The Tummy Mummy
by Michelle Madrid-Branch
Illustrated by Marin Thurber

"Sweet, moving, and beautifully illustrated, The Tummy Mummy, is a poignant rendering of a birth mother sharing her child with a waiting adoptive couple. It is a great book for snuggling up with your child to read when he or she is old enough to understand adoption."

-Mardie Caldwell, host, Let's Talk Adoption

Parents Wanted
by George Harrar

"Parents Wanted gives adoptive parents a new perspective on the pre-teen view of adoption. Insightful, delightful, and a wonderful read, I highly recommend Parents Wanted"

- Mardie Caldwell, host, Let's Talk Adoption.

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
by Rose Lewis

Based on the author's own experiences, this heartfelt story follows a single woman on her journey to adopt a baby girl from China. The narrative chronicles the baby's trip from a shared crib in a big room filled with many other babies to her own crib in her own room in her new home. The delicate watercolor pictures of I Love You Like Crazy Cakes perfectly complement the charming text. This book is a celebration of the love and joy a baby brings into the world. (Hardcover, 32 pages, color, 2000, ages 4 to 8)
#7196 $14.95

"Fabulous illustrations! This is a warm, positive, and loving children's book on adopting from China. A highly recommended book for all!"

"A" is for Adopted
by Eileen Tucker Cosby

This Christian-themed alphabet book takes you from "A" Is For Adopted to Z is for Zest for life. Along the way, there are stops at F is for Family, H is for Heavenly Father, J is for Joy, L is for Love, P is for Precious and all the rest of the letters. Each one is accompanied by colorful, appropriate illustrations and a rhyming verse. This book makes a lovely gift for all children, whether adopted or not. (Hardcover, 56 pages, color, 2000, ages 2 to 8)

"This hard-cover children's book is a rhythmic love story for all adopted children. The illustrations are an absolute delight!"

-Mardie Caldwell, host, Let's Talk Adoption.