Punkpapporna i London
by Liz Wennberg
illus. by Jacob Segerstedt
Language: Swedish
col. ill ; cm.
ISBN: 9789186589332
Summary: Punkpapporna i London är en fristående uppföljare till Punkpapporna som kom 2010. Cornelia bor med sina 2 pappor, men hennes pappor är inte bara pappor de är punkare också! För ett år sedan flyttade Cornelia från London till Sverige med sina två pappor. Alla i byn blev jättenyfikna, för hur bär man sig egentligen åt när man är Punkare? Nu är det dags att åka tillbaka till London på besök, och Cornelia tar med sig kompisgänget. De lyckas alltid ha något fuffens för sig. Cornelia vill ha en hundvalp och Martin vill ha en tatuering Den här gången tar de sakerna i egna händer.
Available: http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789186589332/punkpapporna-i-london/
The bravest knight who ever lived
by Daniel Errico
illus. by Mo Qovaizi
Language: English
Pajama Publishing, 2013.
28 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9780989607827
Summary: Cedric, the bravest knight, is one of the first children's book characters to not just be part of an LGBT family, but to be a homosexual protagonist himself. It’s after he saves the day and defeats a pumpkin-eating dragon that his love for a prince, and not a princess, is revealed.
Available: http://pajamapublishing.com/
Prinsen och Pojken
written by Isak Fearon
illus. by Roberth Fearon
Language: Swedish
Stockholm : Vombat, 2013.
54 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9789186589318
Summary: Det var en gång en prins och en pojke. Prinsen bodde i ett stort slott bland molnen och pojken bodde i en stuga i den stora skogen. En gemensam önskan skulle föra dem samman, önskan om att finna en hjärtevän. Sagan handlar om att finna kärleken mot alla odds och att ha modet att våga vara sig själv. Prinsen och Pojken är en modern och inkluderande tolkning av den klassiska sagan om att övervinna alla hinder för att finna kärleken.
Available: http://www.vombatforlag.se/butik/prinsen-och-pojken-2/
A dream come true : talking to your child about assisted reproduction
Christo Zouves, M.D ; with Linda Attell and Holly Bea
illustrated by Sarah Fox.
Language: English
Daly City, CA. : Zouves Fertility Center, 2004.
27 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.
ISBN: 0976473801; 9780976473800
My Annotation: Written by a reproductive endocrinologist, this book aims to explain the basics of human reproduction as well as assisted reproduction when and why there might be a need for it. It introduces children to some very big words like “intracytoplasmic sperm injection” and “sperm chromatin structure assay,” as well as the more common terms found in children’s books on ART, like in vitro fertilization, egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy. Unlike other children’s books on ART, this book is narrated by several children who were all conceived in different ways. There is Michael, a twin, conceived via IVF. There is PJ, conceived via egg donation. There is Sophie, brought into the world via surrogacy. And there are Katie and Mei Lin, both conceived via IUI and donor insemination, Katie to a heterosexual couple, and Mei Lin to a lesbian couple. In these vignettes, all the children explain the reasons where and why that particular ART method was used to conceive them, for example, Michael’s mom’s eggs “couldn’t travel through her tubes” and his dad’s sperm “couldn’t swim to the egg” so mom’s eggs and dad’s sperm were put in a petri dish where they could join together to form an embryo. The book includes a glossary though it does not include the term IUI even though it is introduced in the book. The last few pages are devoted to spaces for family photos, the names of the doctors who helped bring them into the world, the names of the helpers, and a picture of the ultrasound, clearly acknowledging all the work that went into bringing them into the world and to “shift their focus from making a family to being a family.” Cartoon drawings resembling children’s drawings depict no nudity. Recommended for children ages 5-8.
Available: http://www.goivf.com
