It is that time of year again! In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, Tapestry Books with be highlighting a particular adoption book or resource each day throughout the entire month of November. Stay tuned every day to find out which great adoption book should be your next read! The Adoption Book of the Day
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I Have Roots and Branches
Tapestry Books makes it easy to own this wonderful documentary, a worthy addition to any adoptive family’s DVD collection. “I Have Roots and Branches” is particularly valuable for prospective and current adoptive parents because it features adoptees of varying ages describing first-hand how it feels to have been adopted. The commentary from the adoptees provides
Continue reading »National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day
October 15th is an important annual day of remembrance for families that have experienced pregnancy loss or infant death. October has been proclaimed as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and parts of Australia. As per the Remembering Our Babies website, President Ronald Reagan was the
Continue reading »Introduction: ‘The Girl Behind the Door’
In the adoption world, one often hears about the importance of attachment and attachment-focused therapy. From a literature perspective, there are dozens of non-fiction resources that explain what is attachment, describe techniques for attachment therapy, and highlight specific attachment-focused counselors. However, very few books exist that tell a personal experience of attachment disorders in adopted
Continue reading »“I Think About Your Birthparents” – excerpt by Adoption Author Sally Bacchetta
Author and adoptive mother Sally Bacchetta writes about a variety of adoption-related issues from an adoptive parent’s perspective, including thoughts on her child’s birth family. Back in 2010, Sally Bacchetta wrote a book entitled ‘What I Want My Adopted Child to Know: An Adoptive Parent’s Perspective‘. It’s a book that’s noteworthy for its straightforward honesty,
Continue reading »An Insight into “Paloma the Possible”
“Paloma the Possible” is a recently published children’s adoption book that has just been added to the Tapestry Books website. Below, author Gail Lauren Karp, gives some great insight on this valuable resource. “Paloma the Possible is a book that came about organically, over several years, and it continues to grow in organic ways. It
Continue reading »From the author of “Hi My Name is Hanna and I’m Adopted”
A new addition to the Tapestry Books this week is the recently published children’s adoption book, “Hi My Name is Hanna and I’m Adopted” by Angie Barton. Hear from Angie Barton herself below! “My name is Angie Barton and I am a new children’s book author. I have worked with children of all ages since
Continue reading »Happy National Booklovers Day!
In honor of National Booklover’s Day, here are some of our favorite adoption memoirs from the Tapestry Books team! “Ithaka: A Daughter’s Memoir of Being Found” by Sarah Saffian “The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant” by Dan Savage “Are We There Yet? The Ultimate Road Trip: Adopting and
Continue reading »From Robert Mulkey, author of “This is My Lemonade”
Earlier this year, Tapestry Books added the adoption memoir “This is My Lemonade: An Adoption Story” by Robert Mulkey. Hear from the author himself below! “Relatively few books have been written by adult adoptees about the adoption journey. This book discusses my lifelong experience. It attempts to bring some sort of perspective for everyone involved
Continue reading »New Addition – “The Easter Moose” by Catherine Marshall
“The Easter Moose: One Family’s Journey Adopting Through Foster Care” by Catherine Marshall is a great new addition to the Tapestry Books website! Below is a brief introduction to “The Easter Moose” from the author herself, Catherine Marshall! “‘The Easter Moose‘ is not a how-to manual for those thinking about adopting children through foster care.
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