Books/Readings for Children

"Shades Of Black: A Celebration of Our Children," by Sandra and Myles Pinkney

"Baby Faces," by DK 

"It’s Ok to be Different," by Todd Parr

"The Skin You Live In" by Michael Tyler

"All Bears Need Love," by Tanya Valentine

"The Little Green Goose," by Adele Sansone

"Mixed Liked Me" by Gina Golliday-Cabel

"Guion The Lion"

"Bringing Sister Home" by (Agape adoptive parent!) Tara Krauss 

"Let’s Talk About Race" by Julius Lester

"Shades of People<" by Shelly Rotner

"My Hair is a Garden," by Cozbi A. Cabrera

"Ruth and the Green Book," by Calvin Alexander Ramsey

"The Samurai's Gift Among the Forest" by Kristi Shimada

"In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption," by Rhonda Roorda

"Dear Martin," by Nic Stone

"The Hate U Give," by Angie Thomas

"All American Boys," by Brendan Kiely & Jason Reynolds

"Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You," by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

The Connected Child

Dr. Karyn Purvis and David Cross

Toddler Adoption 

Mary Hopkins-Best

The Whole Brain Child

Dr. Daniel Siegel & Tina Bryson 

Hospitious Adoption

James L. Gritter 

Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child, From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years

Patty Cogen

The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family

Thomas Atwood & Jayne Schooler

Talking with Young Children about Adoption

Mary Watkins, PhD & Susan Fisher, PhD 

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew 

Sherrie Eldridge

The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child

Nancy Newton Verrier

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life,

Dr. Stuart Shanker

The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Lisa Qualls and Dr. Karyn Purvis

Raising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child

Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein

Supporting Positive Behavior in Children and Teens with Down Syndrome: The Respond but Don't React Method

 David Stein

Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents' Guide

Susan J. Skallerup

The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places

 Heather Avis 

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

  Bruce D. Perry &  Oprah Winfrey 

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

  Bruce D. Perry &  Maia Szalavitz 

Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent's Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith 

by Lisa Qualls and Melissa Corkum