I thought we might want to expand on that list in the area of transracial adoption. The topic comes up often here so why not have a resource list?
Here are some things I have found useful so far.
(Apologies if a transracial adoption resource list already exists)
Websites/ articles/ books online:
* Transracial Parenting in Foster Care & Adoption - http://johnraible.files.wordpress.co...e-manual-1.pdf
* Adoption Talk - http://chinaadoptiontalk.blogspot.com/
and
* Adopt-a-tude - http://adopt-a-tude.blogspot.com/
Books for children:
* A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza - a children's book about adoption in general. A baby chick, Choco, looks for his mother and cannot find anyone who looks and acts just like him. Finally he meets Mrs. Bear who asks him what his mother would do and it turns our Mrs. Bear can do those things. Choco meets Mrs. Bears other "children" who are all different kinds of animals. This book can be used for transracial or same-race adoptions
* Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story by Lori Rosove - another book about adoption that uses animals. Rosie is a beagle who was adopted by schnoauzers.
* The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler - a children's book about diversity. It's a celebration of various skin colors.
* Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti - a children's book for children with dark skin. Little Noelle, a black girl adopted by white parents, uses old family photos and drawings in this book that celebrates brown.
Books for parents:
* Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg & Beth Hall - basically a how-to guide for white parents of children of color. Most of it is common sense to anyone who has thought seriously about transracial adoptions, but it's a good guide nonetheless.
* Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption by Barbara Katz Rothman - a bit academic but still useful. Written from the perspective of a Jewish woman who adopted a black girl.
Are there any books, websites, etc. that you've found useful?
Here are some things I have found useful so far.
(Apologies if a transracial adoption resource list already exists)
Websites/ articles/ books online:
* Transracial Parenting in Foster Care & Adoption - http://johnraible.files.wordpress.co...e-manual-1.pdf
* Adoption Talk - http://chinaadoptiontalk.blogspot.com/
and
* Adopt-a-tude - http://adopt-a-tude.blogspot.com/
Books for children:
* A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza - a children's book about adoption in general. A baby chick, Choco, looks for his mother and cannot find anyone who looks and acts just like him. Finally he meets Mrs. Bear who asks him what his mother would do and it turns our Mrs. Bear can do those things. Choco meets Mrs. Bears other "children" who are all different kinds of animals. This book can be used for transracial or same-race adoptions
* Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story by Lori Rosove - another book about adoption that uses animals. Rosie is a beagle who was adopted by schnoauzers.
* The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler - a children's book about diversity. It's a celebration of various skin colors.
* Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti - a children's book for children with dark skin. Little Noelle, a black girl adopted by white parents, uses old family photos and drawings in this book that celebrates brown.
Books for parents:
* Inside Transracial Adoption by Gail Steinberg & Beth Hall - basically a how-to guide for white parents of children of color. Most of it is common sense to anyone who has thought seriously about transracial adoptions, but it's a good guide nonetheless.
* Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption by Barbara Katz Rothman - a bit academic but still useful. Written from the perspective of a Jewish woman who adopted a black girl.
Are there any books, websites, etc. that you've found useful?
