From the Back Cover: This story’s little girl is very excited because now she has a baby brother—an adopted baby brother! A few years earlier, she too had been adopted. Like the children in this story, adopted kids learn that their adoptive parents wanted them very much, and love them very dearly. Being adopted is being very special—and in the vary bast way!

What Do You Know About? books encourage children to explore their feelings about problems that might bother them, or to find answers to a wide array of questions that puzzle them. A section of advice to parents is presented at the back of each book.

From the Back Cover: We belong together because ... you needed a home and I had one to share. Now we are a family.

From the Dust Jacket: They were “throwaway” kids, living on the streets or in orphanages and foster homes. Then Charles Loring Brace, a young minister working with the poor in New York City, started the Children’s Aid Society and devised a plan to give these homeless waifs a chance at finding families that they could call their own.

Thus began an extraordinary migration of American children. Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 children, mostly from New York and other cities of the eastern United States, ventured forth to every state in the nation on this journey of hope.

Andrea Warren has shared the stories of some of these orphan train riders here, including Betty, who found a fairy-tale life in a grand hotel; Nettie and her twin, Nellie, who were rescued from their first abusive placement and taken in by a kindhearted family who gave them the love they had hoped for; brothers Howard and Fred, who were adopted into different families; and Edith, who longed to know the secrets of her past.

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About the Author: Andrea Warren’s books about children result from her passion for history and her interest in young readers. She has been a professional writer for twenty years and works from her home office in the Kansas City area. “I believe the orphan train era is significant to our development as a nation and should be included in American history textbooks,” she said. A former high school teacher and magazine editor, she has an adopted child who is Vietnamese by birth. “My daughter is like an orphan train rider, except that she flew on an airplane to her ne home. We knew nothing about her when she was placed in our arms—only that she was meant to be our child.”

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By the Same Author: Searching for Love (1987, Bantam Books); Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story (1996); and Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy (2004, Farrar, Straus & Giroux), among many others.

We Were Chosen validates the blessing of adoption and encourages children and families to embrace the gift of their Chosen family. The message portrays the beauty of all Chosen families. It also emphasizes God’s love for His Chosen and how He answers prayer in His way and in His time.

Rosie Martinoni living in breathtaking Northern California wanted to write this book as something her two sons could carry with them through their lives and share with generations to come! While working as a photographer, Rosie complied quite a photo library of them and decided to use those photographs to illustrate this book. Her story is very unique as she and her husband Ken tried getting pregnant for five years before deciding to adopt. Two weeks after bringing home their adopted son Christopher, Rosie’s doctor told her she was pregnant. Eight months later she gave birth to Matthew. Their birth dates; 8-4 and 4-8 are to the proud parents; a sign this was meant to be.

This book takes one element of The Great Big Book of Families—the arrival of new members into a family—and explores all the different ways a baby or child can become part of the clan, including natural birth within a nuclear family, adoption, fostering, same-sex parents, and many other aspects of bringing babies or children home. Following in the approach of the Great Big Book series, Welcome to the Family includes 12 double spreads, each exploring one theme, and lots of humor, jokes, and fun along the way. A unique information book, Welcome to the Family spreads an important and positive message: every family is different and every family is equally valid and special, no matter how or when their children arrive.

From the Dust Jacket: Who named you? What does your name mean? What baby gifts were given to you? What baby games did you play? Who held you, and how was your birth announced?

Welcoming Babies is a vibrant and tender celebration of life and diversity. As children and adults explore the welcoming of babies from all over the world, they can share stories about their own welcomings, their traditions, and their cultures.

An informative glossary for the more curious reader follows the simple, straightforward text.

The talents of writer Margy Burns Knight and illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien are brought together once again in a refreshing collaboration; for every child, for every parent.

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About the Author: Margy Burns Knight was born in the Philadelphia area and studied in England. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nigeria and as a teacher in Switzerland. A teacher of English-as-a-Second-Language, she lives in Winthrop, Maine, with her husband Steve, son Kyle, and daughter Emilie.

Anne Sibley O’Brien is the author-illustrator of eight toddler board books and has illustrated two picture books and a novel, including Jamaica Tag-Along and Jamaica’s Find, a Reading Rainbow Selection. She spent her earliest years in Illinois and New Hampshire, grew up in South Korea, and has traveled to Japan, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Europe, Guatemala, and the Caribbean. A Consultant on Education about Diversity, she lives with her husband O.B., son Perry, and daughter Yunhee on Peaks Island, Maine.

From the Dust Jacket: Were Your Adopted? is a book that should have been written long ago. There is a world of comfort in it. It has been written not only for the adopted child, his parents, grandparents and other relatives, but also to give non-adoptive families an insight into the true meaning of adoption. Were You Adopted? is suitable for all ages.

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About the Author: Barbara Quinn was born in Auburn, WA. Her early childhood was spent in Seattle. Soon after graduation from high school in Bremerton, she was married to a young Marine. Until her husband had been granted his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, she worked as a secretary and dental assistant. The story of the beginning and development of her family is told in these pages. At present (Mrs. Peter E. Quinn) lives with her husband and children, Erin and Brian, in Lafayette, CA. Her husband is an associate of a consulting engineer firm in San Francisco. She is presently a lecturer for Weight Watchers of Northern California.

From the Back Cover: When you have questions about the law, this book has the answers. Written in everyday language and an easy reading style, it identifies and explains the laws that are most important to you as a teenager. You’ll learn about:

• laws that affect you at home, at school, on the job, and in your community

• laws that protect you and give you specific rights

• laws you can turn to if you get into trouble, and

• laws you can follow so you don’t get into trouble.

Along the way, you’ll discover fun facts about the law. You’ll read about teenagers who have changed the law to benefit youth. You’ll understand and appreciate your rights and responsibilities and gain the knowledge you need to make good decisions. And you’ll find out how to learn even more about the law: special “FYI” (For Your Information) sections describe books, organizations, and Web sites for you to read, contact, and explore.

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About the Author: Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D., was Arizona’s Assistant Attorney General from 1972-1985. In 1985, he was appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court, Juvenile Division, where he presides over delinquency, dependency, severance, and adoption cases. He has published several books and articles about the law.

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Compiler’s Note: See, particularly, “What does adoption mean?” and “Availability of Adoption Records” in the Appendix.

See also, “What is foster care? How long does it last?”; “Can I change my name?”; and “What rights do teen parents have?”

(Adoption-related content in subsequent editions varies; for example, the third edition does not feature a section in the Appendix about the availability of adoption records.)

From the Dust Jacket: On a bright and starry night when wishes and dreams come true, a beautiful little baby was born who looked a lot like you.

This new little one was about to take a journey through the birthday hospital with a thought, “What Are Parents?”

Her search for the answer begins as she starts down a hallway to find the answer. Each room she passes reveals a different type of family, adoption, a single mom, grandparents as parents, two moms or two dads; illustrating a variety in culture and religion. Each family teaches the baby the meaning of the word “PARENTS”

Playfully rhyming words and beautifully illustrated pictures lead a child through a journey to discovering diversity while learning to accept their unique family. The book teaches children that there are all types of families in this world and what makes a parent is someone who loves, teaches, sings, laughs, has faith and is devoted to their child.

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About the Author: Kyme and Susan Fox-Lee have been partners for 15 years. They became a part of history in San Francisco by exchanging their vows in February 2004. The live and work in Northern California with the daughter and inspiration, Kami. They began writing her story to show her how special her family was and were inspired to share it with all types of families.

Randy Jennings is a published Children’s Book illustrator who has completed many award-winning books including Popsi: The Daughter of Mother Nature, The Perfectos, Jack the Westie, The Elephant Head, Johnnie Truth, and The Golden Cricket. His latest book, What Are Parents? is one of his personal favorites.

Mr. Jennings received a degree from San Jose State University in Illustration. Randy, who has worked with several big celebrities including Magic Johnson and Arnold Schwarzenegger, has ten years experience as a full-time illustrator.

From the Dust Jacket: “Please say it’s the flu,” a teenager begs his girlfriend, but she has to tell him that she’s pregnant. The flu may go away in twenty-four hours, but pregnancy means a child who must be cared for over a period of years. This is a heavy responsibility for teenagers, which may affect the rest of their lives. They need all the help and information they can get in deciding what to do about an unplanned pregnancy.

Susan Kuklin has interviewed many pregnant teenagers and the doctors, nurses and counselors who work with them. The young people tell their stories in their own words, talking about what choices they have made, what they feel about their decisions, and what helped them make up their minds. The professionals give their views and explain the options that are available. Whether the teens have chosen to keep their babies, to place them for adoption, or to have an abortion, their decisions may be the most important they ever have to make.

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About the Author: Susan Kuklin is the author-photographer of many books for children and young adults, including Reaching for Dreams: A Ballet from Rehearsal to Opening Night, a 1987 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults; Thinking Big: The Story of a Young Dwarf, a School Library Journal Best Book of 1986; Fighting Back: What Some People Are Doing About AIDS, a 1990 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults; and What Do I Do Now?: Teenagers Talk About Sex and Pregnancy, a 1992 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Ms. Kuklin lives in New York City with her husband, Bailey.

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By the Same Author: Mine for a Year (1984, Coward-McCann) and Families (2006, Hyperion), among others.

From the Back Cover: Everybody has parents by birth. We all have a birth mum and a birth dad. But sometimes they can’t look after us when we’re babies or as we grow up, and we are adopted or fostered. In this book you can read all about adoption. You can find out how it happens and how you might feel if you are adopted. You can read about children who have been adopted and found new lives with families who love and care for them.

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About the Author: Jillian Powell is an experienced author of children’s information books. She has written on many social issue subjects.

John Bennett is Health Education Coordinator at Elm Bank Teachers’ Centre in Coventry.

By law, all adoption agencies should provide adopted children—and children with a best interest decision of adoption—with a guide to adoption. This illustrated, interactive guide is for professionals and adoptive parents to give information and explanation to children under the age of 8; older children with learning difficulties or conceptualisation problems. Child friendly, it uses age appropriate language to explain the complexities of the reasons for their separation from birth families and the decision for them to be adopted. It also encourages children to question, seek answers and reveal their wishes and feelings. A cartoon character talks with the child through the text. A child himself, who has been through the process of being looked after in temporary care, being placed for adoption and then adopted, his experience offers a wide spectrum of likely experiences, feelings and scenarios, and thereby highlights significant issues. Fun, as well as helpful with what children most want to know and what most concerns them, this book helps children escape from feelings of blame and guilt, and rewards them with lots of praise. Adults undertaking the task of informing and explaining will find the book more than helpful.

From the Publisher: What is a court? What happens in court? Who works there? And what do they do? These and other questions about what happens in court are covered in this booklet for children and young people.

Vividly illustrated and presented in accessible and jargon-free language, this booklet provides an easily understandable introduction to the subject.

This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.

The spiritually provocative questions about adoption will speak to your soul and open a door to understanding and peace about your adoption experience, no matter which member of the adoption circle you may be. If you have experienced depression, troubled relationships, and life stress because of the way you have viewed adoption, this book offers a spiritual lifeline in a very simple, loving way. It opens the path of inquiry and examination of your thoughts and beliefs to find more self-acceptance, better relationships, higher spiritual consciousness, and ultimately, more inner peace by learning to accept “what is.” In this book, Janice Masters invites and illuminates healing for those who suffer emotionally because of the ways in which they, and society, have viewed adoption.

Featuring Waldorf-style illustrations and depictions of families of all shapes, sizes and colors, this book gets kids talking about their own families while opening their eyes to the fact that even though families don’t always look the same, they all share one special thing—love.

What Is Adoption? answers that question in picture book format in ongoing discoveries between two friends, one who is adopted, and one who isn’t. This book helps adults explain and talk with children about adoption. Concepts covered in the book include: positive use of adoption language; families are formed in different ways; children are adopted in many different ways; possible reasons for adoption; privacy verses secrecy of adoption details; adoption does not define who you are as a person; and adoption is forever.

From the Publisher: What is contact? What does it mean? How will contact be arranged for me? Will I have a say in who I see and when? These and other questions about contact with birth family members or other significant people are covered in this booklet for children and young people who are adopted or in foster care.

Vividly illustrated and presented in accessible and jargon-free language, this booklet provides an easily understandable introduction to the subject.

This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.

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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); 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); Adopting a Brother Or Sister (2010); 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.

From the Publisher: Geared to readers from preschool to age eight, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition. Just as important, the story doesn’t gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience.

Written by sexuality educator Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth, What Makes a Baby is as fun to look at as it is useful to read.

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About the Author: Raised by a children’s librarian and a sex therapist, Cory Silverberg grew up to be a sexuality educator and writer. He received his Masters of Education from the University of Toronto, and was a founding member of the Come As You Are Co-operative. He teaches across North America on topics including sexual communication, sexuality and disability, technology, access, and inclusion. Cory is the Sexuality Guide for About.com and the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability with Miriam Kaufman and Fran Odette. What Makes a Baby is the first book in a series of kid’s books Cory is writing for Seven Stories Press about sexuality, sexual health, and gender. He has eight nephews and nieces, all of whom know where babies come from.

Fiona Smyth is a Toronto-based painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. Her first graphic novel, The Never Weres, was published by Annick Press in 2011. Fiona’s comic Cheez was published in Exclaim! magazine for almost ten years, and her comic Fazooz was in Vice for eight years. Fiona teaches illustration and comics at OCAD U in Toronto.

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Compiler’s Note: Included based upon the Kirkus Reviews reviewer’s observation: “Designed for all kinds of children in all kinds of families, this [book] will be particularly welcome in adoptive and nontraditional families but is, uniquely, an appealing and informative complement to early sex-education discussions with any child.”

A colorful, fully illustrated children’s book about family dynamics. The book is geared toward a younger audience with the intent that it will be read to a child or read by a young reader.

From the Publisher: What Makes Us a Family features fictional narratives paired with firsthand advice from a licensed psychologist to help preteen and teen girls better understand and appreciate their nontraditional families. Topics include adoption, gay parents, grandparents as parents, foster families, stepparents, and mixed-race families. Readers will also learn how to cope with having a parent in prison, an alcoholic parent, or a parent in the military. Throughout the book, Talk About It questions encourage discussion. Additional resources, a glossary, and an index are also included. What Makes Us a Family will leave readers with a new perspective of their nontraditional families. Strong, Beautiful Girls is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

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About the Author: Rachel Lynette has written more than 40 books for children and teens. She is also the author of several teacher resource books. She holds a degree in developmental psychology and has a background in highly capable education. Rachel lives in the Seattle area with her two teenage children, David and Lucy, and a cat named Cosette. When she isn’t writing or researching, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, reading, drawing, biking, and in-line skating.

Dr. Robyn Silverman is a child and adolescent development specialist, an award-winning body image expert, and the creator of the Powerful Words Character System. She founded the Sassy Sisterhood Girls Circle, a girls’ group intended to help young women pinpoint how media messages affect their lives and body confidence. As a speaker and success coach, her powerful messages have been featured in Prevention, Parents, and The Washington Post.

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By the Same Author: Ana Dodson: Advocate for Peruvian Orphanages (2007, KidHaven Press), among many others.

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By the Same Author: A Time to Embrace (1995); A Time to Search (1995); and Stand Up Girl: Take Charge of Your Unexpected Pregnancy (with Becky Fraser; 2005, Servant Books), among others.

What’s A Foster Family, Anyway? “provides a much needed resource in helping children cope with the potential traumatic experience of placement into foster care.” “This book should be offered to all children making such a transition.” It is the hope of the author that this book will help “allay fears and confusion that are so predictable to a child entering into the foster care system.” “This easy-to-read book is a wonderful tool for assisting children in the foster care system to understand terminology that is often confusing to them.” The pages for individual reflection at the end of the book have been a real benefit to children as well as to their foster parents.

When I Am Adopted was designed to help adopted children cope with doubts and fears associated with adoption. About the Author: E. Moore began writing poetry and short stories in the first grade where she realized her love for writing and drawing. Moore testifies through her writing as her voice enriches the lives of all who read her work. Moore’s talent is unleashed in her first novel, In The Fire, The Beginning, published in 2006. She is most known for her digital creation of Mya, an African-American cartoon character designed to positively address social issues, teach children life-skills and boost self-esteem. In 2007, Moore released the first five children books from the “The Mya Series.” Moore also started “Authors Club, Exploring the Arts with E. Moore” in 2007, a program in conjunction with Tulsa Public Schools designed to help children express themselves through the art of drawing and writing. The four-week program forces children to embrace their resiliency by focusing on successful achieved positive developmental outcomes in the face of adversity. Moore is Co-founder of The Movement, LLC with Tamiya D. Lewis. The Movement, LLC is a Publishing/Public Relations company in Tulsa, OK. A member of Sanctuary Evangelistic Church (SEC) under the direction of Apostles Milford and Evelyn Carter, Moore resides in Tulsa, OK, with her husband and four children. She has dedicated her life to educating and building the self-esteem of all people.

From the Dust Jacket: If you are a teenage adoptee, you may feel that the search for your birth parents is necessary to answer important questions about yourself. It means more than finding out why you were put up for adoption. Finding your birth parents can be part of the answer to the questions “Who am I?” and “Where did I come from?”

A major part of being an adolescent is the need to find an individual identity. Although many adoptees in the past have had a secret desire to locate their birth parents, it is only recently that adoptees as a group have realized that it is normal and natural to want to know the parents who conceived them. Sometimes just finding their names can satisfy a curiosity that has existed since childhood.

Where Are My Birth Parents? is a guide for those teenagers who decide to search for their birth parents. The search is not easy. Piecing together the puzzle of their birth parents’ identities requires investigative skills and dogged determination. For many adoptees the emotional upheaval is even more difficult than the physical search.

Through extensive research and interviews with adoptees and birth parents who have been involved in the search process, adoptees gain insight into the reactions of others involved in searching as well as practical advice on how to search. They also learn that they are not alone or unusual in the way they feel about being adopted.

Adoptees must first explore their reasons for wanting to locate their birth parents and their feelings about their own adoption. They risk making their adopted parents feel rejected and they risk a possible rejection—for a second time—by their birth parents. This, as well as the extensive search process, takes its toll on all who are involved: the adoptee, the birth parents, and the adoptive parents. On the other hand, searching is a learning experience that teaches adoptees about themselves, their past, and the people that influence their lives. In this way, the search is often worthwhile and rewarding.

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About the Author: Karen Gravelle, Ph.D., M.S.W., is a photographer and free-lance writer specializing in issues of importance to adolescents. Her previous books have targeted the sensitive areas of cancer, bereavement, and birth defects. Dr. Gravelle lives in New York City.

Susan Fischer, Ph.D., works as a clinical psychologist in private practice in Westchester County, New York. In addition to this book, Dr. Fischer has written about surrogate mothers and prenatal attachment.

From the Publisher: BAAF’s children’s guides are designed to provide easily accessible information on a variety of topics that children who are looked after, fostered or adopted, or whose family foster or adopt children, need to know about. Where are my brothers and sisters and why are we not living together? Are they safe and being looked after? Do I have siblings I don’t know about? These, and other concerns that adopted and fostered children may have about their siblings, are covered in this booklet. Following the story of Billy and Carl, who are fostered, this guide explores the different ways in which children may be looked after and what this can mean for the relationships between siblings. Attractively designed with bright, colourful illustrations, Where Are My Brothers and Sisters? will help children to better understand their family situation and their feelings about this.

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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); Adopting a Brother Or Sister (2010); 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.

Where Did I Come From is the true story of an international adoption that will inspire and warm your hearts. It will help you explain your special adoption story to your child. It will help your child feel special and loved. About the Author: Niloo Soleimani is a single mom and works and lives in Northern California with her daughter, Kiana and her dog Shazde.

Where Will I Grow Up? is a coloring book designed to help children who have been removed from their biological families due to abuse and neglect understand how decisions will be made about where they grow up. The coloring book explains the judge’s role in deciding if a family is safe and whether children can return to live with biological family members. The book also describes the permanency options of reunification, long-term foster care, and adoption.

Has your life been touched by adoption? Have you or a friend adopted a child? In Stacie Cahill’s insightful new book, Who Am I?, learn everything you need to know about adoption—and more. This text is a children’s picture book that proves to be a helpful resource in providing a child with a complete understanding of the miracle of adoption. Each child will feel special and more secure as a result of learning what each letter in adoption represents. “Children at a young age have so many questions regarding their identities and the circumstances surrounding each adoption experience. They typically want to know why their birth parents could not keep them. They want to know why they were adopted into their families,” says Cahill. With bright and colorful pages, Who Am I? will help create a cheerful and fun tone in which a child feels good when learning about adoption. The child will better understand God’s love in building families through adoption, learn to celebrate adoption, and view adoption as another wonderful way to build a family. About the Author: Stacie H. Cahill graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She completed her master’s degree in social work at the University of Kentucky in 1995. She currently works as a chemical dependency therapist in a hospital setting. Stacie has always had a strong desire to help others. After being touched by adoption in her personal life, she became inspired to write and share the joys of adoption with others. Stacie and her husband Aaron chose to build a family through adoption soon after she experienced a very troubled and dangerous childbirth with her son, Brandon Jacob, in October of 1995. After praying and seeking God’s will for their lives, Stacie and her husband adopted daughter Chelsea Hope in July of 1998. Currently, they are eagerly awaiting the birth and adoption of their third child due early this year. By the Same Author: I Know Who I Am!, My Parents Love Me Too!, and Victory in the Void.