Books, booklets & multimedia

Nutmeg Gets Adopted
by Judith Foxon (BAAF 2001)
price: £10.00
This book tells the story of Nutmeg, a little squirrel who goes to live with a new family after his birth mother realises that she cannot keep him safe.

Together or Apart?
Assessing Brothers and Sisters for Permanent Placement
by Jenifer Lord and Sarah Borthwick (BAAF, March 2008)
Price: £7.95
Fully revised and updated, this new edition of BAAF’s popular Good Practice Guide highlights the factors which affect decisions on whether siblings are placed together or separately.

Promoting Resilience:
A resource guide on working with children in the care system
by Robbie Gilligan (BAAF, January 2001)
Price: £11.95
This book is packed with practical ideas for how to improve the quality of life of children in care.

Siblings in Late Permanent Placements
by Alan Rushton, Cherilyn Dance, David Quinton and Deborah Mayes (BAAF, January 2001)
Price: £5.00
The first major interview-based study of sibling relationships in permanent placement follows a sample of 133 children in middle childhood placed with 72 new families.

A Very Private Practice - A report into private fostering
By Terry Philpot (BAAF, 2001)
Price: £5.00
This campaigning report shows how good practice can make a difference to better protecting children in private foster care.

My life and me
by Jean Camis (BAAF 2001, reprinted 2006)
Price: £17.04 (£14.50 + £2.54 VAT)
Colourful life story workbook for use with children separated from their birth families.

Food, Shelter and Half a Chance
Selam Kidane (BAAF, 2001)
Price: £6.50
Assessing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.