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A Learn @ your Library Booklist for children and their families
 Picture Books
Jin Woo
Bunting, Eve J E BUN
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.
Guji Guji
Chen, Zhiyuan J E CHE
When a crocodile egg rolls down the hill and into the nest with the rest of her eggs, Mother Duck pays no mind and raises the little crocodile as if he were a duck.
How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story
Cole, Joanna J E COL
A young girl tells the story of how she came to be her parents' child through adoption.
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Curtis, Jamie Lee J E CUR
A young girl asks her parents to tell her again about the cherished family story of her birth and adoption.
When Joel Comes Home
Fowler, Susi J E FOW
A little girl describes all the things she and her parents are planning to welcome home friends flyng in with their newly-adopted baby boy.
You're Not My Real Mother
Friedrich, Molly J E FRI
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.
Nikolai, the Only Bear
Joosse, Barbara M. J E JOO
Nikolai, a bear who lives in the orphanage in Novosibirsk, Russia, does not seem to fit in until the day some visitors arrive from America.
The Day We Met You
Koehler, Phoebe J E KOE
Mom and Dad recount the exciting day when they adopted their baby.
Megan's Birthday Tree: A Story About Open Adoption
Lears, Laurie J E LAU
Every year on Megan's birthday, her birth mother sends a picture of the tree she planted the day Megan was born. When her birth mother moves to a new house, Megan worries that she will be forgotten.
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Lewis, Rose A. J E LEW
A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences.
Emma's Yucky Brother
Little, Jean BR J E LIT
Emma finds out how hard it is to be a big sister when her family adopts a four-year-old boy name Max.
Pablo's Tree
Mora, Pat J E MOR
Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks for-ward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
Mommy Far, Mommy Near
Peacock, Carol A. J E PEA
Elizabeth, who was born in China, describes the family who has adopted her and tries to sort out her feelings for her unknown mother.
Waiting For May
Stoeke, Janet Morgan J E STO
A young boy anticipates the arrival of his new baby sister from China. The story describes, month by month, the boy's participation in the long adoption process.
Chapter Book/Fiction
Youn Hee & Me
Adler, C.S. J PB A
Caitlin finds out that bringing her adopted Korean brother's eleven-year-old sister into their home requires patience and under-standing.
Adoption Is For Always
Girard, Linda Walvoord J GIR
Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger and insecurity, her parents celebrate their love for her by making her adoption day a family holiday.
Mail-Order Kid
McDonald, Joyce J MCD
When ten-year-old Flip orders a fox through the mail, his experiences in attempting to tame it help him to better understand his newly adopted six-year-old brother from Korea.
Saffy's Angel
McKay, Hilary J MCK
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her
eccentric, artistic family changes. A trip to Italy, where she was born, helps her to understand.
Non-fiction
A Forever Family
Banish, Roslyn J 362.734 BAN
Eight-year-old Jennifer Jordan-Wong describes her adoption by a family after four years of living as a foster child with many different families.
Our Baby From China: An Adoption Story
D'Antonio, Nancy J 362.734 DAN
An American couple goes to China to adopt a baby.
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo
Girard, Linda Walvoord J 362.734 GIR
Nine-year-old Benjamin Koo was adopted from Korea as an infant. The text describes the boy's life.
Where Are My Birth Parents?: A Guide For Teenage Adoptees
Gravelle, Karen YA 362.734 GRA
Discusses how and why adopted children may try to locate their birth parents and
examines the possible psychological benefits and problems associated with the process.
Just Add One Chinese Sister
McMahon, Patricia J E 362.734 MCM
An American family shares the story of adopting a Chinese toddler.
This booklist was prepared at the
CRANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
140 Sockanosset Cross Road
Cranston, Rhode Island
(401) 943-9080
prepared by
Stefanie Blankenship
Youth Services Library Assistant
Auburn Branch
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