Adoption Books You Should Consider For Your Library
The Child Wanted Two Mom Because Adoption is the Best
Adoption Books that this little girl might want.
The five-year-old had been ranting for several minutes about the injustices inflicted upon her. “I wish I had two moms,” she said, raising her tear-stained cheeks. I only have one mom, and she’s old.”
The “she” in this statement was me. Her only mom. Her old mom.
There are five children in our family. Four have a birth mother, plus me. Poor Raelyn has only me.
So, if I’ve done anything good as a mother, I’ve instilled in my children the worth of their birth mothers. All my children love their other mom, who is, in reality, younger than me.
Honoring your child’s birth family is not just an act of respect but a celebration of the unique bond that created us as a family. One way we do this is through OurHeartsConnect by keeping in touch.
Another meaningful way is through literature, adoption books, that normalizes their lives and the importance of birth families.
Adoption books for pre-schoolers
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza – A sweet story about finding family in unexpected places
Horace by Holly Keller – About a leopard adopted by tigers who learns to appreciate both families
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale by Karen Katz – Celebrates the journey to adoption
Wished for You: An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond – Focuses on the intentionality of creating families through adoption
For school-age children
The Family Book by Todd Parr – Celebrates all different types of families
The White Swan Express by Jean Davies Okimoto – About families traveling to adopt from China
Lucy’s Family Tree by Karen Halvorsen Schreck – Addresses school assignments that can be tricky for adopted children
