Recommended Items
-
LA Woman
Estevan Oriol is hailed as the eye of the new wave Latino aesthetic. Coming up from the streets and the Hip Hop scene, his rough and ready images of his neighborhood homies caught the attention of major media and music players. Oriol has since been commissioned by Nike and Cadillac, as well as directing music videos for Eminem, Linkin Park, D12 and Xzibit. He began taking pictures of his neighborhood and low-rider culture and soon discovered his incredible talent for capturing raw street life. He is now one of the most sought after photographers in the urban community.Read more
£543.90LA Woman
£543.90 -
Nancy Drew Complete Set 1-56 (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
Nancy Drew Hardcover Set 1-56 HardcoverRead more
£539.81 -
SQE Bundle FLK 1 & 2: 3e (SQE1)
The Law & Professional Practice (FLK1 & FLK2) bundle contains all 15 study manuals that have been specially collated to focus on the Law area of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) syllabus for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) in a concise and tightly focused manner.
Published and updated regularly, these user-friendly study manuals are designed to help you successfully prepare for the SQE1 exams. They provide solid knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal principles and rules, while bringing the law and practice to life with example scenarios based on realistic client problems.
Each title is complemented by worked examples and sample assessment questions that enable you to test your knowledge and understanding through single best answer questions that have been modelled on the SRA’s sample assessment questions.
For students at The University of Law, the study manuals are used alongside other learning resources and the University’s assessment bank to prepare students not only for the SQE1 exams, but also for a future life in professional legal practice.
The legal principles and rules contained within this study manual are stated as at 1 April 2023 (titles with tax elements to 30 April 2023)
Titles included in this bundle:
- Business Law and Practice
- Dispute Resolution
- Contract
- Tort
- Legal System of England and Wales
- Constitutional and Administrative Law and EU Law
- Legal Services
- Property Practice
- Wills and the Administration of Estates
- Solicitors Accounts
- Land Law
- Trusts
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Practice
- Ethics and Professional Conduct
Read more
£407.80£455.90SQE Bundle FLK 1 & 2: 3e (SQE1)
£407.80£455.90 -
Personal Injury Pleadings
Personal Injury Pleadings is the authoritative stand-alone source to assist the professional draftsman settling claimants and defendants statements of case. The sixth edition deals with contemporary challenges in litigation as diverse and demanding as the requirements for pleadings in fundamentally dishonest QOCS cases; relief from sanctions applications; cases involving foreign travel; the consequences of BREXIT in Personal Injury litigation; post-ERRA pleadings requirements as to breach of statutory duty; and much more. It provides informed, accurate, in-depth model pleadings, covering the whole gamut of personal injury work, drawn from many years practical experience of real cases. Comprehensive subject coverage is combined with up-to-date informed analysis of recent case law, legislation and subordinate legislation, changes in the Civil Procedure Rules, costs issues, and the minutiae of troublesome practical problems such as the special difficulties involved in fatal accident and late-onset terminal disease claims.Read more
£248.00Personal Injury Pleadings
£248.00 -
Tolley’s Health & Safety at Work Handbook 2022
This essential title provides an authoritative reference source covering key aspects of health and safety law and practice. Adopting a user-friendly A-Z format, the handbook presents clear narrative on the latest legislative changes, how to comply with current law and practice, and how they affect the role of the health and safety manager. Leading experts in health and safety offer insight and guidance on a range of subjects, from accident reporting, welfare facilities, mental ill-health, an aging workforce, absenteeism, travel safety and personal safety. This essential handbook also provides an authoritative reference source covering key aspects of health and safety law and practice, as well as related environmental and employment information. Updated annually, this title fully equips busy practitioners with everything to deal with day-to-day issues quickly.Read more
£237.50 -
Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney Diseases
This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering the full range of common and rare nonneoplastic renal diseases, it incorporates the most recent scientific and technical knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney Diseases, fourth edition, is a visually stunning, one-stop resource for every practicing pathologist, nephrologist, resident, student, or fellow as an ideal day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.-
Provides a comprehensive source for key pathologies and clinical features of more than 265 kidney diseases
-
Features two dozen new chapters on a variety of timely topics, including COVID-19 nephropathies, xenografts, artificial intelligence (AI), digital pathology analysis, harmonized nephropathology terminology, newly identified types of amyloidosis, common artifacts and pitfalls on kidney biopsy, vaccination-associated renal disease, crystal nephropathies, and much more
-
Includes updates from the International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy (IKMG) research group, the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria for IgG4-related disease, Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology, and others
-
Details updated genetic causes of nephrotic syndromes and antinephrin antibodies in podocytopathies-by the investigator who discovered it
-
Discusses the newly identified variant IgG nephropathy and novel membranous autoantigens
-
Contains chapters on techniques, including immunofluorescence on paraffin sections, C4d staining, and polyomavirus detection in tissue
-
Contains more than 4,300 print and online images, including high-resolution photographs and histologic images, full-color medical illustrations, radiologic images, and more
-
Employs consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, and an extensive index for quick, expert reference at the point of care
-
Shares the expertise of internationally recognized authors who provide fresh perspectives on multiple topics, with a particular emphasis on practical information that directly assists in making and supporting a diagnosis
-
Includes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Read more
£220.70£237.50Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney Diseases
£220.70£237.50 -
-
Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion: 17 (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion)
The Handbook of Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Religion is the first collection to offer a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories and their relationship with religion(s), taking a global and interdisciplinary perspective.Read more
£195.40
-
How to Adopt a Child: Your step-by-step guide to adopting and parenting
From understanding what adoption is, through to step by step guidance on the entire process and the challenges that come up along the way, this is the only book you will need to read on adoption.
Written by an author who was adopted herself, who has looked after over twenty children and who works with a fostering and adoption agency that deals specifically with breakdowns, this book will teach you how to confidently navigate the system and build a strong and lasting relationship with your child.
Whilst very much being the unvarnished truth, this is an empowering guide that will ensure you feel in control and know where to turn to for help no matter what:
With a positive attitude and the right tools, adopting a child can be very rewarding – don’t try to overthink it, don’t try to love, just do right by them and as you learn about each other the love, kindness and acceptance will grow.
Read more
£12.30£14.20 -
Adoption Shower Guest Book: Cute Sign In Guest Book and Gift Log for Adoption Party with Space for Names, Advice for Parents and Wishes for the Little One, Keepsake Memory Journal
•Adoption shower guest book for boys – blue and black colors. Sign in keepsake journal for adoption parties to keep memories from the special day. Suitable for babies and small kids.
• Pages with space for guest name, advice for parents and wishes for the little one – one page per guest – space for up to 80 guests.
• Ten gift log pages at the end of the book to help with sending thank you cards and organizing the guest list.
• Matte Finish Paperback – Perfect Bound, 50 Sheets/100 Pages.
• 8.5″ x 8.5″ (21.59 x 21.59 cm) – Soft Cover
Read more
£7.40 -
Adopting a child – 10th edition: The Definitive Guide to Adoption in the UK
Now replaced by the eleventh edition published in 2021: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adopting-Child-Jenifer-Lord/dp/191338408X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9781913384081&qid=1619685747&s=books&sr=1-1Read more
£0.30 -
The Adoption Experience: Families Who Give Children a Second Chance
This is a book of real life stories of adopters which takes the reader through every stage of the adoption process starting with the moment when they decide that adoption is the right option for them to the stories of adoptees brought up by adoptive parents.
In between, the book looks at all the different types of adoption that are carried out by all sorts of families from all sorts of children of every race and age and with every kind of problem. They range from babies who are only days old when they are taken into an adoptive family to teenagers with a multitude of psychological and physical problems. The book looks at both the success and failure of these adoptions.
Its aim is to inform and enlighten professionals, adopters, potential adopters and all those whose lives have in some way been touched by adoption or want to know more about it.
In 15 chapters it includes more than 70 real life stories which are all told from the heart sometimes in a moment of crisis and sometimes at a time of joy. They are not analysed, they are true stories about how it feels to be at the centre of adoption. All the stories, which have been recounted over the past 10 years, are reflective of adoption today in Britain.
The book also includes a chapter on the legal aspects of adoption and a further chapter of useful information and addresses.
Read more
£15.80£17.10 -
My Forever Family: A story of adoption (little girl with a Mummy & Daddy). (My Forever Family – A story of adoption)
Join the adventure of a little girl finding their forever family in this heartwarming children’s book about adoption. From their birth mother to their foster family and finally to their loving forever Mummy and Daddy, follow along as they discover the meaning of true family. With vibrant illustrations and a touching story told in rhyme, this book is perfect for children and families alike, teaching the value of love, acceptance, and finding your place in the world. A must-read for any family touched by adoption or for those looking to teach their children about the beauty of creating a family through adoption.
This book is not only a heartwarming story about adoption, but it is also inspired by the author’s personal journey in adopting her children. She wrote the book to help explain their journey to her children and to others who may not understand the beauty and complexity of adoption. The author’s personal experience adds an extra layer of authenticity and emotion to the story, making it even more touching and memorable for readers of all ages.
The book can be enjoyed by children of various ages although aimed at children between the ages of 1 to 10, the story has universal appeal, it is still read by the author’s teenage children today.
Through the story in your book your children will gain a deeper understanding of their own adoption story and develop a sense of belonging and pride in their family. It helps them navigate their identity and cultivates a positive self-image.
Reading your book together can create a special bonding experience between parents and their children. It opens up avenues for conversations about love, acceptance, and the importance of family, strengthening the emotional connection between them.
In addition to the initial book about a little one finding their forever family, the author intends to expand the series to include stories specifically centred around same-sex couples and single adopters.
The series celebrates the diverse ways families are created through adoption. It recognises that families come in various forms, and each journey is unique and beautiful.
*Please note that the story is the same throughout the series, only the characters change.
Read more
£4.70 -
An Adoption Diary: Our Story Series
This moving real life account of an adoption chronicles every aspect of the adoption process, from the moment when the decision to adopt is made following years of infertility. Spanning almost four years, the diary 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.The author talks openly and honestly of the difficulties of a long distance adoption, explores what it feels like when an adoption finally happens and charts the first few months of family life.
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.
Written in a highly accessible style, the books will appeal to anyone involved in adoption and fostering, and to everyone who enjoys a human interest story. Social workers will be able to use the books in preparation training for carers and include them on recommended reading lists.
Read more
£2.80 -
Unexpected Tears: Trusting God through a Painful Adoption Process (Surviving the Valley)
In the first book in the Surviving the Valley series, Rachelle D. Alspaugh leads readers on a poetic journey with incredible transparency of both faith and despair as her international adoption pursuit crumbles before her eyes. “Unexpected Tears” takes readers through the valley where Rachelle learns only through experiencing the pain of the valley could she enjoy the breathtaking beauty of God’s handiwork.More in the Surviving the Valley Series:
Just a few months after Rachelle D. Alspaugh finished writing “Unexpected Tears,” it became apparent that her story wasn’t over. In “Painful Waiting,” follow Rachelle as God takes her on yet another trek of faith through the valley on her journey toward international adoption. “Painful Waiting” picks up where “Unexpected Tears” leaves off.Read more
£4.90 -
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft Revised Edition
“Toddler Adoption” looks at the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler. When a child aged is adopted between the ages of 12 to 36 months, they often show signs of cognitive and emotional immaturity, which can cause behavioral and relational issues. This book offers support and practical tools to help parents prepare for and support the toddler’s transition between the familiar environment of their biological parent’s home or foster home to a new and unfamiliar one, and considers the issues that arise at different developmental stages. It highlights the challenges that parents are likely to encounter, but also gives positive guidance on how to overcome them. Written by a specialist in children’s development who is also an adoptive parent herself, this fully revised and updated edition of the go-to-source on adopting toddlers is essential reading for both parents and professionals working with adoptive families.Read more
£13.60£14.20Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft Revised Edition
£13.60£14.20 -
Sparkle’s Story: Thrown Away Children
Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry.
A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle’s transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them.
But it’s Sparkle’s escalating behaviour that causes concern.
Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle’s birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle’s erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat.
Read more
£6.60 -
Parenting a Child with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Parenting Matters)
Dan Hughes shares his expertise on the symptoms, prognosis and treatment for children affected by emotional and behavioural difficulties, with valuable advice on how parents and carers can help children to improve their behaviour and increase their self-esteem. Prospective adopters and carers are often faced with the prospect of having to decide whether they can care for a child with a health need or condition they know little about and have no direct experience of. It can be difficult to know where to turn for reliable information. What lies behind the diagnoses and “labels” that many looked after children bring with them? And what will it be like to live with them? How will they benefit from family life? This book, part of a series looking at health issues, provides expert knowledge about emotional and behavioural difficulties, a common diagnosis in looked after children. This is coupled with facts, figures and guidance presented in a straightforward and accessible style. Adopters and foster carers also describe what it is like to parent an affected child, “telling it like it is”, sharing their parenting experiences and offering useful advice. This combination of expert information and first-hand experiences will help readers to gain knowledge, achieve understanding, and to make informed decisions.Read more
£9.50£10.40 -
The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and Destiny
In The Lost Coin, Stephen Rowley shares his lifelong journey—searching for his birth parents, seeking his true identity, and discovering his soul’s calling. We join him when, as a boy growing up in Iowa, he visits Chicago for the first time and is shocked by blatant racial segregation and sprawling urban poverty. We see Stephen as a young athlete sustaining a life-changing injury, then becoming radicalized at the University of Wisconsin, entering the field of education at Stanford, and becoming a visionary school administrator before being fired by a vindictive Silicon Valley school board.He plays golf with a Tibetan lama, and experiences transcendence in a vivid dream, ultimately becoming a psychotherapist in his sixties. We witness the heart-rending scene when he and his wife adopt their own son, and we join him for a poignant reunion with his birth mother, who, it turns out, had desperately hoped he might appear in her life after she’d given him up for adoption.
As we accompany Stephen Rowley on this adventurous and reflective journey, we come to understand more deeply the trauma engendered when separating mother from child, and the unspoken restlessness and yearning for connection many adoptees feel.
“It is my hope,” he writes, that we all “may discover the unique capacity within us to heal and even thrive, not in spite of the wounds we carry, but because of them.”
Read more
£7.80 -
Please Don’t Take Mummy Away: The true story of two sisters left cold, frightened, hungry and alone
‘Mummy! Where did you go? Please come back, Mummy.’
When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It’s the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat. As police officers break down the door of Zoe’s flat they find seven-year-old Coco and two-year-old Lola, home alone, huddled on the floor in a freezing cold bedroom, crying out for their mummy.
When Social Services are called in, the girls are taken into care and are soon tucked up safely in bed at Maggie’s house. It looks like a simple case of neglect, but things aren’t always what they seem and, with Maggie’s help, can Zoe convince Social Services that love is enough to be a good mum?
A new true story of hope from Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley, a foster carer for over 20 years.
Read more
£7.90£8.50 -
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
Attaching in Adoption is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. This classic text provides practical parenting strategies designed to enhance children’s happiness and emotional health. It explains what attachment is, how grief and trauma can affect children’s emotional development, and how to improve attachment, respect, cooperation and trust. Parenting techniques are matched to children’s emotional needs and stages, and checklists are included to help parents assess how their child is doing at each developmental stage. The book covers a wide range of issues including international adoption, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and learning disabilities, and combines sound theory and direct advice with case examples throughout. This book is a must read for anyone interested in adoption and for all adoptive families. It will also be a valuable resource for adoption professionals.Read more
£17.00 -
Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in…
The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson
Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care.
When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together.
Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
Read more
£4.70 -
A Is for Always: An Adoption Alphabet
A is for Always. With your hand in mine, Adoption’s a gift that will last for all time. With gentle rhymes and lovely illustrations, A Is for Always celebrates the joy and love of adoption from A to Z. With B for birth parents, Q for questions, and U for understanding, it frames challenging aspects of adoption in a way children can understand. Best of all, each page shows a different adoptive family of cuddly animals welcoming and cherishing a new child.Read more
£13.10£14.20A Is for Always: An Adoption Alphabet
£13.10£14.20 -
Why Can’t My Child Behave?: Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families
Parenting a child who doesn’t know how to be parented is the most difficult job in the world’ This book provides friendly expert advice on how to respond to difficult behaviours and emotions for parents of children with developmental trauma. Each chapter focusses on the common difficulties faced by carers or parents and features quick, applicable ideas with exercises and illustrations. How do you react to a child’s difficult behaviour? How do you deal with your own negative emotions? How do you know when to be empathic? The book looks beyond the traditional punishment/reward strategies and aims to provide an explanation for such questions whilst helping the child in the process. This book will prove to be an invaluable resource for parents, foster carers, social workers and professionals working with children who are adopted or fostered.Read more
£12.80£13.30 -
Dog Adoption Certificate Book: Certificate Book For Shelters And Pet Adoption Centers, Gift Idea For Lovers Dogs ( 100 Pages )
This Puppy Adoption Certificate Is A Document That Certifies The Adoption Of A Puppy By A New Owner. It Is Perfect For Shelters And Rescue Organizations.This Log Include Things Like:
- Adopter’s Name: The Name Of The Person Or Family Adopting The Puppy.
- Puppy’s Name: The Name Of The Puppy Being Adopted…
Features:
- Pages: 100
- Size: 8.25″x6″
Read more
£7.60 -
My Daddies!
A funny, heartfelt picture-book celebrating same-sex parents and shared story time, perfect for introducing children to the different kinds of family in the world today.
Set off on a series of incredible adventures with an adorable family as the stories they read burst into colourful life. Battle dragons, dodge deadly dinosaurs, zoom to the moon and explore the world in a hot air balloon, before winding down in a wonderfully cosy bedtime ending.
The bouncy, rhyming, read-aloud text is brought to life by bestselling, award-winning illustrator Garry Parsons, illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series.
‘This rhyming picture book celebrating same-sex parents is a gentle and sweet read . . . a wonderful celebration of adoption and the different shapes a family can take!’ BookTrust
Read more
£6.20£6.60My Daddies!
£6.20£6.60 -
Parenting a Child Affected by Parental Substance Misuse (Parenting Matters)
Prospective adopters and carers are often faced with the prospect of having to decide whether they can care for a child with a health need or condition they know little about and have no direct experience of. It can be difficult to know where to turn for reliable information. What lies behind the diagnoses and “labels” that many looked after children bring with them? And what will it be like to live with them? How will they benefit from family life?Parenting a Child affceted by Parental Substance Misuse explores general issues around substance misuse and children entering care as well as the impact on children of exposure to substances during pregnancy, including both specific effects (such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) and wider issues (such as genetic susceptibilities).
Read more
£9.50 -
We Wished For You An Adoption Journal: A large, beautiful and unique journal with 120 detailed pages to log your adoption experience
Ideal for those who plan to adopt or have adopted a childDetailed interior prompts to write notes, outline family trees, memories, letters from parents, milestones, and much more
Detailed interior prompts with itineraries, checklists, amenties, meal planners, memories tracker, and much more
Large 8.5″ x 11 size, 120 detailed pages to document special memories easily
Can also be the perfect gift for a loved one or friend who is adopting a child
Use this premium adoption journal to provide a beautiful keepsake for your adopted child
Read more
£7.10 -
Raising Turnip: Candid and comical memoirs of a single adopter
This book is an unprocessed and insightful memoir of an adoptive mother in her forties, candidly sharing her personal experiences about adopting a 6-year-old boy, and their first five years together. A truly compassionate and genuine account of the joys and trials of single motherhood and of raising a little boy and his stand-in persona, Turnip. The author’s natural ability to mother and her ingenious improvisational skills are meritable. It’s such an honest account of, well, life and how things sometimes go according to plan, and how they occasionally don’t. A riveting page-turner that will make you laugh, wonder and be filled with admiration. The conversational tone, and the author’s readiness to share generously prevail throughout the book. A must read for all parents, not just the ones who have adopted, are adopting or are thinking of adopting.Read more
£7.60 -
Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Comprehensive Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing In Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families and Third Party Reproduction
Based on a hugely successful US model, the Seven Core Issues in Adoption is the first conceptual framework of its kind to offer a unifying lens that was inclusive of all individuals touched by the adoption experience.
The Seven Core Issues are Loss, Rejection, Shame/Guilt, Grief, Identity, Intimacy, and Mastery/Control. The book expands the model to be inclusive of adoption and all forms of permanency: adoption, foster care, kinship care, donor insemination and surrogacy. Attachment and trauma are integrated with the Seven Core Issues model to address and normalize the additional tasks individuals and families will encounter.
The book views the Seven Core Issues from a range of perspectives including: multi-racial, LGBTQ, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, African-American, International, openness, search and reunion, and others. This essential guide introduces each Core Issue, its impact on individuals, offering techniques for growth and healing.
Read more
£23.50 -
Adopting A Little Brother or Sister: A big sister’s guide to adoption for a child becoming a big sibling through adoption of a younger child or baby … Kinship Care and Special…
From the author of award-winning foster care and adoption books, Delly Duck and Room in the Nest,and her talented daughter, Zoe.Adopting A Little Brother or Sister features charming illustrations from a 5 year old big sister. The engaging story is told in the voice of a young child who is excited to be a big sister through adoption and shares her top tips for other future brothers and sisters going through the process of adoption from foster care. The story touches upon social worker visits and the introductions process with the foster family, as well as highlighting some of the frustrations a child may have with the process, (such as how slow it feels) and the things a young child may find fun about adopting (such as the child being already old enough to play, unlike a newborn).
This story is suitable for birth/biological children, as well as elder siblings who were adopted themselves.
Praise for Delly Duck: Why A Little Chick Couldn’t Stay With His Birth Mother
“One of the best new Adoption books” – BookAuthority
“…a beautifully illustrated children’s story book, explaining big issues like adoption and fostering, in an age appropriate way.” – We Made A Wish adoption magazine
“…Delly Duck is a great choice for adopted and fostered children to explain adoption or support therapeutic life story work. The book can be used to help answer difficult and emotive questions…” – Maggie and Rose Book Adventurers
“A fantastic book for Parents, Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Legal Guardians, Kinship Carers, Social Workers, Play Therapists or Teachers… I can thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who is adopting, fostering, or is a child’s Legal Guardian… I love the way the book shows the love, and loss of the birth parent, and highlights the fact that sometimes a birth parent is simply not equipped with the necessary skills to keep their child safe consistently.
This beautiful, sensitively written story explains why a child may need to be removed from their birth parent, and explores in a gentle way the emotions felt by parent and child, and the roles other people play in protecting the child, and offering the child a loving, safe environment…” – Icing on the BakePlease click on the author’s name to see more titles about adoption, foster care and kinship care by Holly Marlow.
Read more
£8.50£10.40 -
Wanted Chosen Adopted Loved: An Adoption Journal and Baby Book Gift For New Adoptive Parents And Child (Guided Journal with Prompts To Celebrate An Adoption|Couples and Single…
An Adoption Journal and Baby Book Gift For New Adoptive Parents And Child (Guided Journal with Prompts To Celebrate An Adoption|Couples and Single Mothers or Fathers). Record your memories, milestones and family story in this keepsake soft cover journal.Document your child’s growth with space to record: – Family tree – Birthday Layouts – Baby Milestones – Our Journey – Love Letters from Mommy & Daddy – Forever Family – Photos to remember – Your first year plus layouts for up to 5 years old!Monthly growth tracking, memory keeper and blank journal pages for recording your thoughts and memories!Read more
£6.30 -
A History of Adoption in England and Wales 1850- 1961
Adoption is one of the most emotive and complex subjects in social and family history. Gill Rossini’s social history of adoption between 1850 and 1961 uncovers the perspectives of all those concerned in adoption: children, birth relatives, adoptive families, and all the agencies and organisations involved. Rossini charts the transformation of the adoption process from a chaotic informal arrangement to a legal procedure. Set against the backdrop of the moral, cultural, and legal climate of the times, the contemporary voices of those who played a part in an adoption give real insights into this often turbulent period in their lives. Discover how shocking stories of baby farmers and unwanted orphans fuelled the campaign for change, and hear previously untold stories.For those who wish to conduct their own research into an adoption, Rossini has compiled a comprehensive guide to resources.Read more
£3.00 -
Help! My Feelings Are Too Big!: Making Sense of Yourself and the World After a Difficult Start in Life – for Children with Attachment Issues
Emotions can be complicated at the best of times. If something goes wrong right at the beginning of someone’s life things can often feel painful and confusing.
This book will help explain that there are always good reasons why a person feels the way they do. It will help you learn about emotions like anxiety, how you can live with these emotions, and how safe adults can help you build a calm, strong place inside yourself!
Designed to help build emotional awareness, this book offers friendly support for children aged 9-12 who have attachment disorders, anxiety or are overcoming early trauma and is an invaluable tool for anyone supporting children with extreme emotions or attachment issues, including parents and carers, support workers, teachers, and therapists.
Read more
£10.40 -
I’ve Loved You Since Forever Board Book: A Valentine’s Day Book for Kids
New York Times #1 Bestseller!
I’ve Loved You Since Forever is a celebratory and poetic testament to the timeless love felt between parent and child. This beautiful picture book is inspired by Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb’s heartwarming adoption of her baby girl, Haley Joy.
With Kotb’s lyrical text and stunning pictures by Suzie Mason, young ones and parents will want to snuggle up and read the pages of this book together, over and over again. This board book is perfect for sharing with the littlest ones.
In the universe,
there was you and
there was me,
waiting for the day our
stars would meet. . .
Makes a lovely gift for baby showers, Mother’s Day, and more. Plus don’t miss Hoda Kotb and Suzie Mason’s beautiful follow-up picture book, You Are My Happy.
Read more
£11.20 -
The Adoption Reunion Handbook
The book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally. Each section has an advice box which summarizes key points, notes issues to pay particular attention to, or offers draft letters that readers can adapt for their own needs. The appendix contains useful addresses and weblinks, and includes checklists for searching and for the reunion. Chapters include reunion with birth fathers and birth siblings, as well as with birth mothers, the relationship with the adoptive family and dealing with reunions that break down.Read more
£22.60£23.70The Adoption Reunion Handbook
£22.60£23.70 -
Reuben’s Story: From birth to adoption: The story of an older child’s experiences in foster care, leading to adoption | Adoption gift | Adoptee story
Reuben is adopted when he is old enough to remember his time with his birth family, various foster care placements, and the transition to his adoptive family, after meeting his adoptive parent, Taylor, at an activity day. Reuben’s account is written in his own voice, which makes the story engaging and accessible to young readers.This book is based on a true story of a boy’s journey from birth, through foster care, to adoption, as an older child. It can be used to help older adopted children with life story work, where the events can be related to and compared to their personal experiences. It is also a useful teaching tool for inclusive classrooms, and can be used to normalise adoption and foster care.
Read more
£6.60 -
My Forever Family: A story of adoption (a little boy with a Mummy & Daddy).
Join the adventure of a little boy finding their forever family in this heartwarming children’s book about adoption. From their birth mother to their foster family and finally to their loving forever Mummy and Daddy, follow along as they discover the meaning of true family. With vibrant illustrations and a touching story told in rhyme, this book is perfect for children and families alike, teaching the value of love, acceptance, and finding your place in the world. A must-read for any family touched by adoption or for those looking to teach their children about the beauty of creating a family through adoption.
This book is not only a heartwarming story about adoption, but it is also inspired by the author’s personal journey in adopting her children. She wrote the book to help explain their journey to her children and to others who may not understand the beauty and complexity of adoption. The author’s personal experience adds an extra layer of authenticity and emotion to the story, making it even more touching and memorable for readers of all ages.
The book can be enjoyed by children of various ages although aimed at children between the ages of 1 to 10, the story has universal appeal, it is still read by the author’s teenage children today.
Through the story in your book your children will gain a deeper understanding of their own adoption story and develop a sense of belonging and pride in their family. It helps them navigate their identity and cultivates a positive self-image.
Reading your book together can create a special bonding experience between parents and their children. It opens up avenues for conversations about love, acceptance, and the importance of family, strengthening the emotional connection between them.
In addition to the initial book about a little one finding their forever family, the author intends to expand the series to include stories specifically centred around same-sex couples and single adopters.
The series celebrates the diverse ways families are created through adoption. It recognises that families come in various forms, and each journey is unique and beautiful.
•Please note that the story is the same throughout the series, only the characters change.
Read more
£11.40 -
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children: Creative Ideas for Therapy, Life Story Work, Direct Work and Parenting
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counseling, life story work or direct work. Psychologist Kim S. Golding shows how you can use stories to build connections with children aged 4 16 and support their recovery from trauma and stress. She illustrates the techniques with 21 stories adapted from her own clinical work with children and families, and explains how you can expand or adapt them to make them more relevant for a particular child. Advice and stories are arranged into sections dealing with common psychological issues, including looking back and moving on, lack of trust and need for attention. Golding also gives invaluable tips for planning stories and life story work, and for storymaking with children. She also describes how stories can be used therapeutically with parents of traumatized children and as a tool for self-reflection by counselors. Imaginative and practical, this book will be enormously useful for counselors, psychologists, therapists and social workers working with traumatized children, and will also be helpful for parents and carers involved in therapeutic parenting.Read more
£17.30£19.00 -
Our Wish for You: A Story About Open Adoption
This moving picture book about open adoption shares all parents’ wish for a child’s life to be full of love and family.One birth mother is pregnant with a baby and wants to find parents to adopt the child. Eventually she finds two dads who will be just the right parents, because they, too, share her same wishes of love and happiness for the baby. Author Dano Moreno drew from his and his husband’s experience with adopting their son to write a gentle, universal story about all the hopes, dreams, and wishes parents have for their children to live happy lives.
Sweet and tender, Our Wish For You is the perfect gift for growing families, baby showers, or adoption day celebrations.
Read more
£6.90 -
Adoption Therapy: Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues
A much-needed anthology addressing a variety of potential psychological and physiological concerns, Adoption Therapy, Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues is a must-read for adoptees, adoptive parents, first families, and vitally, mental health professionals.
With writing by adoptees, adoptive parents, and clinicians, Adoption Therapy is a first-of-its-kind and wholly unique reference book, providing insight, advice, and personal stories which highlight the specific nature of the adoptee experience.
Topics Include:
•The psychological dangers in leaving trauma and grief buried and unaddressed
•The importance of community in healing the wounds of separation
•Understanding the physical and psychological effects of transracial adoption
•Attachment—including the inability to attach, inappropriate attachment, and the myth of Reactive Attachment Disorder
•Conception by rape: an adoptee speaks out
•Co-dependency, intimacy, and creating closeness
•The life-long effects of pre- and perinatal trauma
•Processing complex trauma, complex grief, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
•Specific concerns for Late Discovery Adoptees
•The relationship among trauma, anger and rage, and substance abuse
•For adoptive parents and adoptees: red flags when working with a therapistRead more
£5.60 -
Pet Adoption Certificate Book; Certificate Logbook For Shelters And Pet Adoption Centers |: 8.5×6 Inch. (40 Certificates) fully colored
Introducing the Pet Adoption Certificate Book: Commemorate the Journey of Love and CompassionWelcoming a new pet into your family is a heartwarming experience filled with love, hope, and a commitment to providing a forever home. Our Pet Adoption Certificate Book is a cherished keepsake designed to honor this special moment, capturing the essence of your journey towards compassionate companionship.
A Symbol of Unconditional Love:
Within the pages of this thoughtfully crafted book, you’ll find dedicated sections that allow you to document essential details about your pet’s adoption. Just like a birth certificate celebrates a new life, this book commemorates the union between you and your beloved furry friend.
What’s Inside:1. Pet’s Name and Description: Record your pet’s name and a brief description, capturing their unique personality and traits.
2. Adoption Date and Location: Detail the day and place where you officially welcomed your pet into your home, marking the beginning of your journey together.
3. Previous Life: Share any known history or stories about your pet’s life before adoption, creating a narrative that acknowledges their past.
4. Adoption Story: Write about the circumstances that led you to adopt your pet – a story of compassion, empathy, and the decision to provide a loving home.
5. First Moments: Attach photos capturing the first moments you shared with your pet, immortalizing their introduction to their new family.
6. Vow of Care: Pledge your commitment to caring for and cherishing your pet, acknowledging the responsibilities and joys that come with pet ownership.
Honoring Lifelong Bond:
The Pet Adoption Certificate Book is more than just a documentation; it’s a testament to the powerful bond between humans and animals. As you complete each page, you’re creating a lasting memory that speaks of the connection, devotion, and unconditional love that defines your relationship.
Imagine the future adventures, the shared laughter, and the countless memories that await you and your pet. This book becomes a living tribute to the joy, companionship, and shared experiences that come with the decision to adopt.
Thank you for entrusting us with your adoption journey. The Pet Adoption Certificate Book is a reminder that love knows no boundaries and that your act of kindness has enriched both your life and the life of your precious pet.
Read more
£8.20 -
Becoming an Adoption-Friendly School: A Whole-School Resource for Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma or Loss – With Complementary Downloadable Material
Adopted children who have experienced loss, abuse or neglect need additional support for their emotional development, and are more likely to have special educational needs. This useful resource provides a complete plan for creating adoption-friendly environments in primary, secondary and specialist schools.
The book is grounded on new research which gathered together testimonies from over 400 school staff members, adoptive parents and adoption specialists. With realistic consideration of pressures and limitations currently faced by schools, it gives advice on eight key areas for school development, including communicating with parents, training staff, using resources wisely and recognising children’s individual needs. Completing the toolkit is a broad selection of photocopiable and downloadable plans for establishing adoption-friendly frameworks, and for demonstrating good practice to staff, pupils, families and school inspectors.
Read more
£24.70£28.50 -
Alien Adoption Agency: Collection 2 (Alien Adoption Agency – Collections)
If you like strong women, dragon-shifting warriors, adorable baby aliens, wild adventures, steamy sensual scenes, and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love exploring exotic frontier worlds with the Alien Adoption Agency!This exclusive collection includes all three dragon-shifting warrior romances that take place on the frontier moon of Lachesis:
Zane:
She hungers for justice, but this troubled soldier hungers only for her.
Sarah Flynn is committed to avenging her father’s death at any cost. Even if that means adopting a baby and traveling to a remote frontier moon. She’s built a wall around her heart so she can do what needs to be done. But when she meets her new son and the handsome dragon warrior assigned to protect him, she can feel her defenses beginning to crumble.Odin:
This young widow swore she would never love again, but a dragon warrior’s heat might just melt her resolve…
Liberty has come to Lachesis for a chance to raise a child and get a fresh start on a far away frontier moon. But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with Odin, an Invicta dragon warrior who has sworn to protect the child with his life. And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever.Rexx:
It’s love at first sight for sunny Abigail. Now she just needs to survive the train ride to get to her new home.
Abigail Shaw can’t believe her good luck. The Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. And baby Rio comes with Rexx, a handsome Invicta warrior guard, whose dark eyes seduce Abigail before he even opens his mouth. When he offers her his mate bond, she thinks things can’t get any better. She’s finally going to have a family of her own. And they’re getting a free ride on the famous Iron Peregrine express train to their new home. But things on the Peregrine aren’t always what they seem…Indulge in all five Alien Adoption Agency collections:
Collection 1: Clothos
Collection 2: Lachesis
Collection 3: Atropos
Collection 4: Han-2
Collection 5: Sigg-3Read more
£9.50 -
Attachment Handbook For Foster Care And Adoption;
Attachment is at the heart of family life and at the heart of foster care and adoption. Attachment theory and research provide a vital developmental framework for making sense of the behaviour and relationship strengths and difficulties that children bring from their complex backgrounds. This authoritative book – now in its second edition – provides an accessible account of core attachment concepts and the Secure Base model. It traces the pathways of secure and insecure patterns from birth to adulthood, exploring the impact of past experiences of abuse, neglect and separation on children’s behaviour in foster and adoptive families. It then explains the Secure Base dimensions of parenting that are associated with helping children to feel more secure and to fulfil their potential in the family and in the community. Finally, it tackles the key role which ‘keeping attachment in mind’ can play in family placement practice, and offers useful advice to carers on how they can provide a secure base.Read more
£26.60 -
My Forever Family: from fostering to adoption
Follow Oliver as he goes through the ups and downs of the ‘Fostering to Adoption’ process. Simple, Easy to understand text for 2 to 6 year olds or children with limited understanding who are about to go through the fostering adoption processsimplified version for 2 to 6 year olds or children with limited understanding (Version 2 also available for 3 to 9 year olds).Being a foster carer myself, i struggled to find a simple way to explain the process to the young foster children in our care, Especially babies, toddlers and young children that were going into new ‘Forever’ Familys’. Then i came up with the idea for this book, a simple, easy to understand story of the basic process, It has helped myself and the children i care for by just giving them some idea of the adoption process and hopefully it will be of help to foster carers, adopting parent, social workers (and children) who also have to go through this traumatic time.Read more
£6.60£8.50 -
Pip and Me: A Story of Love Through Adoption
Pip and Me is a story of love between a child and their parent who found each other through adoption. Years after being brought together, Pip’s early life trauma continues to significantly impact their daily lives. Pip is nine years old, struggling with everyday life, feeling scared, out of control and sometimes angry. This book will take you on a journey of how an average day feels for Pip and how that same day is seen from a parent’s perspective. Their experiences are the same, yet they are both managing different feelings, reactions, and reflections. Why can’t Pip just stop throwing things? Will the bathroom get flooded again? Will Pip ever be able to listen? This story shines a light on how a parent’s reactions can make or break the day. An adoptive parent’s love and presence flood through the book, but how does this feel for Pip?Read more
£11.40£14.20Pip and Me: A Story of Love Through Adoption
£11.40£14.20 -
Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Model for Practice
Life Story Therapy is an approach designed to enable children to explore, question and understand the past events of their lives. It aims to secure their future through strengthening attachment with their carers and providing the opportunity to develop a healthy sense of self and a feeling of wellbeing. This comprehensive overview lays out the theory underlying life story therapy, including an accessible explanation of contemporary research in neurobiology and trauma. Featuring tried and tested ideas, with tools and templates illustrated through instructive case studies, the author identifies how life story therapy can be implemented in practice. Finally, the relationships between life story therapy and traditional ‘talking’ therapies are explored. Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children is essential reading for those working with children and adolescents, including social workers, teachers, child psychotherapists, residential care staff, long-term carers, psychologists and other professionals.Read more
£21.10£23.70
