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Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections

EMK Press, 2006

GREAT!!!

+ a must-have
+ Very informative and helpful

This is a great book!!! If I had to pick one adoption book from the huge stack I have, it would be this one. I recommend this book to anyone that is adopting or has already adopted.
  
  











  



  
Perro grande... Perro pequeño / Big Dog... Little Dog
P.D. Eastman

Random House, 1982

Nice bilingual book for the price

+ Love it!
+ children of the Dominican
+ Excellent bilingual book
  
  











  



  
We See the Moon
Carrie A. Kitze

EMK Press, 2003

The moon is always there, even when it can't be seen...

+ A Beautiful Way to Create A Sense of Connection!
+ Korean Quarterly Review by an adult Korean Adoptee
+ Essential
+ Shining prose
  
  











  



  
A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)
Keiko Kasza

Putnam Juvenile, 1996

A mother for Choco; a story for my daughter

+ Such a cute book
+ Get this book!
+ Beautiful!
+ great book!
  
  











  



  
Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing D for Adopted Children
Sherrie Eldridge

EMK Press, 2007

Professionally helpful

+ Hands On for All the Children in the Family
+ Wonderful idea
+ Forever Fingerprints book
  
  











  



  
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Deborah D. Gray

Perspectives Press (IN), 2002

Awesome book!

+ Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
+ Very Helpful and Educational
+ Good for Adoptive parents
  
  











  



  
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1997

Lovely adoption tale

+ This is perfect for our family.
+ Colorful, expressive, and wonderful
+ Beautiful book - words and pictures
  
  











  



  
The Skin I'm In: A First Look at Racism
Pat Thomas

Barron''s Educational Series, 2003

Great Book

It shows we are all different but yet all alike and can get along.
  
  











  



  
Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years
Laura Davis

Broadway, 1997

Very useful information

+ interesting read
+ Many wonderful parts, but not about babies
+ Informative, useful book for all parents
  
  











  



  
Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
Jana Wolff

Vista Communications, 1999

Must-Read

+ Fantastic
+ She writes honestly
+ Interesting
+ This book is not for those that expect Adoptive Moms to be perfection
  
  











  



  
We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families
Todd Parr

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007

what is a family?

+ Great for kids
+ We love this book

We belong together. This book tell the story of all types of families with many different colors and sizes. I bought this book for a friend who adopted a little girl and she is a single mom, It shows that many different types of people which makes a family, you've got the single mom,the single ...
  
  











  



  
Guatemala ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala (Country Abcs)
Aboff, Marcie

Picture Window Books, 2003

The beauty is in the pictures and passages.

+ Straight to the point
+ Bite Size Facts from Guatemala
+ We love it for our 3yo and 8yo
+ Good, but not what I expected.
  
  











  



  
The Family Book
Todd Parr

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003

Searching for help

+ 3 year old boy loved it
+ Good for preschoolers
+ Courtesy of Kids @ Teens Read Too
  
  











  



  
Abuela's Weave
Omar S. Castaneda

Lee & Low Books, 1995

Woven with Love

+ Rainbow of love
+ good
+ Beautiful Story!
+ AWESOME BOOK
  
  











  



  
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Book)
Mem Fox

Voyager Books, 2006

We Love Who You Are, Mem Fox.

+ A great look at introducing youngsters to cultural diversity
+ One of our favorites
+ Wonderful, Colorful, Great Message
+ A Good Book
  
  











  



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