This book helps introduce young children to the concepts of in vitro fertilization and donor eggs in simple terms without going into the details of reproduction. Oct 4, 2016 wonderful books to help explain to kids about surrogacy and egg donors. Books for donor kids telling kids about donors and. A board book that introduces the key concepts about babies and egg donation, and how some people or in this case giraffes need help to be able to be a mommy or a daddy.
See more ideas about surrogacy, childrens books and books. A childrens egg donation story this charming and lighthearted book is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the idea that a generous donor along with a doctor and their parents helped to bring them into the world and into their loving family. Most parents want to tell their kids about their origins but dont know how. The book is very colourful and ideal for children even before they can read, because the pictures are so full of details it easily captures the child s attention. Childrens books to help donors explain to their own children about how they became a sperm, egg or embryo donor. Happy together, a twodad egg donation and surrogacy story, is a heartwarming book to help share the family building story with a young child. The best egg donation books for children an illustrated storybook can pave the way to explaining tough topics, like assisted reproduction, to young children. The book advises openness with children conceived via egg donation so be aware of that if you have a different view, although i still think it would be good to read. A tiny itsy bitsy gift of life, an egg donor story. Hope and will have a baby by irene celcer ages 58 this series of books tells birth stories about surrogacy, egg donation, embryo donation, sperm donation, and adoption. Best books for children conceived through sperm donation. The beginning and end of each book is the same, but the middle section is specific to each topic. The finding has been hailed by a university of southampton professor. Infertile mothers who use donor eggs do pass their dna to.
The focus is on a mommy and daddy who cherish their very special child. Best books for children conceived through egg donation creating. So many children come from donor egg, donor sperm, donor embryo and surrogacy these days and have single moms, gay parents, lesbian parents or heterosexual parents. Tabitha and timothy grow a flower by sarah shackleton and gillian coulson under age 5 tabitha and timothy want to grow a flower. Read the books during story time, or peruse them for conversation openers and suggested language. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. It was previously believed that the fertilised egg used to make the embryo only had dna from the father and donor mother. A story told through clear language and cheerful watercolor illustrations, readers will join dada and daddy bear on the journey to fulfill their greatest wish of becoming parents.
711 74 435 1429 206 914 1139 1517 390 619 843 1321 967 1415 4 545 1132 496 98 593 1276 739 1198 85 25 710 1359 1284 432 1404 219 961 782 214 329 1335 1126 1054