Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - Adoption

Imagine you are a twelve-year old boy without parents, without friends, without a home to call your own. Ripped from your family, the world is frightening, confusing, a place where children can be discarded, where parents can disappear, where feelings have no meaning. Utterly alone, there is no one to talk to, to lean on, to confide in. No one speaks your language, or if they do, they just won't answer. Now imagine yourself a twelve year old kid with a mom and a dad, a sibling, a pet, a home to call your own. The world is predictable, safe, comfortable, with no worries, no shadows stalking...

Sometimes only a Daddy's dose of wisdom high up in a tree house can make you see it's not what we look like on the outside, but instead the love on the inside that makes us family. Eyes Like Mine is a story of a father and son, but more importantly-a tale of love, acceptance, and the gift of adoption.

An adopted daughter muses on her origins and her relationship with her gay dads.

Although he is close to his adoptive parents, James has always wondered about his natural mother and why she gave him away. The only clues to her identity are a small stone and a note scribbled on the back of an envelope. With these, James sets off to find his past.

In a kid-friendly, accessible way, this book explores the ways that people can choose to come together to make a family. It's about sharing your home and sharing your heart to make a family that belongs together.

Not very far away and not very long ago, Blessing Baby is born into God's wonderful world. God loves Blessing Baby so much that He gives him a special auntie known for her big ideas and even bigger heart.

Auntie Essie knows two broken-hearted families. One mommy has given birth to a baby she cannot care for. The other family wants to love a baby, but God has not yet provided this opportunity. Follow the story of these families as God's plan for them changes their sadness into joy and heals their broken hearts.

Blessing Baby and the Heart as Big as the Sky shares the...

Not very far away and not very long ago, Blessing Baby is born into God's wonderful world. God loves Blessing Baby so much that He gives him a special auntie known for her big ideas and even bigger heart.

Auntie Essie knows two broken-hearted families. One mommy has given birth to a baby she cannot care for. The other family wants to love a baby, but God has not yet provided this opportunity. Follow the story of these families as God's plan for them changes their sadness into joy and heals their broken hearts.

Blessing Baby and the Heart as Big as the Sky shares the...

A story of a small sweet potato named William Le'Spud as he is adopted by a loving family who takes him on a grand adventure.

O menino catador de pequi e uma historia de amor e de esperanca, vivida pelo menino Chico Pelonha, filho adotivo e criado pela familia "pelonha," agricultores de agricultura familiar. Ele cresceu recebendo amor da Dona Pelonha, a sua madrinha, uma senhora a frente de seu tempo, trazendo consigo um mundo de sonhos dos seus tempos de moca; e os ensinava ao menino Chico Pelonha para ele po-los em pratica quando crescesse. Ele recebeu o codinome de "menino catador de pequi," ainda muito cedo, por ele ser ligeiro na cata do pequi. Nem o sol tinha nascido e ele ja se embrenhava nas chapadas da...

Long Tail, Short Tail tackles the topic of adoption. This book acknowledges the wide range of feelings that nearly every adoptee will experience at some point in their lives. Long Tail, Short Tail can help your child explore these emotions in a healthy way. This book also answers questions as to why an adopted child may not look like his or her adoptive parents. Great for all adoptions including interracial. Recommended for ages 3-8.

An adoption tale taking you through a family's "journey of love" to bring their newly adopted daughter (Princess Anastasia) home from Russia to be with her "forever family" in the United States.

Miracle in the Land of Wu is a lovely fictional story of the journey of adoption for one special little girl. From the birth mom, the orphanage, a foster family, and finally the forever family; each said YES to help a precious little child in need. For this one little girl, it was a miracle indeed

The journey of adoption is beautifully depicted with the comforting imagery of a poppy flower who is welcomed into a garden family. It is a charming story of "seeds" being planted in the perfect place - exactly where they belong. Children and adults will enjoy this simple yet meaningful story and homespun illustrations. The book's loving approach helps children to understand adoption. Andrea Nepa has captured the essence of adoption and family, and has illustrated it beautifully with images and poetry that even a small child can comprehend and enjoy.

Socks and her daughter Zoe are two cats living with a loving family, but they weren't always so lucky. Before they were adopted, they lived at an animal shelter with other cats and dogs.

Zoe doesn't understand what it means to be adopted, so she asks her mom to explain. Socks tells her how their family could have picked any pets at the shelter, but decided to care for and love them. She and Zoe realize how special they are because their family chose them.

Accompanied by boldly colored, whimsical illustrations, A Day in the Paws of Socks and Zoe introduces children to...

When parents adopt a new child into their family, the children they already have will inevitably ask questions-and, if the adopted child is of a different race or from a different country, creed, or culture, the questions will be big ones, and they may prove tough to answer.

But answering these questions is crucial, not just for the sake of the child, or children, who ask them, but also for their adopted sibling, the family as a whole, and the larger communities they are a part of.

If you, or someone you know, are faced with these big questions from your kids, let My...