Adoption Books

Enlightening stories about birth mothers faced with the hard decision to give their child a better life than they can provide themselves. A must-read for anyone considering giving up a child for adoption, or anyone who was adopted and wants to understand what their mother might have been feeling. And especially anyone hoping to adopt. A great read!

This is a wonderful book that will help children understand the value of family - no matter what the family looks like!

This is such a sweet, personal story of a family and their choice to adopt a beautiful little girl. This would be a wonderful book to share with new adoptive parents or adopted children to help explain how very special they are.

My family has been hooked on this series since we purchased book #1 at a school book fair. It is great for for bedtime since it is broken up into short chapters. My 2nd and 3rd grader love it. We all take turns reading.

Elaine Marlier has created stories that are touching, inspiring and meant to be shared. Both her human and animal characters are concise and you feel as though you are right beside them for every moment. Everything her characters experience is believeable and anyone who has ever had a pet, particularly one adopted from a shelter, will be able to relate. The books are perfect for all ages and the illustrations are just beautiful. Please don't miss a chance to read these books.

Brilliantly articulated composition of early women's Masonic rituals. Especially spellbinding is the re-enactment of Eve's fall - truly insightful and explicit. A tasty little treasure!

My 12 year old daughter loved this book so much that she wanted to keep the library book! It's not only a book appropriate for early readers and young children, but also appeals to young adolescents, who really need to hear that they are very special and loved just as they are! The story line is engaging, and the illustrations are superb.

As a birthmother myself, I wish I had had this entire series of pocket guides when I was making the decision whether or not to place my child for adoption. Brenda Romanchik writes clearly and helpfully about all the things you need to consider if you're facing this choice. Items covered include the definition of open adoption, private vs. agency adoption, your responsibilities as an expectant parent considering adoption, your legal rights, points to remember, important questions to ask, and resources for further investigation. I hope every potential birthparent finds and reads this booklet.

This was a very sweet and heart-warming book! My child really loves to read about this sweet little kitten! I can't wait for the next one to come out!

Hard to believe I missed this delightful book as a child. I adored Dahl, and read much of him, but I'd never heard of this until my wife brought it home one day. You and/or your child will also enjoy this funny and touching adventure about a kindly giant.

However, I would caution you that the book is about people-eating giants who snatch children from their beds in the night. They are beastly things who eat little children and have horrifying names. It's scary stuff! Perhaps not best to read aloud to little ones!

I have always loved Roald Dahl's amazing stories, and this one was just as good as his others. I love the typical Dahlian nonsensical words that aren't fully nonsensical (my favorites being `babblement' and `catasterous disastrophe'). The book is written in a very child-friendly way, but can be enjoyed by all ages. Another particular part I liked was the theory about age, that humans are technically only half their given age, since half of our lives are pretty much slept away. It makes perfect sense to me! I highly enjoyed the insertion of Jack and the Beanstalk into the story, and really the whole societal structure of the giants. I'm pretty sure this is the first book we've read in this class that I've actually enjoyed the ending and thought it all turned out very well. I love how Dahl ties it all up with the BFG actually being the one telling the story, taking on the name of Roald Dahl from Dahl's Chickens (Charles Dickens). Adorable real-world tie-in. I suppose the only complain I have is that Sophie was somewhat a 2-D character, although this would allow a child reading the book to identify with her more.

This has Dahl written all over, it is makes you want to laugh at the sheer nonsense of it gasp at the huge outrageousness of and cry at how Sophie finds a home at last with her friend the BFG

one of Dahl's best

The BFG is a about a girl that gets taken away by a big friendly giant from the orphanage. She gets taken to a dried up magical land and has to hide or another giant will eat her flesh!
I like this book because it is adventurous. You never know if a giant is standing behind you about an inch away from eating your flesh! SCARY! This book is so great, that I will never stop reading it until I am eighty! (Just so you know I am only eight and a half).

Well, this book was first read to me when I was 5, I am now 20 and it has never been surpassed as my No. 1 favourite book, especially if I want a quick read and a good laugh.
I would recomend this book to all ages, even those who are young, as the eating of Human Beans is for a weird reason, not very prominent in the forefront of your mind. One might suppose this would be because none of the eaten childers are named or introduced in the book. It all happens elsewhere, and does not happen anywhere that the story is actually happening, (childers do get eaten in England, which is where the story is set, but none that Sophie has ever meet).
All in all, a very good read and worth the money, however much you spend.