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Adopting a Child Today. Rael Jean Isaac, with Joseph Spencer, Legal Consultant. Foreword by H David Kirk. 1965. 300p. Harper & Row.
From the Dust Jacket: A reasoned defense of independent adoption and a hard look at adoption laws and certain agency practices today when there are many children, fewer parents...

About the Author: A graduate of Barnard College and Johns Hopkins University, Rael Jean Isaac has been teacher, editor, and writer. Response to her provocative article on adoption in The Atlantic Monthly helped to contribute to the two years of research that went into this book. She lives in New York City with her husband, a geographer, and their three children, one of whom is adopted.

Joseph Spencer, an attorney with long experience in adoption practice, is currently president of the Adoptive Parents Committee of New York.
Adopting a Child with a Trauma and Attachment Disruption History: A Practical Guide. Theresa Ann Fraser. Foreword by William E. Krill. 2011. 30p. Loving Healing Press.
This booklet is a fact-filled resource for adoptive parents who have a child with trauma and attachment disruption experiences. Fraser provides tips and strategies that can be considered before placement as well as days, weeks, and months after your child joins your family. It addresses the day-to-day issues that new parents often get stuck on and provides info on the Four S’s parenting plan that she shares with families (safety, structure, supervision and support).
Adopting a Daughter From China. Denise Harris Hoppenhauer. 2006. 235p. iUniverse.com.
From the Back Cover: From the Author of Adopting a Toddler, Denise Hoppenhauer brings you Adopting a Daughter from China. Written for first-time parents, the practical advice offered here combines the challenging aspects of parenthood, with personal experience and the unique needs of adoptive families.

This easy-to-read book covers every aspect of adopting from China: preparing the nursery, changing a name, the baby wardrobe, child development, selecting a pediatrician, child safety, feeding baby, the wait, packing for your trip, travel to China, early days together, pre- and post-adoption resources, and more.

About the Author: Denise Harris Hoppenhauer is an Adoptive Parent and Adoption Advocate. She is the author of Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear? and has had numerous adoption-related articles published in various media.

She is a founding member of the South Carolina Adoption Coalition for Education and Support (ACES). Denise teaches pre-adoption education course and is a post-adoption support group leader. She was the 2003 recipient of the Dave Thomas Award from the South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children.

She is the Executive Director of Adobaby, LLC, which specializes in Adoption Consultations and Dossier Assistance. She lives in Greenville, SC, with her husband Michael and their two children Callie and Sean.
Adopting a Kid. Simon Cavelli. 2012. 80p. CreateSpace.
Although you may think that you have the right to adopt, this is simply just not the case. No one in today’s society has the absolute right to adopt a child, and can only do so after they have met certain criteria that both the adoption agencies and the government place. It is therefore important that any prospective people wishing to adopt a baby should carry out as much research as possible on the subject. Learn everything about the rules, regulations and guidelines that can be imposed upon prospective adoptive parents by the various adoption agencies. In this book, we will be taking you through the basics of what is required in order for a couple or single person to become an adoptive parent.
Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear?. Denise Harris Hoppenhauer. 2002. 223p. Writers Club Press.
From the Back Cover: Finally, a childcare book written with the unique needs of adopted toddlers in mind. Written by an adoptive parent, Adopting A Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear? is an indispensable guide to the wonderful world of toddler adoption. Filled with essential parenting information, Adopting a Toddler answers many questions that parents ask, including questions about changing a name, choosing a crib versus a bed, beginning potty training, and what size shoes to buy.

Adopting a Toddler is easy to read and covers every aspect of adopting a one- to four-year-old; with sections on the toddler wardrobe, the nursery, child safety, mealtime, bath time, selecting a pediatrician, medical considerations, international adoption travel, pre- and post-adoption resources, and more. Adopting a Toddler provides the most up-to-date solutions for preparing for your new arrival.

About the Author: Denise Harris Hoppenhauer is an adoptive parent and advocate. She is the Program Coordinator for an International Adoption Agency and the 2003 recipient of the Dave Thomas Advocate of the Year Award from the South Carolina Council On Adoptable Children. The Author is donating 10% of her proceeds to Shoes for Orphan Souls.
Adopting After Infertility. Patricia Irwin Johnston. 1992. 318p. Perspectives Press.
From the Dust Jacket: “Because infertility will always be a significant part of the people each of you are and become,” writes Pat Johnston, “it is important that you feel comfortable and confident about the decisions you make in planning your family in an alternative manner.”

Adopting after Infertility is not a how-to-adopt. It is instead the step before that. Here is a first—a book for couples who have faced infertility to use in learning about themselves as they learn about adoption and decide whether or not to pursue it.

Part One (The Challenge) begins by reexploring the six losses that accompany infertility, suggesting ways in which men and women can learn to communicate effectively about these and other issues, and ends with a step-by step process for making any infertility-related decision.

In Part Two (The Commitment) readers are introduced to adoption’s central issues and are encouraged to use the decision-making process to explore issues in making choices about the kind of child to parent (baby/older child, healthy/special needs, same race/transracial), and the style of adoption (agency/independent, confidential/open, domestic/international) which is right for them. The process of parent preparation is introduced and suggestions are offered for making this a positive experience.

Part Three (Adoption through a Lifetime) moves into the ongoing issues in parenting in adoption—sex education, talking with children about adoption, school issues, using positive adoption language and imagery, and more.

About the Author: Patricia Irwin Johnston is an infertility and adoption educator, who, over the course of the last dozen years, has been providing trainings for consumers and professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

Her personal experience in a family which dealt with two generations of infertility and was expanded through three generations by adoption led her to many years of active volunteering with the consumer groups in these fields. She has been a RESOLVE chapter founder, president and regional representative and spent three years chairing RESOLVE’s national board of directors. Pat served for three years as a member of the first national advisory committee of Adoptive Families of America and chaired AFA’s first two national conference committees. She chaired Indiana’s Adoption Forum Coalition for several years and worked on the Indiana Attorney General’s Adoption Medical Registry Task Force. The North American Council on Adoptable Children named her one of 1989’s Adoption Activists of the Year and the Adoptive Parents Committee of New York named her 1992’s Friend of Adoption.

Pat’s earlier books, also from Perspectives Press, include Perspectives on A Grafted Tree: Thoughts for Those Touched by Adoption, Understanding: A Guide to Impaired Fertility for Family and Friends, and An Adopter’s Advocate. Her newest book, Taking Charge of Infertility (spring 1994), develops and expands upon the decision making material in Part 1 of Adopting after Infertility to structure a format for practical decision making about treatment as well as alternatives for all infertile couples.

The Johnstons and their three children live in Indianapolis.
Adopting Ainsley: There’s No Place for a Car Seat on a Motorcycle. Eric C Anderson. 2011. 216p. Eric Anderson.
This is the story about how Ainsley came into our lives. How two middle-aged professionals managed to adopt a child without leaving our shores. You see, Ainsley is not from China, Ethiopia or Russia. She is a domestic product, manufactured right here in the United States. Finding her was no easy feat. In the pages that follow I hope to provide a feel for the travel, travails, and twerps one encounters upon entering the world of private adoption. This is not a tale for the faint of heart, the politically correct, or misers. Suffice it to say we had our ups, downs, and wrote a lot of checks. And, despite my continuing need for a nap, it was worth every expended minute and dollar. About the Author: Eric C. Anderson is faculty member at the National Intelligence University. As a long-standing member of the U.S. intelligence community, he has written over 600 articles for the National Intelligence Council, International Security Advisory Board and the Department of Defense. In addition, he is a leading scholar on the rise of sovereign wealth funds. His book, Take the Money and Run: Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Demise of American Prosperity was published in March 2009. A long-time student of all things Northeast Asia, Mr. Anderson published China Restored: The Middle Kingdom Looks to 2020 and Beyond in 2010. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Anderson served as a national security consultant and a senior intelligence analyst. He has worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Multi National Forces-Iraq in Baghdad and at the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii. From 1990-2000, Mr. Anderson was an active duty intelligence officer in the United States Air Force—with assignments in Japan, Korea and Saudi Arabia. He remains on duty as an Air Force reserve officer. He has also taught for the University of Missouri, University of Maryland, and the Air Force Academy. Mr. Anderson has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Missouri, an M.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University. He is a graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officer’s School, Air Command and Staff College, and the Air War College. A long-time Harley rider, Mr. Anderson claims to have put over 200,000 miles on motorcycles during the last 20 years...and looks forward to his daughter joining him on the highways and byways that call every wind-blown gypsy.
Adopting Alesia: My Crusade for My Russian Daughter. Dee Thompson. 2009. 202p. Scribblerchick Books.
What do you do when you encounter a spirited little girl in a Russian orphanage and know in your heart that she is yours and you have to adopt her? For single, childless, 40-year-old Dee Thompson, it began with an astonishing dream of a little girl reaching out to her. Meeting the little girl led to an almost two year odyssey that changed Dee forever. Throughout the adoption, hurdles kept popping up that sent Dee reeling—a job layoff, an uncooperative orphanage director, a boyfriend who broke her heart, friends and family members telling her she was crazy, an uncaring agency that kept telling her to choose a different child—and many others. Despite everything, Dee’s faith in God, support from her mother, and single-minded conviction that she had to bring her daughter home helped her stay on course. Letters from her daughter Alesia brightened the long, scary months of waiting. Finally, all the mountains had been moved, and a mother and daughter came home from Russia, a family at last.
Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia. Robert Klose. 1999. 165p. University Press of Mississippi.
From the Dust Jacket: Although single women have long been permitted to adopt children, adoption by unmarried men remains an uncommon experience in Western culture.

However, Robert Klose, who is single, wanted a son so badly that he faced down the opposition and overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to realize his goal.

The story of his quest for a son is detailed in this intimate personal account. The frustrating truth he reports is that most adoption agencies seem unsure of how to respond to a single man’s application. During the three years that it took for him to proceed through the adoption maze, Klose met resistance and dead ends at every attempt. Happenstance finally led him to Russia, where he found the child of his dreams in a Moscow orphanage, a Russian boy named Alyosha.

This is the first book to be written by a single man adopting from abroad. The narrative of his quest serves as a firsthand instructional manual for single men wanting to adopt. It details the prospective father’s heightening sense of anticipation as he untangles bureaucratic snarls and addresses cultural differences involved in adopting a foreign child.

When Klose arrives in Russia, he supposes the adoption will be a matter of following cut-and-dried procedures. Instead, his difficulties are only beginning. Although he likes the kind and generous Russians, his encounter with the child welfare system in Moscow turns out to be both chaotic and bizarre. However, his dogged ordeal pays off more bountifully than he ever could have hoped.

In the end he comes face to face with a little boy who changes his life forever.

About the Author: Robert Klose lives in Maine, where he is an associate professor of biological science at University College of Bangor. He is a regular contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.

By the Same Author: Small Worlds: Adopted Sons, Pet Piranhas, and Other Mortal Concerns (2006, University of Missouri Press).
Adopting and Advocating for the Special-Needs Child: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. L Anne Babb & Rita Laws. Foreword by Dorothy and Robert DeBolt. 1997. 253p. Bergin & Garvey.
From the Dust Jacket: Tens of thousands of children in the United States alone are waiting in foster care for parents, and many Americans, single and married, want to open their hearts and homes to these children who wait. A landmark 1980 federal law made adopting and raising special needs children affordable even for people of limited means. What could be easier than matching these kids to these families? The reality is that many prospective adopters never complete the adoption process because of red tape, regulations, and institutional lethargy. Among the adults who complete a homestudy or placement, lack of support services and advocacy training sometimes leads to heartbreak and adoption failure—not a happy ending.

Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child bridges the gap between the desire to help a waiting child and the reality of America’s special needs adoption system. It is designed to be used by adoption professionals and adoptive parents, to help them get started, keep going, and locate whatever additional information and support they need. The authors are adoption professionals, long-time support volunteers, child advocates, and mothers of a total of 23 children, 14 of them adopted children with special needs.

About the Author: L. Anne Babb is Executive Director of a nonprofit adoption advocacy center, the Family Tree Adoption and Counseling Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

Rita Laws is Director of the Oklahoma Chapter of Adopt a Special Kid (AASK) and representative to the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC).

Both authors received their M.S. degrees and Ph.D.s in psychology.

By the Same Author: Ethics in American Adoption (1999).

Compiler’s Note: The authors included both the Readers’ Guide to Adoption-Related Literature and the Compiler’s former computer bulletin board system, KinQuest BBS (on which the bibliography was accessible), in the book’s “Appendix: Resources,” under “Essential Publications for Special Needs Adoptive Parents” and “Online Only Resources,” respectively.
Adopting Children With Special Needs: A Sequel. Linda Dunn, ed. 1983. 95p. North American Council on Adoptable Children.
Adopting Darrell: A Mother’s Faith Journey in Parenting a Profoundly Difficult Child. Carol V Weishampel, PhD. 2005. 144p. Hannibal Books.
Carol Weishampel joyfully opens her heart and home to angelic-looking Darrell—a “shaken,” abused baby whose horrific injuries leave him blind and retarded. But adopting Darrell quickly becomes an hourly, uphill struggle, even for this seasoned mom and professional educator. This single parent and her other, subsequent adopted children literally are held hostage by Darrell’s violent temper tantrums and untrainable behavior. What difference can Weishampel possibly make in the life of this uncommunicative boy? What purpose do those such as Darrell have on earth? Weishampel’s poignant search to answer these and other profound questions leaves a helpful legacy of hope for anyone who has ever loved a special-needs or severely disabled child.
Adopting Eldar: Joy, Tragedy and Red Tape. Randall Baker. 2005. 240p. AuthorHouse.
From the Publisher: At its simplest, this is the story of an adoption. Simple stops there. How is this different? The 13-year-old boy initiates the process himself. None of the boy’s living parents has ever met each other, and they do not share a common language. He comes from one of the remotest, yet loveliest, locations in the world—the North Caucasus. The rules for this process are unfathomable, especially as he comes to America at precisely the moment the USSR collapses. The parents—all of them—decide to form an extended family, which is how Siberia comes to a guest house in Bellingham, WA. At every point where the process seems irremediably impossible, exactly the right person appears with the powers to cut through the Gordian knot; over and over again. At the final moment, when everything has been achieved, the story takes a turn no one could have anticipated, and another roller-coaster is set in motion. This is a book that takes you to Europe’s highest mountain, to Moscow in chaos, to the streets and valleys of Bulgaria, and the palaces of Vienna, all part of the unimaginable tangle that begins when a 13-year-old Russian sends a fax to America. Anyone who has been involved with adoption, or has contemplated adoption, will feel the twists and turns, the emotional peaks and valleys. Normally, international adoptions involve infants, who in effect, start an entirely new life before they are old enough to remember anything about their pre-adoption days. On the other hand, a 13-year-old is already formed; has a culture and a language (which isn’t yours); has parents who have raised him—so why would they let him go? He still loves his birth parents, and they have raised him well. So, what is going on? In this case, has had more than his fair share of tragedy, dislocation and trauma, and is in for a lot more before the book is done The story truly has all the elements of a suspense novel, and it teaches you never to take anything for granted, never to give up, and never to think that anything is hopeless. There is deep, deep sadness in this book, as well as the miracle of two families fusing into one. There is a lot of laughter too, and many, many wonderful characters, some of whom could have stepped out of the pages of Dickens. Furthermore, what happened next—well that is even more remarkable. But, that is another story.
Adopting for Good: A Guide for People Considering Adoption. Jorie Kincaid. 1997. 180p. InterVarsity Press.
From the Back Cover: There are children who need parents.

This book will show you how to find the child who needs you—whether you are infertile, single, medically prohibited from having a child or just looking for the boy or girl you’ve always wanted. Jorie Kincaid, an adopted child herself, has adopted children both domestically and internationally into her own family. She has put together all the information you need to decide if adoption is for you.

In this book you will discover

• the differences between open and closed adoption

• the steps you can take to make adoption permanent

• the challenges of adopting and infant versus an older child

• the differences between adoption and “buying a baby”

• key sources to help you take the next step

and much more

About the Author: Jorie Kincaid is the founder and director of Orphans Overseas in Portland, Oregon. She and her husband Ron coauthored In-Laws: Getting Along with Your Other Family. Jorie loves being a mom; she and Ron have four biological children and three adopted children.
Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year. Randall B Hicks. 1993. 344p. (1996. Rev ed. 352p.; 1999. 2nd ed. 351p.; 2004. 4th rev ed.; 2011. 5th rev ed. 368p.; 2017. 6th rev ed. 388p.) Wordslinger Press.
From the Publisher: Authored by one of the nation’s leading adoption attorneys, Adopting in America is the ultimate “how to” book for anyone thinking of adopting. Written in a clear style, it details every type of adoption. This includes not just the standard types (domestic independent, agency and international) covered in other books, but a total of 14 subtypes, including little-known options like non-resident adoption, permitted in 26 states. (These states allow adoptive parents from other states to complete their adoption in their state even though the adoptive parents don’t live there, if the minor is born there. This gives adoptive parents greater flexibility to complete their adoption in a state with more favorable adoption laws, procedures and options than their home state.) Particular attention is given to the adoption desired by most adoptive parents: a healthy newborn, including how to network for, and be selected by, a birth mother.

The book also includes: Special strategies for success in adopting quickly (particularly when seeking a newborn adoption) known only to top adoption attorneys; a review of key legal issues and how to navigate them safely; how to spot red flags to a risky adoption; how to select the best adoption agency or attorney; how to obtain free medical benefits for the baby; the federal adoption tax credit of $12,650; a review of each state’s unique adoption laws, with biographies of each state’s members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (over 300 nationally). There are also sample photo-resume letters and networking cover letters. Includes detailed appendices and index.

About the Author: Randall Hicks is an attorney in private practice in Southern California whose career is dedicated to helping families adopt quickly, ethically and affordably. He has completed more than 700 domestic and international adoptions. He hosted the P.B.S. series Adoption Forum, and is also the author of Adoption Stories for Young Children. He is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and is considered one of the nation’s leading adoption authors and attorneys.
Adopting in America: The Diary of a Mom in Waiting. Lori Lyons. 2011. 172p. CreateSpace.
From the Publisher: Perfect timing ... a night of romance ... and nine months. For most women, that’s all it takes to fulfill the dream of motherhood. But for millions of women throughout the world, that simple dream becomes a heartbreaking nightmare of infertility and loss. Lori Lyons was one such woman. As a 32-year-old newlywed, she was more than ready for motherhood and thrilled at the prospect. When it didn’t happen, no one could figure out why. After six years, six doctors and more than a few science experiments, Lori and her husband Marty turned to the logical alternative. They soon learned that the path to adoption is fraught with peril as well. Daunted by the astronomical fees charged by private adoption agencies to find a healthy newborn, Lori and Marty set out to find another way. Possibilities died and promises were broken; friends and family questioned every decision. But they found their miracle. A sports journalist by trade, Lori kept a virtual play-by-play of all she learned on the path from infertility to adoption. The result is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written journal and a usable guide to private adoption in America. This is the story of a journey. You’ll cry over the disappointments and cheer at the victories. Most of all, you’ll want to keep reading.

About the Author: Lori Lyons is a veteran reporter for The Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans. Over a 25-year career she has been both an award-winning sports writer and a general assignment reporter. An avid blogger, she shares her continuing adventures as the suburban wife of a high school baseball coach, the mother of a fast-growing tween, the stepmother to two young adults and a soon-to-be step-grandmother at www.thelyonsdin.com.

1999 Edition
Adopting in California: How to Find a Child. Randall B Hicks & Linda Nuñez. 1992. 143p. (1999. 160p. Rev. Ed. Subtitled “How to Adopt Within One Year”) Wordslinger Press.
From the Back Cover: Fully explains thirteen types of adoption ■ How to do an independent (non-agency) adoption—how most newborns are adopted ■ Secrets to completing an international adoption in six months ■ Lists every adoption agency in California, as well as adoption attorneys ■ Keys to selecting the best attorney or agency ■ Review of California’s unique adoption laws (When is the consent signed by the birth mother? Can she change her mind? Etc.) ■ Keys to being selected quickly ■ How to work with a birth mother in an open adoption ■ How to obtain free medical care for the baby’s birth ■ Spot red flags indicating a risky adoption ■ Surrogacy ■ Coupon for free membership in the Adoptive Parent Association of America.

About the Author: Randall Hicks is an attorney in private practice in Southern California whose career is dedicated to helping families adopt quickly, ethically and affordably. He has completed more than 700 domestic and international adoptions. He hosted the P.B.S. series Adoption Forum, and is considered one of the nation’s leading adoption authors and attorneys. His books, Adopting in California, Adopting in America and Adoption Stories for Young Children, have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, NBC, ABC & The Family Channel.
Adopting in China: A Practical Guide/An Emotional Journey. Kathleen Wheeler PhD & Doug Werner. Photography by Doug Werner. 1999. 143p. Tracks Publishing.
From the Back Cover: In recent years the Chinese government has made it easier for foreigners to adopt Chinese children. It is estimated that there are up to four million Chinese baby girls in orphanages, and the number of Americans adopting these orphans is growing steadily.

This book is a resource guide for people interested in adopting in China—what to do, who to see and how much it will cost. It simplifies and explains important information about a sometimes mysterious subject. It is also a personal story of a middle-aged couple’s quest to become parents—why and how they made the decision and what went on before, during, and after their trip to China.

About the Author: Doug Werner is the author of all ten books in the Start-Up Sports series—a series of sort instructional guides. Adopting in China is a chronicle of his first foray into the extreme sport of parenting.

Kathleen Wheeler/Werner works in the field of Human Resources and Development. She holds a doctorate in psychology and needs it to live with Werner (her husband) and to mother their supercharged adopted daughter, Joy.

The Werner family lives in Chula Vista, California, just outside San Diego with their two cairn terriers, Billy and Lulu.
Adopting In Russia: Your Rights and the Law. Irina Mikhailovna O’Rear. 2002. 296p. Russia Legal Press.
Adopting in Russia is a book that contains clear and comprehensive information about adopting in Russia and the Laws that apply. These important laws have been translated from Russian into English and provides the readers with true and accurate content in order to understand their legal rights as they apply to adoption in Russia. It is also intended to answer many of the common questions that will guide adopters through their adoption and decision-making process.
Adopting Lasting Treasure. Jackie Johnson. 1995. 176p. Impact Christian Books.
Adopting or Fostering a Sexually Abused Child. Catherine Macaskill. 1991. 173p. (Child Care Policy & Practice Series) BT Batsford (UK).
From the Back Cover: This is the first book to examine the special problems encountered by families who foster or adopt children who have been sexually abused.

Written primarily for social workers in adoption and fostering and for the substitute families themselves, the book sets out essential background information; how to recognise signs which may indicate sexual abuse; the particular difficulties of day to day living with abused children; and how substitute families tackled these challenging situations. Its approach is down-to-earth and practical and is based on extensive interviews with foster and adoptive families who have experienced these problems first hand.

Key topics include:

• recognising the signs of sexual abuse.

• the difficulties associated with re-parenting sexually abused children.

• helping children talk about their experiences.

• the impact on other children in the family.

• the trauma of allegations.

• the importance of adequate preparation and training for all substitute families.

• essential support services.

About the Author: Catherine Macaskill is an independent social work consultant who has published extensively in the field of adoption and fostering.

By the Same Author: Against the Odds: Adopting Mentally Handicapped Children (1985, BAAF) and Safe Contact?: Children in Permanent Placement and Contact with Their Birth Relatives (2002, Russell House Publishing).
Adopting Overseas: A Guide to Adopting from Australia, Plus Personal Stories That Will Inspire You. Lucy Burns & Ailsa Burns. 2007. 260p. Rockpool Publishing (Australia).
Intercountry adoption is the most common form of adoption in Australia. This wonderful book looks not only at the processes involved in adopting a child from other countries into Australian families but also includes the findings of the largest survey of adoptive parents in Australia. The information they share with us and their personal experiences are heartwarming, inspiring, and sometimes confronting—but regardless, the stories always make for compelling reading. Adopting Overseas offers both expert advise and personal accounts on how best to manage a range of issues that some adoptive families will face such as: Why choose intercountry adoption? and Will our child attach to us? It also covers tantrums and how to manage them; anxiety about being abandoned; health issues such as skin, teeth, delayed growth, and motor development; behavioral/psychological issues; the importance of finding out about your child’s background and keeping the birth culture alive; and racism. The authors are donating their royalties from the sales of this book to overseas aid for children.
Adopting the Father’s Heart. Kenneth A Camp. 2013. 162p. WestBow Press.
Adopting the Father’s Heart is a vulnerable and challenging look into God’s call to orphan care through one couple’s experience with adoption. Kenneth and Danielle were on a path to return overseas as missionaries when God redirected them—at least, temporarily. Both felt God leading them to foster children with the possibility of adopting. How did they start the process? What were the challenges and the rewards? Their story informs, convicts, and inspires others to care for the orphans in our communities.

2009 Edition
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families With Special-Needs Kids: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. Gregory C Keck, PhD & Regina M Kupecky, LSW. 1995. 239p. (2009. Revised & Updated to include information on foreign adoptions. 256p. NavPress.) Piñon Press.
From the Dust Jacket: Fewer and fewer families adopting today are able to bring home a healthy newborn infant. The majority of adoptions now involve emotionally wounded, older children who have suffered the effects of abuse or neglect in their birth families and carry complex baggage with them into their adoptive families. Adopting the Hurt Child addresses the frustrations, heartache, and hope surrounding the adoptions of these special-needs kids.

Children who have endured emotional and physical atrocities, failed reunifications, and myriad losses associated with multiple moves in the foster care system not only present unique challenges to their adoptive families but also impact greater society in significant ways. Integrating social, psychological, and sociopolitical issues, Adopting the Hurt Child explains how trauma and interruptions affect these children’s normal development and often severely undermine their capacity to function in a loving family and in society.

Written in a non-technical style accessible to a diverse audience, Adopting the Hurt Child brings to light grim truths, but also real hope that children who have been hurt-and often hurt others-can be healed and brought back into life by the adoptive and foster parents, therapists, teachers, social workers, and others whose lives intersect with theirs.

About the Author: Gregory Keck, Ph.D. is the founder of the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, which specializes in treating children who have experienced developmental interruptions. He and his staff also treat individuals and families who are experiencing a variety of problems in the areas of adoption, attachment, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and adolescent difficulties.

Regina M. Kupecky, LSW has worked in the adoption arena for over 20 years. She currently works with special-needs children at Northeast Ohio Adoption Services and is a cotherapist treating children with attachment disorders at the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio. In 1990, the Ohio Department of Human Services named her “Adoption Worker of the Year.”

By the Same Authors: Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow (with Regina Kupecky; 2002, NavPress); Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys (2009, NavPress); and Keeping Your Adoptive Family Strong: Strategies for Success (L. Gianforte; 2015, Jessica Kingsley), among others.
Adopting the Older Child. Claudia L Jewett. 1978. 308p. The Harvard Common Press.
From the Back Cover: Hundreds of thousands of children in this country are without permanent homes right now, waiting in foster homes and institutions for families who could adopt them. Here, in “a book that workers and parents have been waiting for” (Child Welfare), nationally known family counselor and adoptive parent Claudia Jewett explains just what is in store for those who decide to open their hearts to a waiting child. “One of the truly fine books in its genre, rich with insights and practical counsel.” (Publishers Weekly)

By the Same Author: Helping Children Cope With Separation and Loss (1982).
Adopting the Traumatized Child for Domestic Adoption. Jim Ellis Fisher, Pat DeMotte & Frances Waller. 2007. 26p. (Kindle eBook) Potts Marketing Group.
Adoption Training for Parents and Professionals. The purpose of this training is to help those of you who will become parents to these children understand what happens to a child when he has been exposed to extreme stress, whether in a single event, or over time. In sharing this information with you, it is our hope that when you have finished this training you will have gained understanding of these emotional wounds and, armed with that understanding, have new skills to address and help heal them. Visit our website at www.AdoptionTrainingOnline.com for information about Certified Training for The Hague International Adoption requirements and Continuing Education Credits for Professionals.
Adopting Through Foster Care: Lessons and Reflections from our Journey through the Maze. William Gregory. 2013. 108p. (Kindle eBook) W Gregory.
Adopting a child through foster care is one of the most rewarding experiences you will ever have. But as we went through our own journey we found we had no guide that gave us any insight into the actual adoption process from people who had already gone through it—what we might expect, what might be next, questions we should ask, pitfalls to watch out for, and especially when we’d see light at the end of the tunnel. So that’s what I’ve attempted to do here—and hopefully make your experience a bit easier and smoother than ours. Along the way I’ll share our experiences as well—all the mistakes we made (so that hopefully you won’t!), our ups and downs, and lessons we learned on the way to becoming parents that will give you the confidence to take the leap and head into the maze.
Adopting Your Child: Options, Answers and Actions. Nancy Thalia Reynolds. 1993. 259p. (Self-Counsel Reference Series) Self-Counsel Press (Canada).
From the Back Cover: You think you would like to adopt. But you’ve heard about long waiting lists, intimidating investigations into your private life and outrageous costs.

It doesn’t have to be that way. This book can lead you to the adoption of your choice—whether that be of an infant through a private, independent arrangement, a special needs child through a public agency, an international adoption, or some other placement just for you. Non-traditional options are also examined, and check-lists and worksheets help prospective parents devise a strategy to keep their plans on track.

Some of the issues addressed are—

• How are adoptive families different from birth families?

• Why do I need to be an advocate?

• What are the legal requirements for adoption?

• How do I avoid illegal adoption and fraud?

A special chapter is included for Canadians who want to adopt in and through the United States, and each chapter includes a Resource Guide and Tips with specific leads and information.

About the Author: Nancy Thalia Reynolds was educated in the United States and Canada and has worked as a lawyer, community advocate, social worker and writer and editor. She knows from inside the joys and pains of working through the adoption system. Along with a biological son, she and her husband have a daughter adopted independently from Brazil.
Adopting Your Child: The Ultimate Guide to Adopting Children. Marcy Detterwan. 2011. 49p. (Kindle eBook) M Detterwan.
This is an amazing new book called, Adopting Your Child. It covers almost everything you need to know about adopting a child into a family without coming across the problems that other people may have encountered. Just think of being able to have a child that you can bring up into this world and having them have you as a parent. Wouldn’t that be great? That’s what this brand new book could help you to do. And it’s not like any other book you’ve ever read on adopting a child.
AdoptingOnline.com: Safe and Proven Methods That Have Brought Thousands of Families Together. Mardie Caldwell. 2004. 484p. American Carriage House.
From the Back Cover:

❤ Practical, easy-to-follow guidelines for anyone interested in adopting a child.

❤ Over 1,200 adoption Internet sites at your fingertips that will increase your chances of finding the child for you.

❤ Simple techniques thousands of adoptive parents have used to successfully adopt with the help of the Internet.

❤ Includes writing and posting a “Dear Birth Parent” letter that works.

❤ Details warning signs of scams and how to pinpoint individuals who can hinder your adoption.

❤ New financial resources for your adoption available on the web.

❤ Filled with helpful advice on safe and affordable adoptions, how to find birth mothers and how to safely network and screen professionals within the adoption community.

About the Author: Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P., is the Founder of Lifetime Adoption and host of the radio talk show, Let’s Talk Adoption. Caldwell has been an adoption professional since 1986 and assists in over 120 adoption per year. She has been quoted and consulted for Parenting and Adoptive Families magazines and has appeared on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBS, and Fox. Caldwell is married with four children and lives in Northern California.

By the Same Author: Adoption: Your Step-By-Step Guide: Using Technology and Time-Tested Techniques to Expedite a Safe, Successful Adoption (2005); The Healthcare Professional’s Adoption Guide: A Resource Guide for Clinicians, Social Workers, and Healthcare Providers, Covering the Many Aspects of Adoption (2008); So I Was Thinking About Adoption...: Considering Your Choices (2008); and Called to Adoption: A Christian’s Guide to Answering the Call (with Heather Featherston; 2011).
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