Books for 2 to 8 Year Olds on Birth Families Included is a brief description of the book

Books for 2 to 8 Year Olds on
Birth Families

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Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
Brodzinski, Anne	The Mulberry Bird		1996
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Enchanting story about a mother bird who decides to place her baby for adoption. It explains why a birthmother (or birth bird) might consider an adoption plan for her child. Use of birds, not people is a non threatening way to present the subject.

Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
Czech, Jan M.	The Coffee Can Kid		2002
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Annie’s favorite story is about a baby being born in a far away country. The baby’s mother didn’t have enough money to keep the baby warm and fed – so she made the difficult decision to leave her baby with people who could help her have a better life.

Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
London, Johnathan	A Koala for Katie	An Adoption Story	1993
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Katie, a preschooler, is wondering about babies and mothers, and about why her own birth mother didn’t want her. In this sweet story, she is warmly reassured that she is both loved and wanted.

Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
Stinson, Kathy	I Feel Different	A Book About Being Adopted	1992
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Jason, a preschooler, wonders about his birth mother and whether she ever thinks of him. His adoptive family reassures him, and he realizes they are his family and that he belongs with them. Colorfully illustrated.

Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
Miller, Kathryn Ann	Did My First Mother Love Me?	A Story for an Adopted Child	1994
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Whenever Morgan asks her adoptive mother for reassurance that her birth mother loved her, her mother answers by reading aloud the very loving letter that Morgan's birth mother had written concerning her hopes, dreams, and love for her daughter.

Author	Title	Subtitle	Year
Wickstrom, Lois	Oliver		1991
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While being punished in his room, Oliver, an alligator, daydreams about his birthparents. He imagines his life as more exciting than his real life & family are. Winner of the 1999 annual Read, America collection.

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