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• Love Makes a Family

  Beer, Sophie,

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  Whether you have one parent, two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad or another wonderful caregiver, there's one thing that makes EVERY family a family? and that's LOVE!

• Just Right Family

  An Adoption Story

  Lopez, Silvia, 1950-

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  When Meili finds out she has a new baby sister coming from Haiti, she isn't happy. Why can't her family stay the way it is? They're the perfect size. As she helps decorate the nursery and learns more about the baby, Meili comes to realize…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Chose You

  a Book About Adoption, Family, and Forever Love

  Dungy, Tony

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  Worried about a school assignment on family because he was adopted, Calvin asks his parents about being chosen and learns that God creates all families, but not always in the same way.

• Vee in Between

  Wood, Valerie Kaiyang,

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  Vee wants to embrace every part of herself, but it's hard when she feels like she has to choose. With help from another adoptee, can Vee find a way to celebrate being in between?

• La famille spéciale de Chloé

  une histoire sur l'adoption

  Loewen, Nancy, 1964-

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  Cette histoire réconfortante dépeint les beautés de l'adoption et explore le thème de l'acceptation.

• We Belong Together:

  a Book About Adoption and Families

  Parr, Todd

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  We Belong Together is about sharing your home and sharing your heart to make a family that belongs together. With an understanding of how personal and unique each adoption is, and that not everyone comes to it in the same way, Todd Parr's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Over the Moon

  An Adoption Tale

  Katz, Karen

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  A loving couple dream of a baby born far away and know that this is the baby they have been waiting to adopt.

• My New Mom and Me

  Galindo, Renata

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  A puppy comes to live with his adoptive mother, who is a cat.

• Pup and Bear

  Banks, Kate, 1960-

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  A stranded wolf cub is rescued and raised by a loving polar bear, and years later when he is grown into a wolf and on his own, he comes upon a lost polar bear cub, and the cycle begins again.

• Home at Last

  Williams, Vera B

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  After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?

• Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

  Ho, Joanna,

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  A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Also available in Readalong format.

• And J.J. Slept

  Garbutt, Loretta, 1961-

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  When baby J.J. arrives at his new home, his family is bubbling over with excitement to meet him! The busy family of six is now a family of seven (eight if you include Cheddar the dog). There's always something going on at home--and lots of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Tango Makes Three

  Richardson, Justin, 1963-

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  At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

• The Family Tree

  Dixon, Sean, 1964-

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  A young girl grapples with the feeling of being without a people when she realizes she cannot fill out her family tree for school.

• I've Loved You Since Forever

  Kotb, Hoda, 1964-

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  Lyrical text and illustrations of baby animals and their mothers show the love of a parent. Written by the author to celebrate the adoption of her baby girl.

• The Story I'll Tell

  Tupper Ling, Nancy

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  A mother weaves a magical web of tales to explain how her child came to be a part of the family

• Love Rules

  Melvin, Andrea,

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  Based on actual events, this story of adoption and love follows a little boy named Michael, who, after coming to live with Andrea and David, gets a surprise bigger than he could have ever dreamed.

• Elliot

  Pearson, Julie, 1978-

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  Elliot's parents do not know how to take care of him. As Elliot moves from one foster home to another, his visits with his real parents leave him anxious and conflicted about where he wants to be. At last he finds stability with a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Crazy-much Love

  Jordan-Lake, Joy, 1963-

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  How MUCH is the crazy-much love?" This simple question is answered as two parents recount the journey of adopting their daughter and the many milestone moments that follow.

• A Most Unusual Day

  Mallery, Sydra,

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  Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister's arrival from far away.