For our adopted daughters of China
Discover heartwarming books celebrating adopted daughters from China. Explore inspiring stories, memoirs, and resources for families with adopted Chinese children.
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Shaoey and Dot
by Mary Beth Chapman
Shaoey & Dot: Bug Meets Bundle is an endearing tale told from the point of view of one little ladybug, Dot, who happens upon a mysterious bundle one sunny day. Dot stays with the little bundle as she is carried to the place "where babies come to be found" and promises to stay with the little one throughout her journeys toward getting a family. Written by Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, this heartwarming tale is inspired by the true story of their adoption of three little girls from China and is a story of hope and faith for all families who have been blessed by a "lost little bundle of love."
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Mama's Wish/Daughter's Wish
by Debbie Blackington
In the first story in this upside-down book, a mother describes to her daughter how she especially brought her from China. In the second story, A daughter describes how her wish to be part of a family comes true.
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At Home in this World
by Jean MacLeod
A nine-year-old girl describes what she knows of her adoption from China.
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Mei Mei
by Ed Young
Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.
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We See the Moon
by Carrie A. Kitze
Opening the adoption dialogue at an early age, this picture book is told from a child's perspective and allows the questions in an adopted child's heart to be asked and discussed by creating the foundation for conversations to come.
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Three Names of Me
by Mary Cummings
Ada has three names. Wang Bin is what the caregivers called her at her Chinese orphanage. Ada is the name her American parents gave her. And there is a third name, a name the infant Ada only heard whispered by her Chinese mother.
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My Family is Forever
by Nancy Carlson
Some families look alike, some don't. Some families are formed through birth, and some families are formed by adoption. But as the little girl in this heartwarming book makes clear, being a family isn't about who you look like or where you were born—it's about the love that binds you together. Adoptive families are sure to delight in the special story of the narrator's adoption—from her parents' excited preparations and long journey by airplane to meet her, to their life together as a family. Nancy Carlson's thoughtful, straightforward text and cheerful illustrations combine to create a reassuring look at how one little girl came into her parents' world—and made them a family forever.
