Books with an “*” can be found in the Parenting Collection in the Children’s Department.
Picture Books
*Adoption is for Always, by Linda Walvoord Girard J Girard
Allison, by Allen Say JE Say
Every Year on Your Birthday, by Rose A. Lewis JE Lewis
Horace, by Holly Keller JE Keller
*How I Was Adopted: Samantha’s Story, by Joanna Cole JE Cole
ILove You Like Crazy Cakes, by Rose A. Lewis JE Lewis
The Little Green Goose, by Adele Sansone JE Sansone
Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story, by Carol Antoinette Peacock JE Peacock
My Mei Mei, by Ed Young JE Young
A New Barker in the House, by Tomie De Paola JE DePaola
Pinky and Rex and the New Baby, by James Howe J Blue Dot Howe
The Red Blanket, by Eliza Thomas JE Thomas
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies With Sprinkles, by Darlene Friedman JE Friedman
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis JE Curtis
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, by Ann Warren Turner JE Turner
Waiting for May, by Janet Morgan Stoeke JE Stoeke
When Joel Comes Home, by Susi Gregg Fowler JE Fowler
Juvenile Fiction
The Boy Who Wanted a Family, by Shirley Gordon J Gordon
The Handle and the Key, by John Neufeld J Neufeld
Mail-Order Kid, by Joyce McDonald J McDonald
Saffy’s Angel, by Hilary McKay J McKay
Somebody Else’s Child, by Roberta Silman J Silman
Youn Hee and Me, by C.S. Adler J Adler
Non-Fiction for Parents and Children
A Forever Family, by Roslyn Banish J 362.732 Banish
Happy Adoption Day!, by John McCutcheon J 782.42 McCutcheon
How It Feels to Be Adopted, by Jill Krementz J 362.734 Krementz
Is That Your Sister?: A True Story of Adoption, by Catherine Bunin J 362.734 Bunin
Rain Forest Girl: More Than an Adoption Story, by Chalise Miner J 362.734 Miner
So You’re Adopted, by Fred Powledge 362.734 Powledge
Successful Adoption: A Guide to Finding a Child and Raising a Family, by Jacqueline Hornor Plumez 362.734 Plumez
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past, by Betsy Keefer 155.445 Keepfer
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo, by Linda Walvoord Girard J 362.734 Girard