The Lucky Ones

Ann Rauhala

The lucky ones: It’s a phrase most families touched by adoption will recognize. My husband and I heard... read full review

Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families

In Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families (Perspectives Press; $26.95), her newest addition to adoption literature, Patricia Irwin Johnston... read full review

Faces of Layla, A Journey Through Ethiopian Adoption

As the mother of two internationally adopted children, I am grateful that my kids can see others like... read full review

Flora’s Family

Flora is a little girl, living happily with her family. One evening after bathtime, Flora notices that she... read full review

Found in China

There are moments in Found in China (Tai-Kai Productions; $19.99) that weaken the knees. Some of the girls... read full review

I Love My Hair!

Natasha Tarpley

I Love My Hair! (Little, Brown) is a tender tribute to African hair and the bond formed between mother... read full review

In Their Parents' Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees

Rita Simon

A follow-up to a powerful collection of adult adoptee musings describes life as the first generation of multicultural... read full review

Love in the Driest Season

Neely Tucker

A woman walking home from the market in Harare, Zimbabwe, parts the grass beneath a lone acacia tree... read full review

Many Ways: How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions

I was raised in a Protestant church. My husband is Catholic. I'm the outsider when we attend mass... read full review

Mishka

Bashista, Adrienne Ehlert

A pot-bellied bear named Mo sits on the shelf in an airport gift shop, gathering dust. One day,... read full review

Motherbridge of Love

Xinran

This poetic storybook, emphasizing the love shared between child, mother, and birthmother, is a perfect bedtime read-aloud for... read full review

Now We Are One: Faces of International Adoption

As the mother of two internationally adopted children, I am grateful that my kids can see others like... read full review

One Family: An Ethiopian Adoption

Jim Ritvo

This documentary, about a Vermont family who adopts a 10-year-old girl, can be seen as a sweet story,... read full review

Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child

Pattey Cogen

Who will my child be? How will she behave?"

"My child is here. I don’t feel that I am... read full review

Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism & Adoption

Ralph James Savarese

I’ve never been able to find the right words to describe life with my daughter, Natalie. We adopted... read full review

Soul Sunday: A Family's Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance

I was raised in a Protestant church. My husband is Catholic. I'm the outsider when we attend mass... read full review

The English American

Alison Larkin

The English American (Simon & Schuster, $24) takes us on a rollicking ride of reunion, as seen through... read full review

The Red Thread

Grace Lin

"This story again? You’ve heard it a hundred times," the mother asks her little girl on the opening... read full review

Three Little Words: A Memoir

In one of her many placements, Ashley Rhodes-Courter is forced by her foster mother to swallow hot sauce... read full review

What Makes Someone a Jew?

I was raised in a Protestant church. My husband is Catholic. I'm the outsider when we attend mass... read full review