Children's Books about Adoptive, Foster or Blended Families

Handpicked by Children’s Librarians all over the Free Library, this book list features the best picture books, nonfiction books, poetry and more that help parents introduce their children to different kinds of families, including foster homes, families built by adoption, and blended families.

The summer of the gypsy moths
The summer of the gypsy moths
by Sara Pennypacker
A mother for Choco
A mother for Choco
by Keiko Kasza
A new Barker in the house
A new Barker in the house
by Tomie DePaola
Abby.
Abby.
by Jeannette Franklin Caines
All about adoption : how families are made & how kids feel about it
All about adoption : how families are made…
by Marc A Nemiroff
Goyangi means cat
Goyangi means cat
by Christine McDonnell
Finding the right spot : when kids can't live with their parents
Finding the right spot : when kids can't…
by Janice Levy
Every year on your birthday
Every year on your birthday
by Rose A Lewis
Horace
Horace
by Holly Keller
jin woo
jin woo
by Eve Bunting
Just add one Chinese sister
Just add one Chinese sister
by Patricia McMahon
How I was adopted : Samantha's story
How I was adopted : Samantha's story
by Joanna Cole
I love you like crazy cakes
I love you like crazy cakes
by Rose A Lewis
Let's talk about foster homes
Let's talk about foster homes
by Elizabeth Weitzman
Let's talk about adoption
Let's talk about adoption
by Diana Star Helmer
Motherbridge of love
Motherbridge of love
by 1958- Xinran
One for the Murphys
One for the Murphys
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
My stepfamily
My stepfamily
by Julie Johnson
Our Gracie Aunt
Our Gracie Aunt
by Jacqueline Woodson
Star of the Week : a story of love, adoption, and brownies with sprinkles
Star of the Week : a story of love,…
by Darlene Friedman
Tell me again about the night I was born
Tell me again about the night I was born
by Jamie Lee Curtis
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Sweet moon baby : an adoption tale
Sweet moon baby : an adoption tale
by Karen Henry Clark
Ten days and nine nights : an adoption story
Ten days and nine nights : an adoption story
by Yumi Heo
The great big book of families
The great big book of families
by Mary Hoffman
The case for loving : the fight for interracial marriage
The case for loving : the fight for…
by Selina Alko
We belong together : a book about adoption and families
We belong together : a book about adoption…
by Todd Parr
Waiting for May
Waiting for May
by Janet Morgan Stoeke
The red blanket
The red blanket
by Eliza Thomas
You're not my real mother!
You're not my real mother!
by Molly Friedrich
Happy in our skin
Happy in our skin
by Fran Manushkin
My new mom and me
My new mom and me
by Renata Galindo
I'm adopted!
I'm adopted!
by Shelley Rotner
Real sisters pretend
Real sisters pretend
by Megan Dowd Lambert
Wolfie the bunny
Wolfie the bunny
by Ame Dyckman
A most unusual day
A most unusual day
by Sydra Mallery
The best family in the world
The best family in the world
by Susana López
The year of the baby
The year of the baby
by Andrea Cheng
Elliot
Elliot
by Julie Pearson
Home at last
Home at last
by Vera B Williams
Little chick and mommy cat
Little chick and mommy cat
by Marta Zafrilla
Strays like us
Strays like us
by Cecilia Galante
Pablo & Birdy
Pablo & Birdy
by Alison McGhee
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