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The Stork Report - Fun Facts
Most popular boy names for us this year: Gabriel, Anthony, and Marc(us)
Most popular girl names for us this year: Rose, Grace, Lydia, and variations of Ana, Anna, and Ania

Baby Talk - Upcoming Seminars
If you are interested in attending one of our seminars, please call the office or e-mail and let us know. We will place you on our seminar information list and you will receive notification when there is a seminar in your area. We are currently planning seminars or reunions in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, California and Massachusetts.

To find out about the nearest Seminar in your area, please contact us by e-mail or phone at (951) 674-8400.

“An Adoption Story – How I Became A Big Brother” is a first person account from a child’s perspective.  Joshua explains how his little brother came into the family.  It’s geared for very young children, and can be used as an opening to a dialogue about adoption and how adopted children arrive.  In this particular case, the child is of a difference race, so trans-racial families might also find it helpful in explaining adoption to their children.  If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, we have copies in stock for $12.95 + shipping and handling.  Please send an e-mail to us at alaboroflove@verizon.net for further details and to order.

Literary Recommendation
While there are many books written on the subject of adoption, I am proud to say that one, in particular, is worthy of mention here. Adoption Nation, How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America, written by Adam Pertman, gives a broad view of the current state of adoption in America. Lauded by the American Adoption Congress, Adoption Nation will open your eyes! It's author was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his series of adoption articles published by the Boston Globe. He has been awarded the Century Foundation's Leonard Silk Journalism Fellowship for Adoption Nation. Other honors include the "Special Friend of Children" award from the New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as Book of the Year by the National Adoption Foundation. "I was privileged to work with Adam and his wife Judy during the adoption of their second child," says Tina Tyra, founder of A Labor of Love Adoptions. Adam's success with this book is no accident. If you'd like to get more information or find out about Adam's speaking schedule, please contact him at www.adoptionnation.com.