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Adopting or fostering a child brings its own unique set of challenges only another parent facing the same uphill climb could possibly understand. From parenting children with traumatic pasts, to dealing with attachment issues, to raising a child with special needs, it can sometimes be a struggle just getting through the day. Mike Berry knows […]

When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. This is what New York Times bestselling authors Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson call a No Brain response. But our kids can be taught to approach life with openness and […]

There is a profound crisis in the United States’ foster care system, Jill Duerr Berrick writes in this expertly researched, passionately written book. No state has passed the federally mandated Child and Family Service Review; two-thirds of the state systems have faced class-action lawsuits demanding change; and most tellingly, well over half of all children […]

Join our hero, Riley Bear, on the adventure of a lifetime as he learns to be brave like a cub. He has always been courageous and clever, but his journey with some safe big critters might just unlock his guarded heart in new ways. This super-cool cub is ready to rise to the challenge!   […]

When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he’s eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because “not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain’t babies.” But Lonnie hasn’t given up. His […]

This warm and wonderfully illustrated story celebrates the many ways all kinds of new babies are welcomed and made to feel at home in their new world. (32 pages, 2017, preschool and up, infant adoption) Author: Melissa MarrISBN: 978-0-399-54647-1Count: 1

A Storm is Brewing… Whenever Levi doesn’t like the truth, he kinda, sorta makes up other stuff to say. One day his mother explains to him that telling lies will damage the trust of his friends and make him very sad. “Whenever you tell a lie, your inside sun goes away. Then a lying cloud forms, and […]

You opened your heart when you said, “Yes, God, I”ll adopt.” But you’ve discovered that opening your heart to the idea of adoption may be the easiest part of the journey. Now comes the everyday reality of emotional highs and lows that only another adoptive parent could understand. In 30 Days of Hope for Adoptive […]

Written by an adoptive mother and child, My Fairy Birthmother is a one-of-a-kind adoption storybook that invites young readers to embrace and heal the inherent loss around adoption with new eyes, a renewed spirit and a hopeful heart. Because the story is told from the child’s point of view, My Fairy Birthmother gives children validation […]

This playful full-color storybook shows children aged 2-6 easy ways for them to calm their body and brain when feeling anxious. It also includes guidance for parents or professionals on the neuroscience behind the strategies, and how they can use the book to help children. (40 pages, 2016) Author: Jane EvansISBN: 978-1-78592-703-4Count: 1