Adoption Books, Articles and Websites

We have compiled some excellent resources for prospective adoptive parents. While this list is not exhaustive, it provides an excellent beginning to understanding adoption. Many of the books may be obtained on Tapestry Books.

BOOKS

Adoption & the Jewish Family:Contemporary Perspectives - by Shelley Rosenberg
Focuses on the primary issues that confront these families, issues that until now had never been addressed in a Jewish context. To order call 215-564-5925.

The Adoption Resource Book - By Lois Gilman
Covers the adoption procedure from learning about adoption through preparing for your child, and raising an adopted child.

The Essential Adoption Handbook - by Colleen Alexander-Roberts
This book is a guide to effectively and aggressively organizing your search for a child. It includes sample agency application and home study forms.

The Family of Adoption - by Joyce Maguire Pavao
Puts a complicated subject into a readable language and easy to understand terms.

In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories - by Rita J. Simon & Rhonda M. Roorda
Adoptees speak on issues such as identity and race. If you are interested in adopting African American or biracial children or have been adopted transracially, this is a must read. Includes FIA staff member Jessica's personal adoption story.

The Long Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After Infertility - by Ellen Sarasohn Glazer
Even after they become parents, many people still feel the impact of being infertile. This book deals with the effects of parents' infertility as their children grow.

Loving Across the Color Line: A White Adoptive Mother Learns About Race - by Sharon E. Rush
A must read for any white person - especially those seriously considering adopting across the color line.

Open Adoption Experience - by Lois Ruskai Melma and Sharon Kaplan Roszia
Adoption experts guide you through all stages of the open adoption experience.


Raising Adopted Children: A Manual for Adoptive Parents - by Lois Ruskai Melina
A parent's guide to rearing children in an adoptive family. It examines the child's physical, emotional and psychological development at every age.

When Friends Ask About Adoption - by Linda Bothun
Friends and family often have questions about the adoption process, but they may be embarrassed or afraid to ask them. This is a question and answer guide for them.

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Adoptive Families
A national adoption magazine for families before, during and after adoption.

Adoption TODAY
A magazine that addresses numerous issues surrounding adoption.
Gay and Lesbian Adoption

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Adoptive Family Resources
www.adoptivefamilyresources.com
Adoption and parenting help and information.

Daddy and Pappa
www.daddyandpapa.com
Johnny Symon's heartwarming and unusually funny new documentary that tells the stories of four families with gay dads. (An Emmy nominated documentary).

Families Like Mine
www.familieslikemine.com
Dedicated to decreasing isolation for people who have parents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT), and bringing voice to the experiences of these families.

Mystic Women
www.mysticwomen.com
A store for the Alternative Family - clothing, gifts for men, women and children since 1999. *Operated by FIA adoptive moms Stacy and Jessie.

Pact's Book Source
www.pactadopt.org/booksource
The Book Source is described as "A reference guide to books on adoption and race for adults and children." It really is an unparallel resource that is a must see and must own for everyone.

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Adoption is for Always - by Linda Girard
This well written book involves a young girl whose parents help her to accept her feelings and includes factual information about the adoption process.

Beginnings: How Families Came To Be -by Virginia Kroll
Parents and children discuss how their families were formed.

The Day We Met You - by Phoebe Koehler
A read aloud children's book where adoptive parents describe the day they brought their child home.

How I Was Adopted - by Joanna Cole
This book provides factual information about adoption within the context of a story.

The Mulberry Bird - by Anne Brodzinsky.
A fictional story about a young mother bird who finds a good home for her baby bird.

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