Books, booklets & multimedia

Adopting a Child
by Jenifer Lord (BAAF, 2008)
Price: £8.95
With over 60,000 copies already sold, this beginner’s guide is the book for anyone who is thinking of adopting a child or children. Now in its 8th edition it provides essential information and helps explain the adoption process.

An Adoption Diary
By Maria James (BAAF, 2006)
Price: £7.95
This is an inspirational story of one couple’s emotional journey to become a family, which gives a fascinating insight into adoption in Britain today. An Adoption Diary provides a moving real life account of an adoption, chronicling every aspect of the adoption process. Spanning almost four years it covers the assessment procedure, the workshops, the heartache of months of waiting, and the final match with a two-year-old boy who lives over 200 miles away.

Flying Solo
A single parent's adoption story
Julia Wise(BAAF, 2007)
Price: £7.95
Julia Wise gave up a high-flying career and a hectic life in London to move to the country and pave the way for what would be a life-changing experience – adopting a child on her own. This book tells Julia’s very personal story, but it is one that will resonate loudly with single adopters everywhere. Inspiring and accessible, Flying Solo describes the realities of life as the single parent of an adopted child.

The Colours in Me
Edited by Perlita Harris (BAAF, November 2008)
Price: £12.95
A unique collection of poetry, prose and artwork by adopted children and young people. Eighty contributors – ranging in age from four to 20 years of age – tell it like it is, revealing what it feels like and what it means to be adopted.