I recently published a blog on books for adults on adoption from Korea and China. This followed a series of blogs presenting children’s books on adoption, from various countries and domestically.
This blog presents books which deal with adopting from Eastern Europe, Africa, Vietnam and Latin America, as well as many books dealing with international adoption in general.
Books on Adoption from Eastern Europe:
Russian Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt a Child from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan Author: John H. Maclean
Two Little Girls: A Memoir of Adoption
Author: Theresa Reid
The Russian Word for Snow Author: Janis Cooke Newman
Hello, Aibek! (Kazakhstan)
Africa:
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman’s Odyssey to Rescue Africa’s Children
Author: Melissa Fay Greene The story of Haregewoin Teferra, an Ethiopian woman who lost her daughter to AIDS, then dedicated her life to caring for children who had lost their mothers to AIDS. The author is an adoptive parent of children from Ethiopia.
Vietnam:
Finding Katherine: A Spiritual Journey to Vietnam and Motherhood
Latin America:
Butterflies in the Wind: Spanish/Indian Children With White Parents
Author: Jean Nelson-Erichsen & Heino R. Erichsen MA
Hola: An Adoption Adventure (Honduras)
Author: Shaina Maidel
Waiting for Lucinda (Guatemala)
The Martin Chronicles: A True Story of Adoption and Love in Mexico
This story took place in 1998. Difficulties kept the author’s three-month old baby in Mexico far longer than expected. His adoptive father returned to his job in the US and the author lived with her son as a non-Spanish-speaking single mother in Mexico for six months.
Books on International Adoption from Any Country:
Adoption Across Borders: Serving the Children in Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions Author: Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein
Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries Author: Cheri Register
Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children Author: Cheri Register
Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends and CommunityAuthor: Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz
Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families
Author: Myra Alperson
Cultures of Transnational Adoption
Toby Alice Volkman (editor)
With Eyes Wide Open: A Workbook for Parents Adopting International Children Over Age One
Author: Margi Miller, M.A. and Nancy Ward, M. A., L.I.C.S.W. An illuminating book which contains exercises and stories to help adoptive parents imagine what it is like to leave all you’ve known and move to a place where not only the people but daily life as well are very different.
Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections ed. By Jean McLeod and Sheena Macrae. PhD.
Please see these related blogs:
Children’s Books on Adoption: Focus on Korea and Vietnam
Children’s Books on Adoption from China
Children’s Books Starring Internationally Adopted Kids (includes kids from Latin America and Eastern Europe, as well as books on international adoption in general with no country specified)
Children’s Books on Domestic Adoption and General Adoption Issues