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Book cover titled "Adoption Is Both" by Elena S. Hall with illustrations of two colorful, fluffy creatures holding hands.

Adoption Is Both, by Elena Hall

Book cover titled 'A Crocodile in the Family' featuring a cartoon crocodile wearing a striped shirt surrounded by various playful animals.

A Crocodile in the Family, by Kitty Black

Cover of a children's book titled 'Riley the Brave: The Little Cub with Big Feelings!' featuring a smiling bear with raised arms wearing a cape, and a wise-looking elephant wearing glasses. The background shows a bright blue sky with white clouds and green shrubbery.

Riley the Brave, by Jessica Sinarski

Cover of a children's book titled 'What Should Danny Do?', featuring a boy with glasses and a cape running with a dog and a toy car.

What Should Danny Do, by Adir Levy and Ganit Levy

Parent Books

Cover of a book titled "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk, featuring an illustration of a black human figure with a red dot on the chest, surrounded by yellow shapes on a blue background.

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk

A smiling woman and girl look at a tablet together, with a bear figurine beside them. The book cover reads 'The Connected Child: For Parents Who Have Welcomed Children: From other countries and cultures, with troubled background, with special behavioral or emotional needs. Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family.'

The Connected Child, by Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

Book cover titled 'Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors' by Robyn Gobbel, featuring colorful splashes of pink, purple, and teal.

Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, by Robyn Gobbel

Additional Resources

National Fostering Organizations

National Foster Parent Association

National Foster Youth Institute

Websites

Waymark - Help through support, camps, mentoring.

Podcasts

Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care

Foster Well

Fostering Change