secret about her mother's death is revealed--Lauren starts to question some of her own assumptions. Ages 9-12
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Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption and Brownies with Sprinkles
Author: Darlene Friedman
It's Cassidy—Li's turn to be Star of the Week at school! So she's making brownies and collecting photos for her poster. She has pictures of all the important people in her life—with one big exception. Cassidy—Li, adopted from China when she was a baby, doesn't have a photo of her birthparents. But with a little help from her family, she comes up with the perfect way to include them! Ages 5-9
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Take Me With You
Author: Carolyn Marsden
Sharing a best friendship at their war orphan home, Pina and Susanna anticipate their possible separation when golden-haired Pina is considered for adoption while biracial Susanna fears that her unique attributes will prevent her from finding a home. Grade 5-8
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Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
A young girl asks her parents to tell her again the cherished family story of her birth and adoption. Ages 5 and under
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Ten Days and Nine Nights
Author: Yumi Heo
A young girl eagerly awaits the arrival of her newly-adopted sister from Korea, while her whole family prepares, in a simple, sweet, and child-centric look at the adoption process from the eyes of a soon-to-be older sibling. Ages 4-8
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Three Names of Me
Author: Mary Cummings
A girl adopted from China explains that her three names--one her birth mother whispered in her ear, one the babysitters at her orphanage called her, and one her American parents gave her--are each an important part of who she is. Includes scrapbooking ideas for other girls adopted from China. Ages 5 and under
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Trophy Kid, or, How I was Adopted by the Rich and Famous
Author: Steve Atinsky
Since his much-publicized adoption at age three by American movie stars, thirteen-year-old Josef's carefully scripted public life has hidden the isolation he feels at home, but writing a book with a ghostwriter reveals much about his adoptive family and the one he lost during the war in Croatia. Ages 9-12
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White Swan Express : A Story about Adoption
Author: Jean Davies Okimoto
Across North America, people in four different homes prepare for a special trip to China, while four baby girls in China await their new adoptive parents. Ages 5-8
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You're Not My Real Mother
Author: Molly Friedrich
After an adoptive mother tells her daughter all the reasons that she is her "real mother," the young girl realizes that her mother is right, even though they do not look alike. Ages 5 and under
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