To help librarians and teachers gain a deeper understanding of this sensitive subject, "Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature" takes a close look at 115 works of children's literature that have themes related to adoption and foster care, including many that have received the Newberry Award, Caldecott Award, or other prestigious honors from the American Library Association.

"Family Matters" is not just a digest of titles. It is an expert resource for addressing adoption and foster care in the classroom, both as a literary subject and as a personal issue with...