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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

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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)

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