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CHILDREN’S BOOKS
FOR
ADOPTIVE AND FOSTER FAMILIES
A is for Adopted, Eileen Tucker Cosby
Adoption Stories for Young Children, Randall B. Hicks
All Kinds of Children, Norma Simon
Child of Destiny: Matthew Was Adopted, Phoebe Dawson
Come Along Daisy, Jane Simmons
Daisy and the Egg, Jane Simmons
Families are Forever, Craig Shemin
I Don’t Have Your Eyes, Carrie A. Kitze
It’s OK to Be Different, Todd Parr
Little Miss Spider, David Kirk
Love You Forever, Robert Munsch
My Adopted Child, There’s No One Like You, Kevin Leman
My Special Family: A Children’s Book About Open Adoption, Kathleen Silber and Debra
Marks Parelskin
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Over the Moon, Karen Katz
Rosie’s Family, Lori Rosove
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, Jamie Lee Curtis
The Day We Met You, Phoebe Koehler
The Skin You Live In, Michael Tyler
The Whole Me, Ellen K. Baron
Twice Upon A Time, Eleanora Patterson
Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle, Mary Beth and Stephen Curtis Chapman
We Wanted You, Liz Rosenberg and Peter Catalanotto
We’re Different, We’re the Same, Bobbi Jane Kates
When You Were Born in Korea, Brian Boyd
See generally Tapestry Books (www.tapestrybooks.com) for adoption-related books for all ages.
Disclaimer: We trust that these resources will be helpful to you, but obviously neither we nor
Irving Bible Church necessarily agree with or endorse every idea and opinion contained in them.
We trust that you will use your judgment and discernment as you read and consider these and
any other adoption and foster care resources.
We are always available to discuss any questions that you might have, so please do not hesitate
to contact Amy or Michael Monroe at tapestry@irvingbible.org or (972) 315-9628.