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 

"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