Foster care
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care by
Wilgocki, Wright and Geis, USA
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Will I live with my parents again? Will I stay with my foster parents forever? For children in foster care, the answer to many questions is often "maybe”. This book addresses questions, feelings, and concerns that fostered children most often face. Honest and reassuring, it also provides basic information, including the roles of various people in the foster care system and whom to ask for help. Notes for adults describes the child's experience, underscores the importance of open communication, and outlines a variety of ways to help children adjust to the "maybe days"—and to thrive. Ages 4–10.
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On Those Runaway Days by
Alison Feigh, illustrated by Laura Logan (USA)
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When children feel overwhelmed, angry or unsafe at home or in school, they may see running away as a solution to their worries instead of what it really is – a dangerous way to avoid working out a problem. Written by an expert in child safety, this book provides kids with an important set of coping strategies to use on those ‘runaway days’. Strategies include deep breathing, listening to gut instincts, seeking out and talking to trusted adults and remembering they are loved – all of which will help them handle high-stress situations throughout life. Ideal for children, parents, foster parents, teachers and counsellors. Black and white illustrations. For ages 8–12.
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Murphy’s Three Homes: A Story for Children in Foster Care by
Jan Levinson Gilman, illustrated by Kathy O’Malley (USA)
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“People tell me I’m no different than any other Tibetan Terrier, but somehow I must be different because I’ve had three homes!” Being a pup in foster care is awfully confusing. What’s Murphy do when he’s taken away from his family and placed in a new home, with new people, new pets, and… new EVERYTHING?! As he moves from one house to another, Murphy begins to understand all his sad and angry feelings and finds ways to cope. Eventually, he discovers what it means to be a ‘good luck’ dog as he jumps and barks his way into a comfortable spot in his new home. An extensive note to parents also discusses the emotional experience of children who are in foster care and provides caregivers with information on how to help kids cope with the difficulties of being placed in multiple homes. Full-colour illustrations. For ages 4–8.
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Finding The Right Spot: When Kids Can’t Live With Their Parents by
Janice Levy, illustrated by Whitney Martin (USA)
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This is a story for all kids who can’t live with their parents, regardless of the circumstances. It’s a story about resilience and loyalty, hope and disappointment, love, sadness and anger, too. It’s about whether life is fair, wondering what will happen tomorrow and talking about all of it. And finally, it’s about what makes the spot you’re in feel right. A note to caregivers also discusses the emotional experience of children who are in foster care, kinship care or otherwise not living with their parents and the vital support that the adults in their lives can offer. Full-colour illustrations. For ages 6–12.
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Joseph’s Story by
Joy Cowley, Open Home Foundation, illustrated by David Hughson (NZ)
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Joseph’s Story highlights the emotions and worries that children experience when their family life is disrupted and they are placed in the care of strangers. The focus is on Joseph coping with emotions and feelings that he does not understand. Through Joseph’s eyes, the reader sees his mother struggling with her problems and his relatives’ attempts to help until eventually he is placed with a foster family. This is a children’s story but one that will give adults a glimpse of the mind of a child trying to make sense of his world. Behaviour that, at first glance, may seem naughty or disruptive will often be caused by worries or the need to be heard. A perceptive and sensitively written story for children in foster care or those seeking to support or understand them.
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Zachary’s New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by
Geraldine Blomquist and Paul Blomquist, illustrated by Margo Lemieux (USA)
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Children in foster care and adopted children have usually suffered painful separations from their families for reasons they may not understand. They are often very confused, angry and sad. This appealing and comforting story explores their experiences, problems and emotions. Foster and adoptive parents, counsellors and therapists will find Zachary’s New Home to be a useful tool for understanding these children and helping them to cope with their many losses, to feel happier about the present and to optimistic about their future. Black and white illustrations. For ages 3–8.
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