List of Adoption Books and Movies
There have been so many adoption theme books and movies
lately. Obviously, I have not read or watched them all, but I thought I would
give my input on what I have read and seen recently. I would love others input
as well in the comments. I am not going to review my own adoption book. You can
read the reviews on Amazon if you want to know more about my book. Be sure to check out the reviews on the books and movies listed in this post as well. I will post links throughout this post. You may find some of these movies on Neflix or Amazon Prime.
We read so many books about 9 years ago, that I cannot
remember all of them, but I know we had to read a lot of “how to adopt books”
to feel somewhat comfortable on how to pick an agency or attorney. I am not
including the books we read back then because I cannot remember much about them.
These are domestic adoption books and one foster/adopt book.
I read a lot about international adoption during the beginning of our journey,
but I do not remember which ones.
First off, we rarely watch movies without our kids so it is
rare for me to see a movie without them. So most of the movies on this list are
family friendly unless I state otherwise. Spoiler alerts ahead:
We (me, husband and kids) enjoyed both of these movies. The
first one did not portray adoption well at first, but the movie did have a good
ending. The second did a much better job. I know some people that did not give
these movies a chance since the children were given away in the first movie,
but the main character, Mr. Gru, needed to know what he lost to find that he
did indeed love them and did need them and wanted to be a parent. He was not
looking to be a dad. He was evil, remember? Again, it had a good ending. We
watch these movies all the time.
Lilo and her sister, Nani, lost their parents. So Nani takes
care of both of them. Being young, she makes a lot of mistakes and risks
loosing her sister Lilo. Stitch is an alien who is looking for a place to fit
in. There is a social worker in the movie. This is a good movie, and there is a
happy ending.
Wow, who hasn’t seen Annie? LOVE this movie. We have to take in account
that this movie took place back when laws were not enforce for the good of
kids. So Ms. Hanniagan was not the best
role model for kids. Another happy ending.
Adoption is not heavily talked about in this series except
in the beginning of the movie. Anne is adopted. Other than that, it is not
mention much after she lives with her new parents. I have always loved this
sweet series. All girls love Anne.
These movies are hilarious. They hardly get into adoption
themes in the first one, but it is known that he is adopted. We find out more
about his biological family in the 2nd one, which is sad as they had
no choice. He loves his dad, the one that adopted him. Excellent movies.
My daughter saw this at school and enjoyed it. I did not
like the beginning of this movie when I saw it. Each potential adoptive family
that met him kept passing the boy and did not want to adopt him. So much
rejection. It went on and on. My daughter said the movie was funny, and he got
his family in the end. So I will leave it up to you.
Penny is kidnapped and needs help. She wants a family.
Another happy ending.
Tarzan is adopted by, Kala, a female Gorilla. Her son
recently died as did Tarzan’s biological parents. Tarzan searches for where he
belongs throughout the movie.
Born a God, but stolen and left on Earth. A nice family
adopts him. He continues to search for “where he belongs”, but discovers it was
where he was after all. We love the music.
I know there are most likely more adoption theme kid’s
movies, but these are what come to mind.
(Adult themes due to abortion) I would not recommend this
movie for children.
This movie was quite good, but also very grim. This is a
Christian based movie. There is a good ending in the sense of forgiveness, but
I still found the movie quite sad. There is also a book.
Wow, this movie rocks. Loved it! Excellent story about
adoption. Based on a true story. I would watch this with teenagers and up.
Interesting movie. Shows that open adoption can work. I
didn’t like the potential adoptive dad’s attitude throughout the movie, but again,
this is a movie, not real life. Not my favorite adoption movie, but I know a
lot of people seemed to like it.
This is an older movie. Relative passes away and leaves the
baby with the main character. She is going to place the baby for adoption but
falls in love with her and now has to figure out how to parent her. This is a
cute movie.
Yeah, I know, Superman was adopted, but this movie focuses
on it more. We get to see him struggle with his identity. Maybe it could spark
some conversations in teenagers? And I really, really liked this movie too.
You will find all kinds of made-for-TV-movies that take a
black and white approach. The biological parents or adopted parents are evil and the
other is good. There is no gray area. Nothing realistic. I cannot stand these
movies. Sadly, this is usually how the media portrays adoption. I also have a
hard time when a celebrity person dies and they list the children and always
call out the ones that are adopted. Why do we need to know that? They are their
children. They do not need an extra label. (Beauty of this being MY blog, I can
state what I like and as random as I like) :-)
Books:
I loved this book. It was full of humor, but it still was
serious enough to show you that adoption is wonderful. This book was written by
Nia Vardalos, screenwriter and actress from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She writes about
adopting her daughter from foster care and becoming an instant mom to a
three-year-old.
I think anyone adopting or if they are even thinking of
adopting should read this book. The title speaks for itself.
This is the most heartbreaking book I have read in a long
time. (There is also a movie) I could barely get through the book, as it was so
sad! This book shows you why we must have laws protecting everyone, and why we
must have open adoption. (Extreme adult themes throughout this book, and I hear
the movie)
Wow, this is the cutest book from the illustrations to the
beautiful written words. Whereas this is not an adoption book it will work for
any child as it is that beautiful. This book will not disappoint.
My daughters ask to read this over and over. Even though we
did not fly on a plane to bring our daughters home, this book is a funny
treasure. It nearly always brings up “Please tell me about the night you
brought me home”. I wish I had gotten the hard copy since we have read it so much.
This is such a cute little book. A Blessing From Above is a
Christian book with some scripture. I think this book explains quite well what a
blessing children are.
I am looking forward to reading your comments.
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