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Canadian Adoption BooksBooks about adoption in Canada or by Canadians, for general reading |
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| Acres, Karen and Louise Pomminville. (2002) Little Miss Ladybug & her Magical Red Thread. St. Lazare, Quebec: Ladybug Productions. Intercountry adoption - juvenile fiction | |
| Allibert, Patricia. (2003) Nishu: le voyage initiatique d'une adoption au Népal. St-Jérome, QC: Editions de vie. | |
| Bexon, Sandy. (1999) Family: an Open Adoption Adventure. Hanna, Alberta: S. Bexon. (2000) The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers Talk about Adoption. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press. | |
| Boucher, Guylaine. (2003) Comment adopter un enfant au Québec ou ailleurs. Montréal : Éditions Transcontinental. | |
| Bouffard, Jean Rosaire. (2001) Pour toi, mon fils. Québec: Arion. Adoption internationale. | |
| Burks, Stephanie. (2004) While you were Sleeping.
Victoria: Trafford. Illustrations by Kelli Bienvenu. Cahill, Bette. Butterbox Babies : Baby Sales, Baby Deaths : New Revelations 15 Years Later. Rev. ed. Halifax: Fernwood Pub., c2006. Chesterfield, Sadie. (2007) Bienvenue chez
les Robinson: une famille pour Lewis. Adapté par Sadie
Chesterfield; illustré par The Disney |
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| Cowan, Lissa. (2005) Adoptive Families are Families for Keeps. Vancouver: Groundwork Press. Illustrations by Stephanie Hill. | |
| Cowan, Lissa and Jennifer Lee. (2003) Living with Prenatal Drug Exposure: A Guide for Parents. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. Series: Living Series. Research by Emilie Cameron. | |
| Cowan, Lissa and Jennifer Lee. (2005) Tara's Guide to Adoptive Families are Families for Keeps. [electronic resource]. [Vancouver] : Groundwork Press. | |
| Crook, Marion. (2000) The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers
Talk about Adoption. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp
Press. New enlarged book. Davy, Emma Ling Zhu. (2006)
China in my Heart. [Oakville]: Kids for Kids Books. |
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| Deachman, Helen. (1999) Letters to Muriel: a Search for
Kin. Ottawa: Helen Deachman. Demers, Lorraine. (2006) Nisha's Story.Victoria: Trafford. "One family's story of international adoption". |
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| Desrochers, Richard. (2001) L'ange de Roumanie: le destin d'une enfant abandonnée. Sainte-Foy, Québec: Editions Emeraude. | |
| Donna Spalding. (2006) Roots, Wings and Other Things: a Mother's True Story on Transracial Adoptions. Burlington, Ont.: Rain Pub. | |
| Galbraith, Lindsay. (1998) Romanian Orphans, Adopted
Daughters. Stoneridge Publishing House. Gasco, Elyse. (2006) Bye bye Baby. Winnipeg: Scirocco Drama. "A play". |
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| Goldsmith, Deirdre. (2003) How Micah helped Build a Family : a Story for Foster and Adopted Children. Victoria: Trafford. Illustrated by Courtney Martin.. | |
| Graefe, Sara. (1998) Etre parents d’enfants touchés par le syndrome d’alcoolisme fetal: un guide pour le quotidien. Vancouver: Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. 2e édition. Copies are for sale through the Adoption Council of Canada office | |
| Graefe, Sara. (2003) Lifelong Issues. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece. | |
| Graefe, Sara. (2003) Living with FASD: a Guide for Parents. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. 3rd edition. Series: Living Series. | |
| Graefe, Sara. (2003) Special Needs. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece. | |
| Graefe, Sara. (2003) A Toolkit for Parents. Vancouver: Ben Simon Press. Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents. Series: Adoption Piece by Piece. | |
| Hartlen, Bob. (1999) Butterbox Survivors! Life after the Ideal Maternity Home. 294 Radcliffe Drive, Suite 415, Halifax, NS B3S 1E6, bharlen@ns.sympatico.ca $17.95 + $5 postage | |
| Hilborn, Robin.(2004) Canadian Guide to Intercountry Adoption, 4th ed. Family Helper no. 44. Box 1353, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0, helper@familyhelper.net, http://www.familyhelper.net/ad/adguide.html | |
| Hilborn, Robin. (2003) The Essential Adoption Resource Book: a Compendium of the Best Adoption Resources. Southamption, ON: Helper Publishing. Adoption Helper no. 42. Box 1353, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0, e-mail helper@familyhelper.net, http://www.familyhelper.net | |
| Hodge, Deborah. (2003) Emma's Story. Toronto: Tundra Books. Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang. Adoption from China. | |
Intercountry Adoption Services (2004) Intercountry Adoption Policy Research Roundtable; Final Report March 4 - 5, 2004, Gatineau, Québec. PDF by Social Development Canada |
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| Intercountry Adoption Services, Social Development Canada. (June 2004) "Tools for Home Assessments for Intercountry Adoption" (pdf). Books, articles, websites and videos currently in use across Canada to evaluate prospective adoptive parents and educate them about intercountry adoption. Information provided by social workers and organizations. | |
Intercountry Adoption Services (L.M. Edelsward), Social Development Canada. (June 10, 2005) Challenges Experienced by Intercountry Adopted Children: A Survey of the Issues . Survey of reports and studies on challenges facing internationally-adopted children. Medical, developmental and behavioural issues. Kingsbury, Karen. (2006) De précieux miracles d'adoption:
témoignages de la présence divine dans nos vies. Traduit
de l'américain par Josée Guévin. Varennes, Québec: AdA. Traduction
de: A Treasury of Adoption Miracles. |
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| Leith, Anne. (1998) Mon journal d'adoption. Chicoutimi, Québec: Editions Félix. | |
| Little, Jean. (2001) Emma's Yucky Brother. Toronto: HarperCollins Canada Ltd. Juvenile Books. Emma's brother Max is adopted internationally at age four. | |
| Martineau, Marie-Chantal. (1998) Mon album d'adoption. Loretteville, Québec: Dauphin blanc. | |
| Matthews, Blair. (2001) Touched by Adoption Volume 3. A collection of 30 short stories that explore all sides of adoption, both positive and negative. Written by birth parents, adoptees and adoptive parents. Cambridge, ON: Playing with Words. | |
| McCreight, Brenda. (2002) Parenting your Adopted Older Child: how to Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child. Oakland, California: New Harbinger Publications. | |
| McKinstry, David. (2003) A Swim against the Tide. | |
| Nicol, Richard. (2005) The Child of One Race of Two People of Two Islands: Return to Haiti of a Teenager and of Adoptive Father. Montréal : Éditions du CIDIHCA. | |
| Nicol, Richard. (2005) L'enfant d'une race, de deux peuples, de deux îles : retour en Haïti d'une adolescente et de son père adoptif. Montréal : Éditions du CIDIHCA. | |
| Nisbet, Penny. (2000) A Penny Saved: an Adopted Child's Discovery of the Ties that Bind. Kingston: House of Vidal. | |
| Olesen, Mavis and Dallas Williams. (2003) Living in Limbo: Families Journeying toward Understanding. Regina: M.L. Oleson. | |
| Ouston, Rick. (1998) Finding Family. Vancouver: New Star Books. | |
| Perry, Sarah. (2006) Clara's Test. Belleville, Ont. : Epic Press. Adopted children--Juvenile fiction | |
| Petrie, Anne. (1998) Gone to an Aunt's: Remembering Canada's Homes for Unwed Mothers. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. | |
| Raymond-Amyot, Hélène. (2003) Mon odyssée péruvienne. Cap-Saint-Ignace, Québec: La Plume d'oie. | |
| Rosove, Lori. (2001) Rosie's Story - an Adoption Story. Nepean, Ont.: Asia Press. Illustrations by Heather Burrill | |
| Rowe, Siobhan, editor. (2005) Raising Healthy Multiracial adoptive Families: A Question and Answer Guide For Adoptive Families. (2nd edition) $15 + $3.50 postage. Burnaby, BC: Adoptive Families Association of BC, #200-7342 Winston St, Burnaby, BC, V5A 2H1, phone (604) 320-7330, fax (604) 320-7350, email info@bcadoption.com, internet http://www.bcadoption.com | |
| Ryan, Darlene. (2001) . A Mother's Adoption Story. Toronto : Second Story Press. About an adoptive mother | |
| Services d'adoption internationale. (2004) Table ronde de recherche sur les politiques en matière d'adoption internationale: Rapport final (pdf) tenue à Gatineau (Québec) les 4 et 5 mars 2004. PDF par Développement social Canada | |
| Services d'adoption internationale, Développement social Canada. (Juin 2004) "Outils utilisés pendant l’évaluation psychosociale des adoptants aux fins de l’adoption internationale" (pdf), http://www.adoption.ca/pdfs/home_assessment_tools_f.pdf. Des livres, des articles, des sites web et des documents vidéo utilisés au Canada qui servent à évaluer les futurs parents adoptifs et à les renseigner sur l'adoption internationale. Basée sur de l'information fournie par les professionnels et les organismes | |
Services d'adoption internationale (L.M. Edelsward), Développement social Canada. (le 10 juin 2005) Les problèmes rencontrés par les enfants adoptés à l'étranger : Enquête sur ces problèmes,. Revue des textes portant sur les éventuels problèmes auxquels les enfants adoptés à l'étranger peuvent être confrontés. Des problèmes médicaux, de développement et de comportement. |
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| Stergianis, Sofie and Rita McDowall. (2006) What is Adoption? : Helping Non-adopted Children Understand Adoption. Toronto: Wisdom Press. Illustrated by Alicia Hough. | |
| Stolen Generations. (2003) Book of Voices: Voices of Aboriginal Adoptees and Foster Children. 45 stories of First Nations people who experienced the Sixties Scoop and life as a native in a non-native home, by an aboriginal group in Winnipeg. Stolen Generations, 94 McGregor St., Winnipeg R2W 4V5, 204-925-0300, 888-962-6294,stolen_generations@yahoo.ca, www.stolengenerations.ca/ | |
| Stummer, Helen. (2000) Out of Darkness: How a Birth Mother Found Herself while Searching for her Daughter. London: HMS Press. | |
| Wagner, Shirley. (2005) They call me Trouble :
I am Adopted and Loved very much! Victoria,
B.C. : Trafford. Illustrated by Laurie A. Faust. Williams, Candy. (2006) Life through the Eyes of Candy: Adoption Trials and Happiness. "Life is what you make it!". Victoria: Trafford. |
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| Ye, Ting-xing with William Bell. (2003) Throwaway Daughter. Toronto : Seal books. China--Social conditions--1976-2000--Juvenile fiction, Adopted children | |
Canadian Adoption Articles Articles about adoption in Canada or by Canadians |
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| Comeau, Pauline. "Finding Sofia: First Breaths: Adopting a Newborn in Guatemala" Elm Street Magazine, Holiday 2001, vol 6 no. 3, p. 40-2, 44, 46 | |
| Ferguson, Sue. (2003) "Life: a New Community Comes of Age: as the First Chinese Adoptees reach Puberty, Researchers are taking Stock." Maclean's February 24: p. 48- | |
| Hilborn, Robin. (2005) "Teacher's Guide to Adoption", Family Helper no. 45, p. 17, http://www.familyhelper.net/ad/adteach.html | |
| Papp, Leslie, Jim Rankin and Tanya Talaga. (2001) "Nobody's Children": series of articles in the Toronto Star Sept. 29 - Oct. 6, 2001. | |
| Perry, Ann. (2003) "Paid Adoption Fees: a New Company Benefit Idea." Toronto Star February 1 "EDS helps Employees with Adoption Costs: One of only a few Companies in Canada to offer Benefit." Cape Breton Post February 7 p. B8 (the same article with a different title) | |
| Philp, Margaret and Patti Gower. (2002) "Atkinson Fellowship: When the Bough Breaks:" series of articles in the Toronto Star November 23 - 30. - "Love is not Enough"; "Journey Home"; "Keeping Adoption out of Sight"; "Two Dads & a Family"; "Fighting to Keep Biological Ties"; "A Mother's Need to Know"; "The Curse of Alcohol and Pregnancy"; "Liberating Children from Foster Care"; "Moving Foster Children off the Shelves"; "Adoption: a New Marketplace". http://thestar.com Special Reports: Adoption | |
| SNAP [Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents]. (2002) Adopting Older Children: Learning from the Past. Issue of SNAP Newsmagazine 18.6 (November/December). | |
Canadian Adoption Videos |
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| Original Kin - Annie Ong: Lost and Found. (2004) Toronto: PTV Productions, www.ptvproductions.ca. Jeannette Loakman, co-producer. This story of Jeanette Loakman's adoption and the problems created by her reunion with her biological mother. First aired on CBC-TV, May 9, 2004. 1 hour. www.cbc.ca/documentaries/originalkin/annie.html | |
| Original Kin - Broken Roots. (2004) Toronto: PTV Productions, www.ptvproductions.ca. Susan Chang, director/producer. An Ottawa teenager travels to Korea to meet his birth father, but his hopes that the reunion will help resolve some of his personal problems are not so easily achieved. 1 hour. www.cbc.ca/documentaries/originalkin/broken.html | |
| Original Kin - Relativity. (2004) Toronto: PTV Productions, www.ptvproductions.ca. Brenda Kovrig, writer/director/co-producer. Filmmaker's search for her birth parents forces her to confront the very nature of her identity. The importance of her adoptive family is reaffirmed while an actual reunion with her birth family may not happen. 1 hour. www.cbc.ca/documentaries/originalkin/relativity.html | |
| Redefining Success: Raising Children Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol. (2001) Victoria: Ministry of Children and Families. Interviews with five families in British Columbia who adopted children with FAS. 28 minutes. Government Publications Services, 250-387-6409, QPPublications@gems5.gov.bc.ca, www.publications.gov.bc.ca | |
| The Art of Autobiography. (2003) Dana Inkster, director. A documentary that shows no two adoptees are alike. Harold & Peter, Lynne & Lynn, Maureen & Stephen and Dana candidly share their stories and reveal how being adopted shapes an individual's identity right into adulthood. 47 minutes. distribution@vtape.org | |
| To My Birthmother. (2002) Beverly
Shaffer, director. Mark Zannis, producer. Marie Klaassen's search
for her birthmother. National Film Board. 54 minutes. www.nfb.ca/tomybirthmother
Prior, V. and Glaser, D. (2006). Understanding Attachment and Attachment Disorders: Theory, Evidence, and Practice. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Please see the attached document for more information about this book. |
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