Loved this post Laura. Great recommendations. Thanks for including Our Story. The first two versions did use the word ‘sperm’ but so many parents told DCN that they felt uncomfortable using it ( and avoided reading the book as a result) that it was changed to ‘seed’ in current editions.
I got my hands on it and I do think it’s a great book for explaining embryos and egg donation. It’s lacking what I’d like to see helping kids understand what getting genes from a donor means and that it is ok to be curious about the donor.
Loved this post Laura. Great recommendations. Thanks for including Our Story. The first two versions did use the word ‘sperm’ but so many parents told DCN that they felt uncomfortable using it ( and avoided reading the book as a result) that it was changed to ‘seed’ in current editions.
Although not specific to donor conception, I highly recommend The Family Book by Todd Parr. He has some other great books for very early learners :)
There's also another series called Happy Together that I really like: https://www.happytogetherchildrensbook.com/
Excellent list. Thank you.
Missing this one from your list: Daddy, What is an Embryo?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087995477/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_T6ZB6YZ736HM4RC2DD0D?linkCode=ml2&tag=lizqamz-20
I got my hands on it and I do think it’s a great book for explaining embryos and egg donation. It’s lacking what I’d like to see helping kids understand what getting genes from a donor means and that it is ok to be curious about the donor.
I will have to check it out to see what I think! Thanks for the heads up!