Resources for Education
Books for Parents
- In On It – Elizabeth O’Toole
- The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption – Lori Holden
- Crib Sheet – Emily Oster
Books for Little Kids
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What Makes a Baby – Corey Silverberg
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Adoption is Both – Elena Hall
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The Not So Friendly Friend – Christina Furnival
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The Red Thread – Grace Lin
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On the Night You Were Born – Nancy Tillman
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Here We Are – Oliver Jeffers
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It’s OK to Be Different – Todd Parr
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We Belong Together – Todd Parr
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All Are Welcome – Penfold and Kaufman
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I’ve Loved You Since Forever – Hoda Kotb
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Huggle Wuggle Bedtime Snuggle – Ferreri
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A Mother for Choco – Keiko Kasza
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Forever Family – Kelly and Lindsey Bullard
Books for Big Kids
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Books for Teens
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Through Adopted Eyes – Elena Hall
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The Primal Wound – Nancy Verrier
Classic Books to Reconsider Before Sharing
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Are You My Mother? – P.D. Eastman
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Horton Hatches the Egg – Dr. Seuss
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The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister
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The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
Classes
- Stagewise Parenting (formerly Adoption Learning Partners)
- Parent Trust parenting classes (be aware that these classes are often attended by expectant couples; be ready to spend time with pregnant people)