Talking about adoption with your family can be difficult. Where do you even begin the conversation? Sometimes reading about other people’s experiences can make it easier to talk about your own. These books explore adoption, race identity, foster care, and the feelings from love to loneliness to everything in-between. They’re perfect to read as your family begins to talk about their own story.
Children Ages 0 – 5
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We Belong Together, Todd Parr
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A Mother for Choco, Keiko Kasza
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Welcome Home Little Baby, Lisa Harper
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Brown Like Me, Noelle Lamperti
Children Ages 6 – 11
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Pancakes with Chocolate Syrup, Rebekah Barlow Rounce
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Heaven, Angela Johnson
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The Wanderer, Sharon Creech
Children Ages 12 – 18
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Ninth Ward, Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The Returnable Girl, Pamela Lowell
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Pieces of Me, Edited by Bert Ballard
Photo Album or Early Lifebook
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Create a small photo album
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Don’t use original photos or irreplaceable items (if making a scrapbook)
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Start the book with the start of the child’s life, not the start of their life with you
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Leave blank pages as space holders where you have no information
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Expand the book or create new books as child hits important life milestones
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Join us for an upcoming event or community program
Spence-Chapin offers many post-adoption support services and community programs such as teen/tween mentorship, counseling, parent coaching, Lifebook workshops and more.
