My Special Someone: A Child’s Perspective of Adoption by Brittany and Sherry Kyle

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Have you ever thought about writing a book in honor of the child you hope to adopt? If so, My Special Someone is the perfect example for you to follow. This delightful little picture book was written and illustrated by 6-year-old Brittany Kyle (with help from mom, Sherry), to honor her adopted sister, Grace.

Brittany begins, “Once upon a time, I really wanted... more

Kids ask lots of interesting questions about their friends, relatives and classmates who were adopted. Adults ask many of the same questions. So Amy Coughlin and Caryn Abramowitz put their heads together and wrote a book that responds to those questions in a simple, direct fashion.

Cross-Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends, and Community is organized in three parts.

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Part 3 of a 3-part series

In the previous two posts I discussed themes that bother me in adoption-related fiction and I began reviewing best-selling author Karen Kingsbury’s latest novel, Like Dandelion Dust. told me that the plot was inspired by a news report she read that caused her to wonder “what if…”

…What... more

Part 2 of a 3-part series

In my previous post, I discussed my unease that nearly all adoption fiction focuses on one of two themes:

Birth parents who want their child back. Birth parents/children who search and reunite with one another.

Karen Kingsbury’s latest novel is no exception. Currently #1 on the Christian bestseller list, Like... more

Part 1 of a 3-part series

Two prevalent themes exist in nearly all the adoption-themed fiction I read, including Christian fiction. Both themes play up the worst fears and deepest sorrows of people involved with adoption.

First, there’s the theme about birth parents who suddenly decide they want their child back. Second, there’s the theme about angst-ridden searches and reunions between birth parent(s)/child.

Adoption, in and of itself, isn’t very exciting. Who wants to read a novel about normal, happy adoptive families... more

In the previous post, I reviewed Cheri Register’s book, Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children.

One of her chapters is titled, “Believing Adoption Saves Souls.” In this chapter, Register examines the following notions:

God has a direct hand in adoption. ... more

Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children by Cheri Register (St. Paul, Minnesota, Yeong & Yeong Book Company, 2005).

Cheri Register is the American mother of two adult daughters, whom she adopted from Korea in 1980 and 1983, when her daughters were infants.

Her book, Beyond Good Intentions, is a first-person account of the risks of adopting. Register... more

This morning I had the opportunity to talk with Chris Cotton, director of the Hands and Feet Project, a children’s village that’s being built in southern Haiti. The HAF Project is sponsored by the Christian rock band, Audio Adrenaline.

You may be wondering what a children’s village in Haiti has to do with adoption. When I learned about the HAF project, the materials I read explained that they are building an orphanage in Haiti. The word “orphanage” conjured... more

Korea has the stigma of being known as “a child-exporting country.” In order to battle that label and to promote domestic adoption, the Ministry of Health and Welfare had decided that singles will be allowed to adopt children beginning next year.

The number of single households is steadily increasing in Korea; by 2020, more than 20 percent of total households are predicted to be single-parent families. In the past, many Koreans have been reluctant to adopt domestically, citing the financial burden and lack of a social support system for adoptive parents.

In... more

Lots going on in the news regarding celebrities adopting. Here's the latest:

TV Show Features Celebrities Adopting

It’s that time of year again…the networks are unveiling their fall lineup of new shows. This year, the BBC is developing a show, called Family Wanted, in which celebrities try to adopt a child.

The Daily Mirror reported that the producers are targeting the following celebrities to feature in the series: a single mother, a gay man, and a black or South Asian celebrity.

During the past three years, all the American adoption- and infertility-related reality shows have lasted a whopping one episode (if that). It’ll... more