From the Publisher: This wonderful children’s book celebrates the adopted child with its warm message and inviting illustrations. The book is suited for children of all ages as the left pages communicate to older children and the right pages contain catchy rhymes for younger children. The love of an adoptive parent for their child is communicated throughout this colorful book.

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About the Author: Despite having the happiest of marriages and a successful career motivating others to be their best, Eileen Tucker Cosby felt incomplete. She was childless. After years of heartbreaking fertility treatments, she and her husband, David, decided to adopt a child, Jordan. “From the moment I saw him, all questions about why I couldn’t have a child biologically disappeared,” Cosby says The positive experience of adopting Jordan, and the desire to let adopted children everywhere know how deeply they are loved inspired Cosby to write “A” is for Adopted. She hopes to spread the message that by providing children with a loving home, both biological and adoptive parents are “making our world a better place.”

Drawing has always been a part of life for Norma Strange, owner of Strange View, Inc., a Phoenix-area advertising and graphic design firm. Often complimented on her creativity, Strange responds, “It’s not what I do, its who I am.” Her personal involvement as illustrator of this book was centered on the fact that her mother, Dot Satterthwaite, was adopted. Strange credits her mother for giving her strength and inspiration. She hopes that “A” is for Adopted will illuminate adoption as a precious gilt for both parents and children.

The words in A is for Adoption reflect 19 years of adoptive parent experience. This book explains adoption language with compassion and beauty using child friendly imagery. The rich illustrations bring sparkle and life to the words. This adoption book is meant to be a shared experience between parent and child. It will satisfy the natural curiosity the young child has about being adopted, and it will nurture and enrich the dialog of adoptive families. It is the hope of the author that the family will internalize the words and illustrations for a lifetime of meaning and memories. The language and illustrations will take on new meaning as the child and family grow in their understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family. The ABC format and vivid illustrations create a colorful, meaningful and sensitive explanation of adoption. It is a book every adoptive family will want in their library.

Young readers can learn their ABCs with adorable little angels in this Precious Moments padded board book with foil-edged pages! Samuel J. Butcher’s delightful drawings are complemented by the simple rhyming text!

From the Publisher: The A to Z Book, written by award-winning artist Glenn Gauthier, gives teachers and parents a fresh way to teach children their ABCs. For each letter, Gauthier has written a rhyme that couples a peculiar pairing with a comical drawing: a Dragon sitting forlornly in the dustpan, a Martian landing on a marshmallow, a Vacuum gobbling up vitamins. Colorful and imaginative illustrations add to the fun. The result is a giggle-inducing romp through the alphabet that adults and children will enjoy over and over again.

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About the Author: Glenn Gauthier is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. This is his debut as a children’s book writer. Glenn lives in Seattle, WA.

In the 1660s, English schoolchildren first met an apple pie called A. In simple, educational verse, they also met 26 other alphabetical characters who all wanted a piece of A! B bit it, J jumped for it, N nodded at it, and T took it! Creative Editions is pleased to re-introduce this classic nursery rhyme to a new generation. With lighthearted illustrations by Etienne Delessert that are sure to captivate young learners, A Was an Apple Pie is an endless slice of reading fun! Educating young children while keeping them fully engaged can be a challenge. But teachers and parents alike will find that this lively picture book will do just that. In typical Delessert fashion, the book’s illustrations refuse to settle for the ordinary. Playful creatures wear shirts bearing each respective letter of the alphabet, and their delightfully rendered shenanigans in trying to keep the piece of apple pie to themselves give the story a fun narrative arc. Each spread features a pleasing combination of color, characters, and movement that will enchant readers of all ages. With almost 100 children’s books to his credit, artist and author Etienne Delessert has established a reputation as one of the fathers of modern children’s picture books. Through such books as Dance!, I Hate to Read!, The Seven Dwarfs, and Who Killed Cock Robin?, he has won gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and twice garnered the prestigious Graphics Prize from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

From the Back Cover: Have fun with the kids, moms, dads and pets in this delightful book that celebrates alternative families as it teaches young children the alphabet.

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About the Author: Bobbie Combs is a children’s book consultant and one of the owners of Two Lives Publishing. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This is the first full-color collaboration between Desiree Keane and Brian Rappa. Brian is a graduate of Philadelphia’s Hussian School of Art, and Desiree holds a BFA from Rosemont College. Both Desiree and Brian live in New Jersey.

A book about adoption that celebrates the miracle of family and addresses the difficult issues as well. With charming, exuberant illustrations and a diverse representation of families, ABC, Adoption & Me will warm hearts, deepen understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family and provide teaching moments that bring families closer, connected in truth, compassion, and joy.

From School Library Journal: When her parents adopt a baby boy, seven-year-old Sarah voices questions about her own adoption as an infant. The clearly welcome addition of a sibling, combined with the open and loving way in which Sarah’s adoption has been discussed throughout her life, result in a positive and relaxed picture of adoption: parents are the people who love and care for children, whether or not they give birth to them. (Adults will welcome the use of the word “uterus,” instead of “stomach” as the place where an unborn baby grows.) Unlike most books about adoption, the story does not center on an identity crisis on the part of the adopted child. Sarah’s parents and extended family explain that everyone is special, not because of the way he or she joins a family, but because of each person’s uniqueness and loving behavior. A black-and-white photograph faces each page of minimal text in this gentle and loving look at adoption. — Marguerite F. Raybould, Glendale Public Library, Calif.; Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Encouraging look at adoption through use of ABC’s. Discussion questions are included to facilitate communication regarding adoption.

From the Back Cover: The search for one’s self during the challenging teen years can be even more difficult for adopted teens who might have many unanswered questions related to their adoption—questions that provoke fear, anger, low self-esteem, and many other emotions. These feelings are compounded by the isolation that adopted teens feel because most of their friends and family members cannot fully relate to their insecurities, fears, and frustration.

Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide enables young adults to explore their feelings as they read about the personal experiences of others. Through these stories, adopted teens will realize that other teens share their struggles and concerns ad learn how they resolved some of their adoption issues. Especially useful is the section in which various adopted teens ask questions on such topics as why birth parents place children for adoption, how to “fit in” with an adoptive family, how to find birth parents, how to prepare for meeting birth parents, current laws regarding adoption and the rights of adopted teens, special issues relating to international and transracial adoptions, and the problems teens face when they are adopted by a stepparent. These questions are answered by experienced adoption and legal professionals. Replete with stories, pictures, and artwork, this up-to-date resource will benefit adopted teens so they can move on to stable and happy lives as adults. [The revised edition also features discussion questions at the end of each chapter that help teens and loved ones acknowledge and verbalize their concerns.]

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About the Author: Suzanne Buckingham Slade is an adoptive mother and author of more than 30 books for children.

This art therapy book helps children cope with the emotional impact of adoption. Children can use this book’s interactive exercises to realize that their birth parents were good people who loved them but were unable to give them a good home; understand that they were placed, rather than abandoned; and develop a strong sense of personal identity. The interactive drawing exercises help children explain in pictures what they are unable to say in words.

From the Back Cover: Thomas Jefferson Mayfield kept a wonderful secret for almost sixty years: the secret of his childhood among the Choinumne Indians of California’s Central Valley. As a young boy he played and slept alongside Choinumne children. He hunted and fished with them, ate their food, spoke their language, and wore their clothes. They lived in a beautiful valley where antelope and elk roamed freely, fish filled the rivers, and millions of geese and ducks darkened the skies.

Adopted by Indians is the story of a boy who had an adventure that we can only dream about, and it is absolutely true.

From the Dust Jacket: 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!

This vibrant book is for children aged 8+ and is the perfect way to start discussions about adoption at home and in the classroom.

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About the Author: Ann Angel is an adoptive mother of four culturally mixed grown children. She is an Associate Professor of English at Mount Mary University, Wisconsin, and author of many books for children and adults, including most recently Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing. She lives in Wisconsin, USA.

Marc Thomas is an illustrator and painter based in Oregon, USA. He studied Fine Art at The Academy of Arts College, San Francisco, and has exhibited his work in various small galleries, clubs and cafes. Together with Jennifer Elder he illustrated Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes and Autistic Planet, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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By the Same Author: Real For Sure Sister (1988, Perspectives Press) and Silent Embrace: Perspectives on Birth and Adoption (Editor, with Amanda Angel; 2010, Catalyst Book Press), among many others.

Jennifer was adopted at two days old. She was always told in loving ways (from the time she was 6 months old) how happy we were that we adopted her and that she was our little girl. As she grew and began to ask about being adopted more seriously, we explained it in ways we thought she could comprehend for her age. As a result, she has never been afraid to tell anyone she was adopted. From the Author: I have been writing since 1993, beginning with technical documentation and software manuals. I originally wrote this story for my daughter, so I could read it to her. Friends who read it, thought it was good enough to publish, so I had the illustrations done and created the book. And now, I share it with you.

From the Dust Jacket: Seeking one’s own identity is often a lifelong pursuit. For the child who can look to his biological parents, the search has a starting point. For the adopted child, there is no biological parent—no mirror—to help tell him some of the crucial things about himself. For both adopted children and the many others who may at times worry that they are adopted, this unique presentation creates a shared experience for adult and child by exploring the relationships between an adopted child and his adoptive family. Vivid photographs and a simple, honest text unfold the story for the child, while parents and teachers can follow an accompanying text that provides more specific detail. The adult text serves as a resource for handling the questions and discussion arising spontaneously from the child’s natural curiosity. This novel approach makes the book a truly rare and “open” experience for all ages.

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About the Author: Sara Bonnett Stein has an extensive background in education as a consultant, writer, and designer. The Open Family series has grown out of a life-long dedication to child psychology. The daughter of a prominent psychoanalyst, she has had wide experience in day care centers and nursery schools. She lives in Pound Ridge. New York, with her husband and four sons. Mrs. Stein’s other books include Great Pets!, Kids’ Kitchen Takeover, A Child Goes To School, A Hospital Story, About Handicaps, That New Baby, Making Babies, About Dying, About Phobias and On Divorce.

Erika Stone studied photography at the University of Wisconsin and also at the New School of Social Research with Bernice Abbott and George Tice. Her work has appeared in many leading publications. She is the mother of two sons and makes her home with her husband in New York City.

Adopted teenagers will discover what feelings and thoughts are common to the adoptive experience, what adoptive parents feel, what birth parents feel, what emotional issues are connected with search and reunion, how to talk to parents about adoption questions and how being adopted with help them in becoming an adult.

From the Back Cover: Why are we adopting? Where do adopted children come from? Will mum and dad be too busy to take as much notice of me as before? These and other concerns that children and young people might have about adoption are covered in this booklet.

Colourfully illustrated and presented in accessible and jargon-free language, this booklet is written for the birth children of prospective adopters and explains why their parents might be considering adoption as a way to increase their family size.

Following the story of nine-year-old Ellie whose family adopted a little boy, Franco, two years previously, this booklet allows the child or young person reading the book to explore their own thoughts and feelings about adoption and what it will mean for them.

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By the Same Author: Keeping the Doors Open: A Review of Post-Adoption Services (1988); See You Soon: Contact with Children Looked After by Local Authorities (1995); Taking Extra Care: Respite, Shared and Permanent Care for Children with Disabilities (with Ailie Kerrane; 1997); Whatever Happened to Adam?: Stories of Disabled People Who Were Adopted or Fostered (1998); Staying Connected: Managing Contact Arrangements in Adoption (2002); Models of Adoption Support: What Works and What Doesn’t (2003); What Happens in Court? (with Mary Lane; 2004); Related by Adoption: A Handbook for Grandparents and Other Relatives (2004); What Is Contact?: A Guide for Children (2004); Life Story Work: What It Is and What It Means: A Guide for Children and Young People (with Shaila Shah; 2006); Dealing with Disruption (with Jeffrey Coleman; 2006); Ten Top Tips for Placing Children (2006); Kinship Care: What it is and What it Means (2007); Josh and Jaz Have Three Mums (2007); Ten Top Tips for Placing Siblings (2008); Ten Top Tips on Supporting Kinship Placements (2009); Where are My Brothers and Sisters?: A Guide for Young Fostered and Adopted Children (2011); Being a Foster Family: What it Means and How it Feels: A Guide for Young Children (2011); Why Can’t I Be Good? (2014); and Ten Top Tips for Placing Disabled Children (2015), among others.

Contentious issues such as the death penalty, civil liberties, and reproductive rights touch on people’s deeply held beliefs. Greenhaven Press’s Issues on Trial series captures the passion and depth of those debates, examining how the courts have helped to shape each issue through their rulings. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and includes primary sources like the text of court rulings and dissenting opinions, as well as secondary sources such as analyses and views of the rulings. Offering both historical and contemporary material, each Issues on Trial volume offers a wealth of information on issues currently confronting society.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1:	Protecting the Parental Rights of Unmarried Fathers Case Overview: Stanley v. Illinois (1972)
Chapter 2:	Defining the Rights of Fathers of Illegitimate Children in Adoption Cases Case Overview: Caban v. Mohammed (1979)
Chapter 3:	Putative Fathers Must Register to Protect Their Right to Contest Adoptions Case Overview: Lehr v. Robertson (1983)
Chapter 4:	Denying Same-Sex Couples the Right to Adopt Case Overview: Lofton, et al. v. Kathleen A. Kearney (2004)

From the Back Cover: The following is excerpted from School Library Journal

Stylistically interesting and factually forthright, these unintimidating books deliver a substantial quantity of information in an economy of space. They are attractive, well-organized, and ... offer readable overviews for reports and/or quick information gathering. ... Each author presents a balanced treatment of the issue under discussion and gives carefully detailed background data and good basic historical information. ... Filled with well-chosen illustrations, including black-and-white photographs and clever cartoons, ... the books give quick, readable, and reliable information at a touch.

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About the Author: Stephen Currie is the author of more than twenty books and many magazine articles. Among his nonfiction titles are Music in the Civil War, Birthday a Day, Problem Play, and We Have Marched Together: The Working Children’s Crusade. He is also a first and second grade teacher. He grew up in Chicago, where he spent many hours laboriously composing stories on an ancient manual typewriter, and now lives in Poughkeepsie, New York, with his wife, Amity, and two children, Irene and Nicholas.

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Compiler’s Note: Although School Library Journal apparently had some nice things to say about Lucent’s Overview Series (notwithstanding the several ellipses), it was less than kind when reviewing this particular volume. Nancy Schimmel, formerly at San Mateo County Library, CA, its designated reviewer, had this to say:

Currie addresses several controversial aspects of the subject: fathers’ rights, interracial adoption, international adoption, adoption by other than married couples, children growing up in foster homes, and searches by birth parents and adult adoptees. Some issues are given a balanced treatment; some are not. The chapter on search and open records is particularly bad. The book paraphrases a statement made by political columnist Mona Charen: “When records were opened in Australia and Great Britain, the number of adoptions dropped considerably.” Adoption rates did decrease, but they also decreased in countries that did not open records. The author incorrectly states, “Today, the most an adult adoptee can seek is something called ‘non-identifying’ information about his or her biological parents.” States such as Kansas and Alaska have already opened records to adoptees. “Organizations to Contact” lists the American Adoption Congress as a group that “has a particular interest in helping adult adoptees search for biological families. The organization advocates search registries and new laws.” The second statement is true; the first is not. Black-and-white photographs of varying quality are included. Karen Liptak’s Adoption Controversies (Watts, 1993) provides a more informed, less sensational look at the topic.

Looks at adoption through the. experience of both adopted. children and adoptive parents.

From the Back Cover: Over thirty-five years ago, Greenhaven Press began publishing the Opposing Viewpoints series to help students gain an awareness of current issues and develop critical thinking skills. The Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints series continues that tradition, presenting a wealth of information or contemporary issues in a colorful, easy-to-read format. In addition to pro/con articles, each Introducing Issue with Opposing Viewpoints volume includes appealing features designed to help student understand the complexities of current issues:

• Full-color photographs, charts, graphs, and cartoons supplement the text

• Sidebars present easy-to-understand statistics

• Engaging fact boxes provide at-a-glance information

• Questions that focus on vocabulary aid in reading comprehension

• Glossary, annotated bibliography, Web sites, and organizations to contact supplement student research

From the Back Cover: How does it feel to be adopted? Why would anyone adopt a baby or a small child? Do adopted people always search for their birth parents? These questions have many different answers. Adoption looks at the process of adoption, what parents waiting to adopt go through, and the feelings of children who know that they are adopted.

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Compiler’s Note: The two books from the “Facts About” Series listed here—Adoption (1989) and Foster Families (1991)—seem illustrative of the biases of the time in which they were published. The photographs used to illustrate Foster Families depict only black children and white foster parents, whereas, while the children depicted in Adoption range from white to black, the adults are nearly all white.

Utilizing articles reprinted from newspapers and magazines, Adoption explores various models of adoptions, attitudes toward adoption, and factors in the adoption process. Can a birth mother give up her child out of love? Can adoptive parents love these children in the same way they love biological offspring? What happens in the family dynamics when an adopted child searches for and finds his/her birth parents? Adoption also examines current issues such as open adoptions, interracial adoptions, adoptions by gays and lesbians, and others. Notable attention is given to international adoption, adoptees who have sought out or reunited with birth parents, and the personal stories of each member of the adoption triad.

Contemporary debate surrounding adoption involves issues of family preservation, identity, and children“s needs. L. Anne Babb, Leslie Doty Hollingsworth, and other adoption experts and advocates respond to the following questions: Should Adoption Be Encouraged? Whose Rights Should Be Protected in the Adoption Process? Are Some Adoptions More Problematic Than Others? Should Adoption Policies Be Changed?

From the Publisher: Should the practice of adoption be abolished or does it produce a positive benefit for families and society? Are transcultural and transracial adoptions a form of racial genocide or are they solutions to a difficult problem? What about a birth parent’s right to privacy versus an adoptee’s right to freedom of information? Adoption: Opposing Viewpoints is a collection of articles that addresses the many controversies about the subject. By providing access to many opinions, it encourages the reader to make a more informed decision about the issues.

“Opposing viewpoints” on various aspects of each of the subjects addressed by each Chapter are presented.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Should Adoption Be Encouraged? (benefits vs. harm; adoption vs. abortion; and single motherhood vs. surrendering)
Chapter 2: Whose Rights Should Be Protected in the Adoption Process? (the individual rights of birth mothers, birth fathers, adoptive parents and adoptive children are debated)
Chapter 3: What Types of Adoption Should Be Encouraged? (transracial vs. same-race adoptions; benefits and harms of international adoption; gay adoption; and “adoption” of embryos)
Chapter 4: Which Adoption Policies Should Be Supported? (open adoptions; sealed vs. closed records; and adoption and foster care vs. family preservation)

From the Back Cover: Behind each policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding, and hate crime laws are the people struggling with poverty, illness, and discrimination. While the experts cite statistics and employ rhetoric about drug abuse, crime, and child abuse, individuals confront the horrors of addiction and the trauma of victimization.

Greenhaven Press’s Social Issues Firsthand series illuminates the often neglected human side of society’s pressing problems, Each anthology presents a collection of personal narratives on a featured social issue. Contributors include those who have had personal experience with the topic under discussion—either as a participant, a witness, or an involved professional. For example, Terrorism includes the perspectives of terrorists, victims, families of victims, and emergency workers. Additional features include an introduction that provides each book with essential context, a thorough bibliography, a list of organizations to contact, an annotated table of contents, and a thorough index. Each book in the Social Issues Firsthand series will provide readers with a personal context for the most pressing topics of today’s political discussions.

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Compiler’s Note: Chapter headings cover the following general subjects: “Giving Up a Child for Adoption,” “Choosing to Adopt,” “Adoptee Experiences,” and “Searching for and Reuniting with Birth Mothers.”

Each title in this colorful series discusses an issue that either is part of students’ lives or is likely affecting someone they know. Presenting multiple sides to current issues, each title distinguishes itself through its dedicated focus on concerns that today’s middle and high school students deal with regularly, such as underage drinking and obesity. Moreover, Issues That Concern You recognizes the intimate relationship between its subject and reader as it weaves together different points of view. Backmatter offers facts and “self-help” style advice to young people grappling with the issues. This title in the Issues That Concern You series explores the topic of adoption. The included articles address open adoption; issues specific to adopted children, such as discussing one’s adopted status and searching for birth parents; transracial adoptions and diversity; challenges faced by gay and lesbian adoptive parents; and challenges faced by adopted children from other countries and cultures.

From the Back Cover: The Global Viewpoints series provides students and other readers with the information they need to explore global connections and think critically about the worldwide implications of global issues. Each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, including journals, magazines, newspapers, nonfiction books, speeches, government documents, organization newsletters, and position papers. Each volume contains an annotated table of contents; a world map, to help readers locate countries or areas covered in the essays; “for further discussion” questions; a worldwide list of organizations to contact; bibliographies of books and periodicals; and a subject index. By illuminating the complexities and interrelations of the global community, this excellent resource helps students and other researchers enhance their global awareness.

From the Back Cover: What’s Happening?

Am I part of a real family?

Why didn’t my birth parents keep me?

Do my parents love me?

Should I keep it a secret?

What’s happening to me?

Adoption answers many of the questions you might want to ask. It tells the experiences that other children and families have of adoption. Seeing how other people have felt about being adopted and how they have dealt with their feelings will help you to work out how you feel as well.