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ADOPTIVE PARENTS' WRITING
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We Are All Storytellers
by Janis Cooke Newman
How to write an adoption memoir that's rich in feeling, images, and detail.
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Once Upon a Time
by Lee Tobin McClain, Ph.D.
Many parents are putting their adoption stories in writing. Whether you publish or not, here's how to create a moving memoir.
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Writing Through the Wait
by Lee Tobin McClain, Ph.D.
On the long journey to adoption, a journal can record the milestones and detours, as well as your first rush of love for your child.
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Journaling for Teens
by Lee Tobin McClain, Ph.D.
Writing a journal is a great way to build a stronger sense of self.
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Meet a Family Online
by Lois Gilman
Internet diaries can take you inside the adoption experience, warts, joys, and all.
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LIFEBOOKS
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Capturing Your Child's Journey Through Life
by Nancy Thalia Reynolds
Lifebooks were developed by social workers in the 1970s to help children moving through the foster care system by creating a permanent record of a child's history. The value of such a record for adopted children is clear.
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Babies and Birthmoms and Bellies, Oh My!
by Elizabeth Di Grazia
When our children began to ask questions, we found answers in personalized adoption storybooks.
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A Link to the Past
by Myra Alperson
An adoption scrapbook lets parents and children create a sense of history and of belonging.
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Your Baby's Memory Book
by Carrie Krueger
Create a simple story for your young child to learn and grow with.
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A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings
by Cindy Probst
In an excerpt from her new book, Cindy Probst talks about why lifebooks, long treasured by foster adopters, make sense for all adoptive families.
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Telling Your Family's Story
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BOOKS FROM THE AF BOOKSTORE: MEMOIRS
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Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses—A Memoir
by Paula McLain; reviewed by Katy Robinson
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The Language of Blood: A Memoir
by Jane Jeong Trenka; reviewed by Deborah Johnson
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In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
by Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda
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Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
by Jana Wolff; book excerpt
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The Kid: An Adoption Story
by Dan Savage; reviewed by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall, and Natasha Moullen
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The Velveteen Father
by Jesse Green; reviewed by Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall, and Natasha Moullen
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The Exact Same Moon: Fifty Acres and a Family
by Jeanne Marie Laskas; reviewed by Eliza Thomas
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Meeting Sophie: A Memoir of Adoption
by Nancy McCabe; reviewed by Eliza Thomas
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The Waiting Child
by Cindy Champnella; reviewed by Carrie Krueger
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The Russian Word for Snow: An Adoption Story
by Janis Cooke Newman; reviewed by Lily Heyen-Withrow
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BOOKS FROM THE AF BOOKSTORE: LIFEBOOK TEMPLATES
AND RESOURCES
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A Birthparent's Book of Memories
by Brenda Romanchik; reviewed by Cindy Probst
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Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child
by Beth O'Malley; reviewed by Cindy Probst
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Adorable Adoptees Memory Book: A Dream Come True
by Jessica Rose, Nicole Dankert and Sarah Dankert; reviewed by Cindy Probst
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Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge To Your Child's Beginnings
by Cindy Probst; reviewed by Amy Klatzkin
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This is me! Memories to Gather and Keep
by Gloria Finkbeiner; reviewed by Cindy Probst
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