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Hi, we used 'Mummy, Mama and Me' when our eldest came home. It focused more on having 2 mums as opposed to the adoption process. Our eldest much preferred his life story book to explain adoption rather than anything else - however both of our kids LOVE 'The Lambaroo' which is about adoption, but in a very 'storified' way - they both get excited when they read it as they compare themselves to the main character. There isn't a fb group as such for LGBT adoptive parents (that I know of), however have you heard of New Family Social? They are a UK group for LGBT foster carers and adopters and have lots of events, resources etc.

Hiya Our copy of Mommy, Mama and Me was very well-used too - the best thing I've found for toddlers but not adoption specific. Josh and Jaz Have Three Mums is specifically about adopted children in a lesbian-led family https://www.amazon.co.uk/Josh-Jaz-have-three-mums/dp/1905664125 In no particular order, we also have: Todd Parr books - The Feelings Book and the one about Being Different - the imagery includes apparently two-mum families Picnic in the Park - this has a wide range of family structures depicted https://corambaaf.org.uk/books/picnic-park Finding a family for Tommy - really charming for young kids, uses cute animals (does Tommy want a penguin family? No!) and then ends up with a diverse range of adults depicted, so you can talk about different family structures https://corambaaf.org.uk/books/finding-family-tommy We also have One Dad Two Dad Brown Dad Blue Dad (I like it as I have a taste for the absurd, but perhaps that's just me), the one about the penguins raising a chick, which is OK if a little laboured. New Family Social is out there as a group for LGBT parents. I used to be a member. They do charge a subscription - I'm not sure what the core purpose is now (they started out being a meet up group and generally campaigning to change attitudes around gay people - mainly gay men - adopting). I think they organise meet ups and socials around the country, they tend to be more concentrated in London and urban areas and, back when I was a member, had more men than women, but certainly some lesbian families there.