Adoption and Foster Care

Byars, B. Pinballs, Harper Trophy, 1977, (grades 5-6) Pinballs is a story that gives students an insight into what is a foster family and how someone becomes a member.  This story tells how very different personalities from different backgrounds come together to help each other as foster children.

Caldwell, V., The Ocean Within, Milkweed, Editions, (grades 4-5)  When Elizabeth, an eleven-year-old foster child, is adopted by the boisterous, openly affectionate Sheridan family, it is Grandma who decides to use a fresh approach in trying to help her connect with her new family.

Little, J., Emma's Yucky Brother, Harper Collins, 2001., (grades 3-4) Emma finds out how hard it is to be a big sister when her family adopts a four-year-old boy. 

Sansome, A., The Little Green Goose, North-South Books, 1999.(grades 1-2) Mr. Goose finds an abandoned egg, hatches it, and raises a perculiar green-skinned long-tailed chick, who worries about his identity, but comes to recognize that he has a loving parent.