Adoption: A Family Choice

Magazines, Online, Books, Catalogues



People of Every Stripe "Our dolls are popular because we make one just like the one you'd most like to have for your own! We provide dolls in a variety of ethnic groups and skin colors/ We provide dolls with disabilities."

AdopTalk Center- Resources, Books Voices Newsletter concentrates exclusively on helping others in their search for their birth parents

Shadow Buddies is Unbelieveable!!! These dolls were made to help kids ease "the pain of hospital stays...help young patients." They are a line of dolls that are customized to have the same illness as that of the child who receives it. And...they don't cost much either!

  • Celebrate the Child has listings of books, videos, music, & cultural Items. It is a business started by two adoptive moms.

  • Prespectives Press is another great place to find books on adoption, special needs, etc.

  • Embracing the Child has listings of books and literature for children. "focus on children's books that share & create meaningful experiences. Books that promote & encourage values & self-esteem; ignite visual & linguistic opportunities of knowledge..." also has links to nature topics (rain forests, oceans, turtles, etc.), a homework tutor (grammer, literature, language, etc.), and areas for teachers and parents." A great place to get info on some of the top books for kids!! Resources for Adoption, Special Needs Children, ADD, ADHD, LD, etc.


  • Voices of Adoption has stories, events, activism, resources, books, poetry, art, and many more pages of information.

  • PACT
    • lists books about adoption and/or race.



    Tapestry Books Large selection of books on adoption, infertility & parenting.
    Their page of books on Special Needs adoption

    My Twinn is another place to order dolls. But...this is unique: you can send in a description and color picture of your child, and they will make a doll like your child!! I have heard it is quite expensive, but I will check that out.

    Adoptive Families Online Catalog has a great place to order inter-racial dolls and doll clothes

    LAL is "Listing of Adoption Listservers". This site has a list of adoption related newsgroups (with information on how to subscribe to them).

    "RainbowKids" is a GREAT online magazine!!! I just found it, and it has a nice variety of articles.

    "Roots and Wings" has always been one of my favorite magazines dealing with all issues of adoption. And now it's online!! Great, but you will probably want to subscribe to it also.

    "Adoptive Families" is a good place to check on multi-cultural books, baby/child announcements,etc. for children.

    Adoptive Families
    Bi-monthly magazine
    $24.95 per year
    Adoptive Families of America
    2309 Como Avenue
    St. Paul, MN 55108
    1-800-372-3300

    Black Child
    Bi-monthly
    $14.00 a year
    P.O. Box 12048
    Atlanta, Ga 30355

    Adoptalk
    Quarterly
    $40.00 a year
    North American Council on Adoptable Children
    970 Raymond Ave, Suite 106
    St. Paul, MN 55114

    Adopted Child
    Monthly
    $22.00 a year
    208 S. Main St, #4
    Moscow, Idaho 83843


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