Aspiranet REACH
Lending Library
REACH offers an extensive collection of adoption-related materials including books on adoptive parenting, talking with children and others about adoption, helping children adjust, and relative adoption. Additionally there are books for adopted youth and children, and various DVDs, videos, and other materials. Please call our office at 559.222.4969 or 209.669.2577 and make an appointment to check out items.
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ADOPTIVE PARENTING
A Love Like No Other by Pamela Kruger and Jill Smolowe
Adopting After Infertility by Patricia I. Johnson
Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families by Patricia I. Johnson
Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents by Deborah D. Gray
Dancing With a Porcupine by Jennie Owens
One Small Boat by Kathy Harrison
Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Mary Hartzel, M.Ed.
Raising Adopted Children: Practical, Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent by Lois R. Melina
Staying Connected To Your Teenager by Michael Riera
Talking with Young Children About Adoption by M. Watkins and S. Fisher
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karen B. Purvis and David. R. Cross
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment by Karyn Purvis, Ph.D. and Lisa Qualls, with Emmelie Pickett
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families by J. E. Schooler, B. K. Smalley and T. J. Callahan
ATTACHMENT
A Child’s Journey Through Placement by Vera Fahlberg
Adopting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky
Learning the Dance of Attachment by Holly van Gulden and Charlotte Vick
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents by Deborah D. Gray
Trust Based Parenting SPANISH (TBRI Video) by TCU Institute of Child Development
Trust-Based Parenting (TBRI Video) by TCU Institute of Child Development Chil
d Development
BEHAVIOR AND DISCLIPLINE
No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN - Adoption and Transracial Adoption
A Blessing From Above by Patti Henderson
A Is For Adopted by Eileen Tucker Crosby
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Adopted Like Me — My Book of Adopted Heroes by Ann Angel
Adoption Stories For Younger Children by Randall Hicks
Baby Owl Lost her Whoo by Cindy R. Lee
Doggie Doesn’t Know "No!" by Cindy R. Lee
Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can’t Live with Their Parents by J. Levy and W. Martin
Forever Fingerprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children by Sherrie Eldridge
I Love You Rituals by Becky A. Bailey
It’s Tough to be Gentle: A Dragon’s Tale by Cindy R. Lee
Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born by Jamie L. Curtis
The Invisible String by P. Karst and G. Stevenson
The Penguin and the Fine-Looking Fish by Cindy R. Lee
The Redo Roo by Cindy R. Lee
The Twelve Gifts of Birth by Charlene Costanzo
When Sophie Gets Angry — Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang
BOOKS FOR TEENS
Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens by D. Riley and J. Meeks
Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys by Gregory C. Keck
Patty’s Journey: From Orphanage to Adoption and Reunion by D. S. Norling and P. F. Clement
The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers and Adoption by Marion Crook
GENERAL ADOPTION BOOKS
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self by D. M. Brodzinsky, M. D. Schechter and R. M. Henig
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers
Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah Gray
Talking with Young Children About Adoption by M. Watkins and S. Fisher
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
GRIEF & LOSS
Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope by Donna O’Toole
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber, MA LPC
OPEN ADOPTION
A Letter to Adoptive Parents On Open Adoption by Randolph Severson
Sacred Connections: Stories of Adoption by A. Koenig and N. Berg
The Spirit of Open Adoption by James L. Gritter
RELATIVE/KINSHIP ADOPTION
Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family by S. De Toledo and D. E. Brown
SIBLINGS
Brothers and Sisters in Adoption: Helping Children Navigate Relationships When New Kids Join the Family by Arleta James
Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Farber and Elaine Mazlish
TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION
Inside Transracial Adoption by G. Steinberg and B. Hall
Transracial Adoption and Foster Care by Joseph Crumbley
TRAUMA
A Child’s Journey Through Placement by Vera Fahlberg
Adopting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky
Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D., and Oprah Winfrey
Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive and Foster Families by J. E. Schooler, B. K. Smalley and T. J. Callahan
TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTIONS (TBRI) VIDEOS
A Sensory World: Making Sense of Sensory Disorders by TCU Institute of Child Development
Children from Hard Places and the Brain by TCU Institute of Child Development
Empowering, Connecting & Correcting Principles (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
Facilitating Behavioral Change (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
Healing Research (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
Healthy Touch by TCU Institute of Child Development
Playful Interaction: Unlocking the Mysteries of Nurturing Human Relationships by TCU Institute of Child Development
Sensory Integration (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
TBRI Overview by TCU Institute of Child Development
The Neurochemistry of Fear (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
The Attachment Dance (Lecture Series) by TCU Institute of Child Development
Trust Based Parenting SPANISH by TCU Institute of Child Development
Trust-Based Parenting by TCU Institute of Child Development
OTHER
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
LIBROS EN ESPANOL
Consejos de Supervivencia Para Padres Adoptivos (Christel Rech-Simon y Fritz B. Simon)
Estrategias y Soluciones Para Padres Adoptivos, de la A a la Z (Sarah Naish)
LIBROS INFANTILES
El Dia En Que Llegaste (Dolores Brown y Reza Dalvand)
Hijito Pollito (Marta Zafrilla y Nora Hilb)
Mami, Papi y yo, El Regalo de la Adopcion (Mayte Hoyos)