So You Are Adopted

This book is part of a series of books aimed at younger children helping them to understand and come to terms with a whole range of issues through the character Harry, an adopted child moving into an adopting family. The stories are not only aimed at adopted children, but also other children in the family who might be getting a new adopted brother or sister for example. The stories cover a whole range of issues helping the child to understand situations, professionals, how it all works and of course their own feelings.All books have been written to address some quite difficult issues through the character Harry, helping a child to understand and to come to terms with their own difficulties. These books are designed to be appealing to the child reading them alone, but also are books that may be read to the child. This series of books has been helpful to a great many children and parents and we hope they will be helpful to you too.

Hi - I'm Max, and I'm adopted. You may not know this but many famous and inspirational people were adopted too. Adopted Like Me introduces you to great musicians like Bo Diddley, politicians like Nelson Mandela, and stars like Marilyn Monroe. Meet these along with inventors, athletes, and a princess skilled in judo and fencing - all of them adopted like me. Read about these adoptees and you'll see that you can grow up to be just about anything you want to be! Fully illustrated in color, this book is for children aged 8+ who have been adopted, their parents, teachers and siblings.

A story of interracial adoption about nine-year-old Ben, who was adopted from Korea, and who has questions about his adoption.

How Peter and Mary are adopted into a home where they are wanted and loved. Grades 1-3.

Sam has a joyful story to tell, one completely her own, yet common to millions of families -- the story of how she was adopted. Most of all, it's a story about love. And in the end, Sam's story comes full circle, inviting young readers to share stories of how they were adopted.

With the impending arrival of his new little sister, Jeffie learns about adoption and the specialness of being chosen, just like his adoption into God's family.

Simple text and ample pictures describe what adoption is and how it works.

"Birthdays may be difficult for me." "I want you to take the initiative in opening conversations about my birth family." "When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there with me." "I am afraid you will abandon me." The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame. With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex emotional issues you must understand to nurture the child you love--that he must grieve his loss now if he is to receive love fully in the future--that she needs honest information about her birth family no matter how painful the details may be--and that although he may choose to search for his birth family, he will always rely on you to be his parents. Filled with powerful insights from children, parents, and experts in the field, plus practical strategies and case histories that will ring true for every adoptive family, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew is an invaluable guide to the complex emotions that take up residence within the heart of the adopted child--and within the adoptive home.