Messages to the Children Book List: Foster/Adopted Children

Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine M. Blomquist & Paul B. Blomquist, Margo Lemieux (Illus.)

Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn Wright, Alissa Imre Geis (Illus.)

The Moccasins by Earl Einarson & Julie Flett (Illus.)

Kids Need to Be Safe by Julie Nelson "Kids are important... They need safe places to live, and safe places to play." For some kids, this means living with foster parents. In simple words and full-color illustrations, this book explains why some kids move to foster homes, what foster parents do, and ways kids might feel during foster care. Children often believe that they are in foster care because they are "bad." This book makes it clear that the troubles in their lives are not their fault; the message throughout is one of hope and support. Includes resources and information for parents, foster parents, social workers, counselors, and teachers.

Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights by Julie Nelson & Mary Gallagher (Illus.)

Foster Baby by Rhian Brynjolson

King and King and Family by Linda de Haan; Stern Nijland Join newlyweds King Lee and King Bertie on their journey into the noisy jungle. As they float down a river, wild animal families turn out to greet them but the royal travellers suspect something more significant awaits them in the trees. The illustrious pair soon discover that theres no adventure more wonderful than starting a family.