Representation matters, and one way to help adopted and foster children and their families feel seen, heard, and supported is to give them books that reflect their circumstances. If you are friends with adoptive and foster families, ask them if you can gift their children some of these books. If you don’t personally know adoptive and foster families, contact local adoption agencies, foster care services, and even pregnancy resource centers to see if donating such books would be helpful to them. Here are a few lists of adoption- and foster-themed books to choose from:
- The most beautiful books about adopted or foster children – for kids of any age, from SheKnows Media
- Top 10 books about foster care, from Book Riot
- 12 children’s books on adoption, from American Adoptions Blog
