Book review: First Steps in Parenting the Child who Hurts
This month’s book review is written by @mollymamaadopt. Molly’s an avid reader and wrote this review at the start of her family’s adoption journey. Her review is of “First Steps in Parenting the Child who Hurts: Tiddlers and Toddlers” written by Caroline Archer. First Steps in Parenting the Child Who Hurts: Tiddlers and Toddlers written […]
20 of the best adoption books
Books are a great way of learning about any subject. Whatever stage of your adoption journey you’re at, there’s always a book to help you learn more. So, I thought it would be useful to do a post of some of the adoption books available for parents and children. I’d love to know what your […]
Book review: “My way to keep anger away” written by Elizabeth Cole
Our youngest daughter has been very angry lately. She generally seems to take things in her stride, but our first review meeting with her reception teacher told a different story. Other than the first day or two in September, she’s gone into school happily. She seems happy when she comes home. And like most kids […]
Article roundup: Reviews of children’s adoption books
When we first started our adoption journey, there weren’t good children’s books that explained the process. Fast forward a few years and I pleased to see so many wonderful children’s adoption books available. They’re mainly written by adopters and introduce some of the big issues around adoption, in a child-friendly way. I’ve been lucky enough […]
Book Review: The Blanket Bears by Samuel Langley-Swain
Books are a great way of helping children understand big issues like adoption and the reasons why some children can’t stay with their birth families. Over the last few years, there have been some brilliant children’s books written by adopters to help their little ones understand their history. The Blanket Bears is one of those […]
Book review: The Prep Group written by Eloisa Hope
Most of the books I review in the magazine are non-fiction books because there aren’t that many novels about adoption. But I love reading novels and was therefore delighted when Eloisa Hope asked me if I’d like to receive an electronic version of new her book to read before it went to press. “The Prep […]
Book review: Room in the Nest written by Holly Marlow
The time adopted children spend in foster care is an important part of their history. It’s often a traumatic and difficult time as they may have moved there from an unsafe home with their birth family. Foster carers open their homes and hearts to children who have experienced early life trauma. They provide them with […]
Book review: The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting by Sally Donovan
This month’s book review is written by @mummyb2020 about “The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting: The Small Stuff, The Big Stuff and the Stuff In Between” by Sally Donovon. Sally’s an adoptive mum and has written several books about parenting adopted children and helping them understand their feelings. The book gives an insight into the […]
Book review: Robberty Bobberty and the Butterfly Who Lost Her Colour
If you’ve been a reader of the magazine for a while, you’ll know we love reviewing books written by Rachel Coverdale. Her “Footprints” series has given us lots of fun when we’ve been out and about, looking to see which animals have left their mark on the ground. We’ve also loved reading Rachel’s “Robberty Bobberty” […]
Book review: A World for Me and You written by Uju Asika
Our eldest daughter has had the chance to meet lots of new and interesting people at school recently as part of diversity week. She’s talked a lot about how everyone is different, and that’s what makes them special. She’s described how some of the people who’ve visited her school have been full of colour, not […]