100 Things I Wish I Knew in My Baby's First Year

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I've read several books, and the one I like best is 100 Things I Wish... read full review

Adopted

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What is life like for a person adopted internationally? Adopted (Point Made; $59.99; 2-disc set)... read full review

Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys

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Dr. Gregory Keck, coauthor of the widely acclaimed Parenting the Hurt Child and Adopting the... read full review

America at Home

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"Home, home, I just love home," my six-year-old sings as she joyfully bounds in from... read full review

Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family

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Fourth-grader Ben and his dad, Mitch, do just fine on their own. When Mitch meets... read full review

Big Steps for Little People

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Celia Foster and her husband, Chris, wanted to "make a difference," so they chose to... read full review

Brothers and Sisters in Adoption

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Arleta James, a clinical therapist at the renowned Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, has... read full review

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5

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My absolute can't-be-without reference book was the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Baby... read full review

Don't Forget to Come Back!

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"Guess what? Yesterday, Daddy told me something very important. He told me that he and... read full review

Happy Family

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Hua, a new immigrant to New York from China, befriends city mom Jane and her... read full review

Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

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We are still in the preparation phase, but Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth... read full review

In Our Mothers' House

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If you value diversity and strong family bonds, you will want to read Patricia Polacco's... read full review

Live and Become

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Not long after my husband and I brought our son home from an orphanage in... read full review

Long Wait for Home

As you embrace your newly adopted child, you can’t help but wonder about the empty arms left behind.... read full review

Lucky Girl

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Mei-Ling Hopgood was seven months old when she left Taiwan to start her new life.... read full review

Mama Mine, Mama Mine

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"When will you come back, / Mama hen, mama hen?"
"After I peck around the pen... read full review

Oh My Baby, Little One

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It sits on his shoulder. It nestles in his pocket. It keeps watch while he... read full review

Once They Hear My Name

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The voices that speak throughout Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys... read full review

One Big Happy Family

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This is not an adoption book, nor is it specific to parenting. That said, it... read full review

Peace, Locomotion

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In a series of letters to his sister, 12-year-old Lonnie writes about their separate foster... read full review

Run

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When college-student Tip is pushed out of the way of an oncoming car, his family... read full review

Somebody Else's Daughter

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A novel of what-lies-beneath, the story follows the lives of families in a private-school community... read full review

Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles

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Tracing a family tree, sharing a baby picture at show-and-tell. These are common challenges for... read full review

Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story

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I mark a circle on the calendar. I have ten days and nine nights." So... read full review

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

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Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury are towering talents in the world of children's books, and... read full review

The Baby Book

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We use The Baby Book, by William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears (Little, Brown), more... read full review

The Great Call of China

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Cece, a high-schooler on her way to China for a summer anthropology program, harbors a... read full review

The Joy of Family Traditions

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Like many women, Jennifer Trainer Thompson had always been drawn to family traditions, but it... read full review

The Mercy Rule

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As a doctor and a mom of two, Lucy Weiss calls herself a foster-system success... read full review

The Shiniest Jewel: A Family Love Story

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As an avid reader of adoption memoirs, I admit that I was a bit skeptical... read full review

The Women Who Raised Me

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Most reports that chronicle life in U.S. foster care--whether the latest sensational news headline or... read full review

What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know

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What Every Adoptive Parent Needs to Know (Mountain Ridge; $19.95), by Kate Cremer-Vogel, and Dan... read full review

When the Black Girl Sings

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When Lahni, the only African-American student in her school, is chosen to participate in the... read full review