Kathryn de Bruin

ADOPTION 

• All About Adoption: How Families Are Made & How Kids Feel About It

• Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents

• Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care

• This Is How We Became a Family: An Adoption Story

• Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children

For Adults:

· Foge, Leslie & Mosconi, Gail The Third Choice: A Woman’s Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption

· Lindsay, Jeanne Warren Pregnancy? Adoption Is an Option

· Melina, Lois Ruskai & Roszia, Sharon Kaplan The Open Adoption Experience: A complete Guild for Adoptive and Birth Families – from Making the Decision Through the Child’s Growing Years

Adoption Center of San Diego http://www.adoption-center.org/

Sarah Jensen

The Adoption Center of San Diego . ACSD was established in 1987 as a non-profit center providing complete adoption facilitation.

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, AND LEARNING DISABILITIES

• 50 Activities and Games for Kids with ADHD

• ADD and the College Student: A Guide for High School and College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder, Revised Edition

• Adolescents and ADD: Gaining the Advantage

• Best of BRAKES: An Activity Book for Kids with ADD and ADHD, The

• Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living with ADHD

• Help Is on the Way: A Child's Book About ADD

• Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADHD, Third Edition

• Many Ways to Learn: Young People's Guide to Learning Disabilities

• Otto Learns About His Medicine: A Story About Medication for Children With ADHD, Third Edition

• Putting On the Brakes: Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Revised Edition

• "Putting On the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD, The

• Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My A.D.D. Journal, By Me (Sparky)

• Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD

• Survival Guide for College Students With ADHD or LD, Second Edition

COUPLES 

· Gottman, John. M The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert

· Hart, Archibald, D & Hart Morris, Sharon Safe Haven Marriage: Building the Relationship You Want to Come Home To

DEATH AND DYING

• Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying, Second Edition

• Gran-Gran's Best Trick: A Story For Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love

• I Don't Have an Uncle Phil Anymore

· Prestine, Joan Singleton Someone Special Died

· Mellonie, Bryan and Ingpen, Robert LifeTimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

· Tear Soup

· Moser, Adolph Don’t Despair on Thursdays!

For Parents:

· Wolfert,Alan A Child’s View of Grief

Depression

• Depression Is the Pits, But I'm Getting Better: A Guide for Adolescents

• Why Are You So Sad? A Child's Book About Parental Depression

Disability

• Elana's Ears, or How I Became the Best Big Sister in the World

• Tibby Tried It

DIVORCE

• Case of the Scary Divorce: A Jackson Skye Mystery, The

• Ginny Morris and Dad's New Girlfriend

• Ginny Morris and Mom's House, Dad's House

• I Don't Want To Talk About It: A Story About Divorce for Young Children

• My Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore: A Drawing Book For Children of Separated or Divorced Parents

• My Parents Are Divorced, Too: A Book for Kids by Kids

• My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids by Kids, Second Edition

• This Is Me and My Two Families: An Awareness Scrapbook/Journal for Children Living in Stepfamilies

• Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce

• What Can I Do? A Book for Children of Divorce

· Boegehold, Betty Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: A Book about Divorce

· American Girl Library HELP! A Girl’s Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies

· Brown, Laurene Krasny & Brown, Marc Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families

  Preteen Books:

• Boys' and Girls' Book About Divorce, Richard Gardner
• Dear Mr. Henshaw, Beverly Cleary
• Divorce Express, Paula Danziger
• It's Not the End of the World, Judy Blume
• Kids' Book of Divorce, Eric Rofes
• Mitzi's Honeymoon with Nana Potts, Barbara Williams
• Mom is Dating Weird Wayne, Mary Jane Auch
• My Mother is Not Married to my Father, Jean Davies Okomoto
• What's Going to Happen to Me? Eda Le Shane 

EMOTION

For Children:

· Beverly Billingsly Takes the Cake (Gulliver Books) (Hardcover)

by Alexander Stadler

• Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Sad, The

• Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales

• Double-Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions, Second Edition

• Josh's Smiley Faces: A Story About Anger

• Proud of Our Feelings

• Rising Above the Storm Clouds: What It's Like to Forgive

• What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Negativity

· Moss, Marissa Regina’s Big Mistake

· Berry, Jo Throwing Tantrums

· Doleski, Teddi The Hurt

· Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

For Parents:

Gottman, John Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting

Family Matters

• Big Ernie's New Home: A Story for Children Who Are Moving

• Big Sister Now: A Story About Me and Our New Baby

• Elana's Ears, or How I Became the Best Big Sister in the World

• Homemade Books to Help Kids Cope: An Easy-to-Learn Technique for Parents & Professionals

• Magic Box: When Parents Can't Be There to Tuck You In, The

• More Annie Stories: Therapeutic Storytelling Techniques

• Make-Believe: Games & Activities for Imaginative Play - A Book for Parents, Teachers, and the Young Children in Their Lives

• My Grandma's the Mayor

FEAR AND ANXIETY

For Children:

· Moss, Marissa Regina’s Big Mistake

• Big Ernie's New Home: A Story for Children Who Are Moving

• Cat's Got Your Tongue? A Story for Children Afraid to Speak

• Clouds and Clocks: A Story for Children Who Soil

• Clouds and Clocks: A Story for Children Who Soil, Second Edition

• I Don't Know Why…I Guess I'm Shy: A Story About Taming Imaginary Fears

• Imagine a Rainbow: A Child's Guide for Soothing Pain

• Into the Great Forest: A Story For Children Away from Parents for the First Time

• Jenny Is Scared! When Sad Things Happen in The World

• Jessica and the Wolf: A Story For Children Who Have Bad Dreams

• Lions Aren't Scared of Shots: A Story for Children About Visiting the Doctor

• Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon

• Night Light: A Story for Children Afraid of the Dark

• Scary Night Visitors: A Story for Children with Bedtime Fears

• Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma, A

• Potty Chronicles: A Story to Help Children Adjust to Toilet Training, The

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

• What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD

• When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Big and Loud Things

• When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Losing His Mother

• When Lizzy Was Afraid of Trying New Things

For Parents:

· Chansky, Tamar Freeing Your Child From Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child’s Fears, Worries and Phobias

· Chansky, Tamar Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

PARENTING 

· Jo Frost Supernanny: How to get the Best from Your Children

· Siegel, Daniel, J. & Hartzell, Mary Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can help you Raise Children Who Thrive

· Gottman, John Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting

· Supernanny DVD/ Video Series Created and Produced by Ricochet

· Choices, Cookies and Kids: A Creative Approach to Discipline: How to teach your Child Self-Coontrol & Self-Discipline DVD/Video Dr. Gary Landreth www.centerforplaytherapy.com

SEXUALITY

· Penner, Clifford. L Sex Facts for the Family

· Penner, Clifford.L & Penner, Joyce A Gift for All Ages: A Family Handbook on Sexuality

· Fagerstrom, Grethe & Hansson, Gunilla Our New Baby: A Picture Story for Parents and Children

For Children:

· Katz, Gill & Lindberg, Dawn How did I begin? A Joyful Introduction to the Facts of Life

Andry, Andrew. C & Schepp, Steven How Babies Are Made