The pea that was me : a two dads' egg donation and surrogacy story
written and illus. by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014.
17 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 1499746695 ; 9781499746693
My annotation: This book, about egg donation and surrogacy in two-dad families, is part of the Pea that was me series written by licensed marriage and family therapist, Kimberly Kluger-Bell. It is not so much a story as it is a very simple explanation of how “the pea that was me finally came to be!” The child narrator, a green pea, explains to her readers that it takes eggs, sperm, and a tummy in order to make a baby pea. When the egg and sperm are put together inside a “lady’s tummy,” a pea gets “bigger and bigger and bigger” until it grows into a baby. She explains however that her dads did not have any eggs, nor did they have a tummy, so they visit a doctor who knew “a very kind lady” who had eggs, and “another nice lady” who would “be happy to carry their baby pea!” The book introduces very young children to the words, “eggs,” “sperm,” “donor,” and “surrogate,” and would be suitable for children ages 3-5 since it provides the most basic explanation for how babies are made. The book takes a child conception approach and employs both the “helper” and the “nuts & bolts” scripts.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4834676
Picture books for children about the experience of knowing or having a gay parent, family member, or friend, as well as books for gender nonconforming kids.
Pages
- Home
- Lesbian mothers
- Gay fathers
- Trans People
- Aunts and Uncles
- Gay Grandparents
- Alternative Family Building
- Gay Marriage
- Family Diversity
- Mixed Race Families
- Gender Nonconformity
- Books About Being Different
- AIDS (Disease)
- Notable Gays and Lesbians
- Bullying
- Cross-Dressing
- Tomboys
- Gay Pride
- Homophobia
- Books in Other Languages
Thursday, July 24, 2014
The pea that was me : a two dads' egg donation and surrogacy story
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2014,
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egg donation,
english,
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