Children's Books
Quotes are from the reviews at Amazon
When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted From China
Sara K. Dorow
The first of its kind, this book presents the possible circumstances and story of why children became available for adoption in China and how they met their adoptive parents. Written to be read to children starting at about age 5, it is told with many pictures and simple, sensitive narrative.
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White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
Elaine M. Aoki
"In China, the moon shines on four baby girls, fast asleep in an orphanage. Far away in North America, the sun rises over four homes as the people who live there get ready to start a long, exciting journey. This lovely story of people who travel to China to be united with their daughters describes the adoption process step by step and the anxiety, suspense, and delight of becoming a family."
Kids Like Me in China
Ying Ying Fry
"In this first view of China adoption from a child's perspective, eight-year-old Ying Ying Fry returns to her orphanage to remember what it is like and to write a story so that other adopted children will understand where they came from. Kids Like Me in China combines real-life photos with the forthright observations and complex feelings of an adopted child as she meets caregivers and befriends children in the city where her life began. This book will inspire all adopted children to take charge of their own life stories."
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Rose A. Lewis
"This story of a woman who travels to China to adopt a baby girl, based on the author's own experiences, is a celebration of the love and joy a baby brings into the home."
C is for China: World Alphabets
Sungwan So
"Here is a stunning photographic book, capturing the rhythms of day-to-day life in China. Sungwan So's evocative photographs combine with simple, informative text to present a colourful portrait of Chinese culture, craft and custom. Informative, enlightening and entertaining.."
Who Am I Now? Chinese Adoptees and Cultural Identity
Doryana X. Robins