 | Motherbridge of Love by Xinran
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $10.01 my new favorite
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 | Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle (Shaoey & Dot) by Mary Beth Chapman
Buy new: $12.74 / Used from: $0.75 a sensitive portrayal of the complicated issues surrounding Chinese adoption: abandonment, finding, adoption ... suitable for very young children
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 | Kids Like Me in China by Ying Ying Fry
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $5.24 an insightful and informative book, rare from an author so young (eight-year-old Ying Ying Fry)
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 | Mama's Wish / Daughter's Wish by Debbie Blackington
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $41.96 a unique China adoption story, first told from the daughter's point of view ... then the mother added "her side of the story"
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 | Big Sister, Little Sister by Leuyen Pham
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $6.90 this book perfectly illustrates the ups and downs of sisterly love
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 | A Mother for Choco (Paperstar) by Keiko Kasza
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.40 a cheerful, energetic story about inter-racial adoption
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 | Speak & Sing Chinese w/Mei Mei
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $15.00 My daughter begs for this CD!!!! A wonderful collection of Chinese and American children's songs sung in Mandarin Chinese
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 | Baby's First Words in Chinese by Living Language
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.96 a wonderful CD of Chinese children's songs, poems and fingerplays as well as "parentese" ... the CD comes with lyrics written in pinyin and translated into English
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 | W.I.S.E. Up! Powerbook by Marilyn Schoettle
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $12.75 an excellent resource for school-age children as they learn how to field questions from peers and adults
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 | Chinese Lullabies by Beijing Angelic Choir
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.94 an excellent lullaby CD sung in different Chinese provincial dialects
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 | At Home in This World, A China Adoption Story by Jean MacLeod
Buy new: $13.63 / Used from: $7.23 addresses the underlying feelings and emotions that color the world of the China adoptee ... written by a pre-adolescent girl
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 | When You Were Born in China: A Memory Book for Children Adopted from China by Sara Dorow
Buy used from: $9.77 very helpful in understanding Chinese culture in regards to the issues surrounding child abandonment
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 | My Mei Mei by Ed Young
Buy new: $12.74 / Used from: $4.23 many books talk about Chinese adoption, but this one focuses on the relationship between the first adoptive daughter and her mei mei, or younger sister
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 | We See the Moon by Carrie A. Kitze
Buy new: $13.46 / Used from: $8.12 this book supports and facilitates the telling of the child's adoption story with the young child's participation
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 | It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $2.21 discusses the many differences found among the human race -- includes adoption, being born in a different place, being a different color, and having two mommies or two daddies, as ways to be different and "okay"
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 | Three Names of Me by Mary Cummings
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $5.99 for slightly older children, this book discusses the three names Chinese adoptees possess: the names that their forever families give them; the names given to them at the SWIs; and the names that are most probably unknown to them, given to them by their birthfamilies
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 | Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen
Buy new: $11.48 / Used from: $0.01 a tale written by the Taiwanese friend of an international adoptee; describes the life of a character living between two cultures
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 | My Name Is Yoon (Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, 2004) by Helen Recorvits
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $2.06 a young recent Korean immigrant girl adjusts to life in America, learning to accept her name written in English instead of characters
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 | Horace by Holly Keller
Buy used from: $50.20 Horace has spots, and his adoptive parents have stripes ... and he learns that this difference doesn't matter
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 | The Coffee Can Kid by Jan Czech
Buy used from: $3.70 an American father shares with his Korean-adoptive daughter the story of her early life before the adoption
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 | My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $2.65 an elementary-age child describes her family similarities and differences
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 | Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles by Darlene Friedman
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $10.37 a kindergartner creates a "Star of the Week" poster and decides how much to share with her class about adoption
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 | Borya and the Burps: An Eastern European Adoption Story by Joan McNamara
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $5.77 a tale of Eastern European adoption, but an excellent description of life in an orphanage and the basic adoption process itself
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 | Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes by Nina Simonds
Buy new: $14.28 / Used from: $9.97 a wonderful collection of stories, crafts and recipes related to traditional Chinese holidays
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