UNDERSTANDING INFERTILITY

The Miracle Seekers: An Anthology of Infertility, by M.M. Mason, Perspective Press, Fort Wayne Indiana, 1987.

Infertility: A Guide for the Childless Couple, by Barbara Menning, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1977.

Bitter Fruit: Women’s Experience, by Ann Perkins.

COMMUNICATION WITH BIRTH PARENTS

"Dear Birthmother, Thank You for Our Baby", by Kathleen Silber and Phyllis Speekin, Coronoa, San Antonio, Texas, 1983.

Dear Birthfather, by Randolph W. Severson, Ph.D.

CRISIS PREGNANCY

 Because I Loved You, by Patricia Dischler, Goblin    Fern Press, 6401 Odana Road, Suite B, Madison, WI 53719.

Should I Keep My Baby?, by Martha Zimmerman, Bethany House Publishers, 6820 Auto Club Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438.

Just Like Ice Cream, a novel by Lissal Halls Johnson, Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10103.

Mom, I’m Pregnant, by Bev O’Brien, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Ill.

Pregnant? Adoption is an Option: Making an Adoption Plan for a Child, by Jeanne Warren Lindsay, M.A., C.H.E.

BEFORE YOU ADOPT

Getting Started on Adoption: Preparing the Heart, by Randolph Severson, Ph.D.

OPEN ADOPTION

An Open Adoption, by Lincoln Caplan, Ferrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1990.

The Open Adoption Experience, A Complete Guide for Adoptive Parents and Birth Families, Melina & Rozia.

Children of Open Adoption, by Kathleen Silber and Patricia Martinez Domer.

The Adoption Triangle, by Arthur D. Sorosky, Annette Baren & Reuben Pannor, Anchor Books, Garden City, New York, 1979.

The Open Adoption Book: A Guide to Adoption Without Tears, by Bruce M. Rappaport, Ph.D.

The Spirit of Open Adoption, by James L Gritter.

Open Adoption: A Caring Option, by Jeanne Warren Lindsay, M.A., C.H.E.

ADOPTIVE READING

Making Sense of Adoption: A Parents Guide,by Lois Rskal Melina, Harper Row, New York.

When Friends Ask About Adoption: Question & Answer Guide for Non-Adoptive Parents & Other Caring Adults, by Linda Bothun.

When Friends Ask About Adoption: Question & Answer Guide for Non-Adoptive Parents & Other Caring Adults(Rev.ed.), by Linda Bothun.

Raising Adopted Children: A Manual for Adoptive Parents,by Lois Melina, Harper & Row, New York, 1986.

Shared Fate: A Theory and Method of Adoptive Relationships, by H. David Kirk, Ben-Simon Publications, Port Angeles.

Shared Fate: A Theory and Method of Adoptive Relationships(Rev.ed.), by H. David Kirk, Ben-Simon Publications, Port Angeles.

Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother, by Jane Wolff.

Supporting An Adoption, by Pat Holmes.

BABIES AND TODDLERS

Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby, by Debra Stewart Peterson.

Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft, by Mary Hopkins Best, Ed.D.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Infants and Mothers, by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Dell Publishing, 1969,1983

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ABOUT ADOPTION

Twice Upon a Time, by Patterson and Prey, E.P. Press.

Why Was I Adopted?, by Carole Livingston, Lysel Stuart, Inc., Secaucus, New Jersey, 1978.

How It Feels to Be Adopted

The Mulberry Bird: Story of An Adoption, by Anne Braff Brodzinsky, Perspective Press.

Happy Adoption Day, Lyrics by John McCutcheon.

The Day We Met You, by Phoebe Koehler.

How Was I Adopted, by Joanna Cole.

Adopted Like Me, by Jeffrey LaCure, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.

Mr. Rogers-Let’s Talk About it: Adoption, by Fred Rogers.

Tell Me A Real Adoption Story, by Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D.

All Kinds of Families, by Norma Simon.

Mommy, Did I grow in Your Tummy? Where some Babies Come From, by Elaine R. Gordon, Ph.D.

Oliver, by Lois Wickstrum.

Did My First Mother Love Me?, by Kathryn Ann Miller.

BOOKS FOR AND ABOUT ADOPTEES

Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience, by B.J. Lifton, Dial Press, New York, 1979(New addition: Harper & Row, 1988).

Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search, by Brodzinsky, Schechter and Henig, Anchor Books.

INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION

Adopt International: Everything You Need to Know to Adopt a Child from Abroad, by O.Robin Sweet and Patty Bryan

Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries, by Cheri Register, Ph.D.

Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption, by Mary E. Peterty.

Our Baby from China: An Adoption Story, by Nancy D’Antonio.

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