Resources
Books, podcasts, websites - there are a lot of amazing resources that families can utilize to make their journey a bit easier. This is by no means comprehensive and is a work in progress (PLEASE let us know if you have a favorite that we have missed!), but we hope that it will be of value to you! These lists have been crowdsourced, so we have not reviewed each and every one. We apologize in advance if anything inappropriate pops up. If this is the case, please advise us immediately.
Books
The Connected Child - Dr. Karyn Purvis & David Cross
Created to Connect: A Christian’s Guide to The Connected Child - Dr. Karyn Purvis & Michael & Amy Monroe
Confessions of an Adoptive Parent: Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption - David Berry
The Whole Brain Child - Daniel J. Siegel
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew - Sherrie Eldridge
Replanted: Faith-Based Support for Adoptive and Foster Families (Spirituality and Mental Health) - Jenn Ranter Hook, Joshua N. Hook, Mike Berry
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Find a great list of Trauma Books here.
The Lucky Few: Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places - Heather Avis
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Check out the book list pulled together by CAFO (Christian Alliance for Orphans!
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Podcasts
Kids Books
We Belong Together - Todd Parr
The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn
Born from the Heart - Berta Serrano
God Found Us You - Lisa Tawn Bergren and Laura J. Bryant
I Wished for You - Marianne Richmond
Forever Family - Kelly & Lindsey Bullard
Every Year on Your Birthday -
A Mother for Coco - Keiko Kasza
I Prayed for You - Jean Fischer
Wherever You Are -Nancy Tillman
When God Made You - Matthew Paul Turner
A Blessing from Above - Patti Henderson
How I Was Adopted - Joanna Cole
Just Really Joseph: A Children's Book About Adoption, Identity, And Family - Kayla Craig
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born - Jamie Lee Curtis
Some Babies Are Adopted - Cindy Walker
I've Loved You Since Forever - Hoda Kotbe
And That's Why She is My Mama - Tiarra Nazario
ABC - Adoption and Me - Gayle H. Swift and Casey Anne Swift
All Together Now - Anita Jeram
God Gave Us Family - Lisa Tawn Bergren
Little Miss Spider - David Kirk
The little Green Goose - Adele Sansone
Oliver: A Story About Adoption - Lois Wickstrom
Yes! I'm Adopted - Sharlie Zinniger
I'm Yours: An adoption story from a mother's heart - Ashley Cameron
Wonderful You: An Adoption Story - Lauren McLaughlin
The Invisible String - Patrice Karst
The ReeDoo Roo - Cindy Lee
The Adventures of Sabrina Michaela: Me and My Big Sis -Katie Cocca Berk
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Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma - Susan Farber Straus
A Terrible Thing Happened - Margaret M. Holmes
Do You Have a Secret? (Let's Talk About It!) - Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
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