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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 

  • What Makes a Baby – Corey Silverberg 

  • Adoption is Both – Elena Hall

  • The Not So Friendly Friend – Christina Furnival 

  • The Red Thread – Grace Lin 

  • On the Night You Were Born – Nancy Tillman 

  • Here We Are – Oliver Jeffers 

  • It’s OK to Be Different – Todd Parr 

  • We Belong Together – Todd Parr 

  • All Are Welcome – Penfold and Kaufman 

  • I’ve Loved You Since Forever – Hoda Kotb 

  • Huggle Wuggle Bedtime Snuggle – Ferreri 

  • A Mother for Choco – Keiko Kasza 

  • Forever Family – Kelly and Lindsey Bullard 

 

Books for Big Kids 

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Books for Teens 

  • Through Adopted Eyes – Elena Hall

  • The Primal Wound – Nancy Verrier

 

Classic Books to Reconsider Before Sharing

  • Are You My Mother? – P.D. Eastman

  • Horton Hatches the Egg – Dr. Seuss

  • The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister

  • The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein 

 

Classes 

  • Parent Trust parenting classes (be aware that these classes are often attended by expectant couples; be ready to spend time with pregnant people) 
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