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Books for Parents

Stories from Haiti

• Both Ends Burning: My Story of Adopting Three Children from Haiti by Craig Juntunen Greene  (Outskirts Press 2009)
• Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club) by Edwidge Danticat (Vintage 1998)
• On That Day, Everybody Ate: One Woman's Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti  by Margaret Trost (Koa Books 2008)

Raising a Transracial child

• Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib by Jaiya John  (Soul Water Rising 2005)
• In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Professor Rita J. Simon, Professor Rhonda M. Roorda  (Columbia University Press 2000)
• Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years by Patty Cogen  (Harvard Common Press 2008)
• The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, Wendy Sunshine (McGraw-Hill 2007)

Creole

• Haitian Creole Dictionary and Phrasebook: Haitian Creole-english, English-haitian Creole (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) by Charmant Theodore (Hippocrene Books 2008)
• Creole Made Easy by Wally R. Turnbull (Baptist Haiti Mission 2000)
• Creole Made Easy Pronunciation Guide by Wally Turnbull (Light Messages 2003)
• Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Haitian Creole by Jayme Adelson-Goldstein and Norma Shapiro (Oxford University Press 2008)

Adoption in the Classroom

• Adoption and the Schools: A Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers by  Lansing Wood, Nancy Ng  (Families Adopting in Response)
• Children of Intercountry Adoptions in School: A Primer for Parents and Professionals by Ruth Lyn Meese (Bergin & Garvey 2002)

Issues in Adoption

• Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections by Jean MacLeod, Sheena Macrae (EMK Press 2006)
• Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge (Delta 1999)
• Parenting the Hurt Child : Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow by Gregory C. Keck, Regina M. Kupecky, Lynda Gianforte Mansfield  (Pinion Press 2002)

Travel

• Haiti in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (In Focus Guides) by Charles Arthur (Interlink Publishering Group 2002)
• Dominican Republic & Haiti (Country Guide) by Paul Clammer and Jens Porup (Lonely Planet 2008)

Cookbooks

• A Taste of Haiti (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) by Mirta Yurnet-Thomas and Jay H. Moskowitz  (Hippocrene Books 2004)
• Fine Haitian Cuisine by Mona Cassion Menager (Educa Vision Inc. 2006)

Children's Books

• Tap-Tap by Karen Lynn Williams (Sandpiper 1995)
• Bel Peyi Mwen by Kristopher Battles and Elizabeth Turnbull (Mountain Maid Self Help Project 2000)
• I Wished for You: an Adoption Story (Mom's Choice Award Recipient, Book of the Year Award, Creative Child Magazine) by Marianne R. Richmond (Marianne Richmond Studios 2008)
• A Blessing from Above (Little Golden Book) by Patti Henderson, Elizabeth Edge  (Golden Books 2004)
• A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)   by Keiko Kasza  (Putnam Juvenile 1996)
• Horace by Holly Keller  (HarperCollins 1991)

Articles

• Adoptive Families, the online adoption and parenting guide, has provided trusted adoption information and inspiration to families for over 30 years.
• Raising A Child of Another Race - Deliberate Parenting Can Make a Difference
• How to Be an Adoption Advocate
• Nature & Nurture: A New Look at How Families Work 
• Helping Classmates Understand Adoption

Websites

Official State websites

• US Embassy in Port-au-Prince - Official Embassy news and updates on services for US citizens
• United States Citizen and Immigration Services - US requirements for permanent citizenship for adoptees
• Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. - Latest news from Haiti

Health and Wellness

• The Orphan Doctor - Highlights common ailments of adopted children

Support and Education

• National Council for Adoption
• Joint Council on International Children's Services
• C.A.S.E -- Center for Adoption Support and Education
• Adoption Learning Parnters
• North American Council on Adoptable Children
• Yahoo! International Adoption Groups Search Page

 

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