Helen Simpson Orcutt

Different brains are beautiful brains! Come joins us as we help celebrate the different ways our brains work and the different ways we learn. This children's book celebrates FASD, Autism, ADD, ADHD and anyone else who beats to their own drum. Follow us and we will show you that being different is beautiful.

Children's Titles, Foster Care

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Richard Delaney

This story is an adventure-with-a-message for any child who has suffered separation from loved ones. The Long Journey Home is a story of love and loss, trauma and trust.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss

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Keri Vellis

When I Was Little is a story for children who have suffered any kind of abuse or trauma in their young lives. Follow along as a child struggles with emotions and learns to share difficult feelings and experiences with trusted individuals The child finds comfort and security in a safe and loving environment. This is Book #2 in a series focused on foster care, adoption and child safety and advocacy written by Keri Vellis.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss, Children with Special Needs, Trauma & Brain Development, Professionals, Effects of Trauma

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Keri Vellis

This book was written for foster children and fost-adopt children, or for children who are not able stay in their home for one reason or another and need to be placed in a new home. Follow along with a timid foster child and a teddy bear as they learn about their new home. A transition like this can be scary and this book helps a child understand and feel safe along their journey, all while providing comfort and acceptance into their new environment. Foster and resource families will find this book both helpful and inspirational.

Children's Titles, Foster Care

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Katherine E.L. Norris

At first Kyle was excited that his new adopted brother, Carter, would be moving in permanently. He couldn't wait to be a big brother. It wasn't long before he realized that being a big brother was not always fun. Maybe he didn't want to be a big brother after all. Can Mommy find a way to bring the two brothers together once and for all?

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss, Growing Up Adopted

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Angela Johnson

Anger Manaement Games for Kids Grades 2-6 (pieces included)

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss, Growing Up Adopted, Transracial, Parenting, Discipline, Grief & Loss, School Challenges, Children with Special Needs, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Drug Exposure & FASD, Learning Disability, Mental Health Diagnosis Illness, Physical/Medical Disabilities, Sexual Issues, Trauma & Brain Development

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Patricia Reilly Giff

Hollis Woods
is the place where a baby was abandoned
is the baby’s name
is an artist
is now a twelve-year-old girl
who’s been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all.

When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she’s taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she’ll never forget.

Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Teen Titles, Parenting, Parenting Teens, General Adoption, Foster Care Adoption

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Byron Katie & Hans Wilhelm

Tiger-Tiger, Is It True? is a story about a little tiger who thinks that his whole world is falling apart: his parents don’t love him, his friends have abandoned him, and life is unfair. But a wise turtle asks him four questions, and everything changes. He realizes that all his problems are not caused by things, but by his thoughts about things; and that when he questions his thoughts, life becomes wonderful again. This is a heartwarming story with a powerful message that can transform the lives of even very young children. Byron Katie’s wisdom-filled words and Hans Wilhelm’s vivid, magical illustrations combine to make a book that will become one of the classics of children’s literature.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss, Growing Up Adopted, Children with Special Needs, Attachment

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Jane Evans

Once upon a time there was a Little Meerkat with a very important job to do. Today was the day when Little Meerkat finally took a turn at being the lookout meerkat - watching for dangers to protect the meerkat gang.

It was all going well until Little Meerkat fell asleep and woke up to find everyone had disappeared! This sent Little Meerkat into one very big panic. With help from Small Elephant and Mini Monkey, can Little Meerkat calm down and find the missing meerkats?

This playful full-colour storybook shows children aged 2-6 easy ways for them to calm their body and brain when feeling anxious. It also includes guidance for parents or professionals on the neuroscience behind the strategies, and how they can use the book to help children.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Grief & Loss, Growing Up Adopted, Transracial, Children with Special Needs, ADD/ADHD, Attachment, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Drug Exposure & FASD, Learning Disability, Mental Health Diagnosis Illness, Physical/Medical Disabilities, Sexual Issues, Trauma & Brain Development

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Marry Ann Hoberman

With irresistible, rollicking rhyme, beloved picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman shows readers that families, large and small, are all around us. From celery stalks to bottle caps, buttons, and rings, the objects we group together form families, just like the ones we are a part of. And, as we grow up, our families grow, too.
Mary Ann Hoberman gives readers a sense of belonging in this all-inclusive celebration of families and our role in them.

Children's Titles, Foster Care, Growing Up Adopted, Transracial

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