De cadeaubuik
by Marlies Slegers
illus. by Sandra Kelder-Verheem
Language: Dutch
[Nijkerk] : Van Brug, cop. 2012.
41 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 9789065232571; 9065232575
Summary: De Cadeaubuik is gebaseerd op het bijzondere en waargebeurde verhaal van twee zussen, Andra & Marianne. In dit (voor)leesboek over draagmoederschap wordt op een heldere en begrijpbare wijze wordt uitgelegd dat kinderen soms uit een andere buik geboren worden dan die van hun moeder. Het is geschreven door Marlies Slegers en kleurrijk geïllusteerd door Sandra Kelder - Verheem.
De cadeaubuik is een bijzonder (voor)leesverhaal voor kinderen over draagmoederschap. Als Belle de hond van Tijn puppies krijgt vraag Tijn zich af waar de puppies heen gaan als ze geboren zijn. Mama vertelt hem dat ze voor de puppies een ander huis gaan zoeken. Het lijkt Tijn afschuwelijk voor Belle als haar kleintjes weggehaald worden.
Mama vertelt hem dan het verhaal van twee zussen die allebei graag een baby willen. Alleen kan een van de zussen geen kindjes krijgen. Daarom mag ze de buik van de ander lenen om een baby in te laten groeien- een echte cadeaubuik. Tijn vindt het een prachtig verhaal, maar wat heeft het eigenlijk met hem te maken?
De Cadeaubuik is een (voor)leesverhaal voor kinderen over draagmoederschap. Op een heldere en begrijpbare wijze wordt uitgelegd dat kinderen soms uit een andere buik geboren worden dan die van hun moeder.
Available: http://www.ivfboeken.nl/nl/product/de-cadeaubuik--marlies-slegers--sandra-kelder---verheem/
Ha, die papa! : (een kinderboekje over KID)
by Patricia van Amsterdam
illus. by Wendy de Boer
Language: Dutch
[Voorburg, Netherlands] : www.jouwboek.nl, 2009.
[29] p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
ISBN: 9789087590703; 9087590709
Summary: In eenvoudige taal en met paginagrote tekeningen in kleur wordt verteld, hoe het komt dat Tim en zijn zusje Anna geboren zijn, terwijl hun papa zelf geen kinderen kan krijgen. Vanaf ca. 4 t/m 6 jaar.
Available: http://www.jouwboek.nl/
Author's email: amsterdamned@casema.nl
Een wereldwondertje
by Mireille van Seggelen
illus. by Anouk Braakhuis
Language: Dutch
Budel [Netherlands] : MVS Creations, 2006.
34 p. : col. ill. ; 15 x 21 cm.
ISBN: 9081114913; 9789081114912
My annotation: This is one of a handful of books written in the second person. The book begins to explain sperm donation to children as young as three, yet does not use the words “sperm” or “donation.” The book explains how “seeds” from boys and eggs from girls are needed to make a baby. When they meet, “a baby starts to grow in Mummy’s tummy.” Sometimes however, there are no seeds that can meet with Mummy’s egg so a “kind man” is needed to “help” Mummy have a baby. Since this book is about sperm donation in which a woman does not have access to sperm, it is suitable for both single mothers by choice as well as lesbian women. It takes a child-conception approach and employs “the helper” script. Full-color cartoon drawings depict both women with partners and women without partners. Recommended for children ages 3-5.
Available: http://www.mvscreations.nl/een-wereldwondertje/boekje-kid.html
Een wereldwondertje
by Mireille van Seggelen.
illus. by Anouk Braakhuis.
Language: Dutch
Budel [Netherlands] : MVS Creations , 2006.
34 p. ; ill. ; 15x21
ISBN: 9789081114929
Summary: Dit boekje is speciaal voor alle Eiceldonatie-wereldwondertjes. Met veel enthousiasme gemaakt om als hulpmiddel te gebruiken om het Eiceldonatie verhaal uit te leggen.
Available: http://www.mvscreations.nl/een-wereldwondertje/boekje-eiceldonatie.html
Een wijzer wondertje
by Mireille van Seggelen
illus. by Mark Baars
Language: Dutch
Budel [Netherlands] : MvS Creations, 2012.
33 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9789081114905; 9081114905
Summary: Soms ontstaan kinderen op een bijzondere manier. Janneke (7) is geboren met behulp van een zaadje van een donor. Ze vraagt haar moeder om uitleg. Prentvertelling om kunstmatige inseminatie bespreekbaar te maken. Met tekeningen in felle kleuren. Vanaf ca. 7 t/m 9 jaar.
Available: http://www.mvscreations.nl/een-wijzer-wondertje.html
A little miracle
by Mireille van Seggelen
illus. by Anouk Braakhuis
Language: English
Budel [Netherlands] : MVS Creations, 2010.
30 p. : ill. ; 15 x 21 cm.
ISBN: 9789081114950; 9081114956
My annotation: This is one of a handful of books written in the second person. The book begins to explain sperm donation to children as young as three, yet does not use the words “sperm” or “donation.” The book explains how “seeds” from boys and eggs from girls are needed to make a baby. When they meet, “a baby starts to grow in Mummy’s tummy.” Sometimes however, there are no seeds that can meet with Mummy’s egg so a “kind man” is needed to “help” Mummy have a baby. Since this book is about sperm donation in which a woman does not have access to sperm, it is suitable for both single mothers by choice as well as lesbian women. It takes a child-conception approach and employs “the helper” script. Full-color cartoon drawings depict both women with partners and women without partners. Recommended for children ages 3-5.
Available: http://www.mvscreations.nl/a-little-miracle/book-di-mum-mum.html
A world wonder
by Mireille van Seggelen
illus. by Anouk Braakhuis
Language: English
Budel [Netherlands]: MVS Creations, 2007.
34 p. : Ill. , 15x21 cm.
ISBN: 9789081114936
Summary: Having children is not always easy. Sometimes children occur in a particular way. Print Narration to make. Ivf negotiable With framed drawings in bright colors. From approximately 4 t / m 8 years.
Available: http://www.mvscreations.nl/een-wereldwondertje/boekje-ivf.html
The pea that was me: a sperm donation story
written and illustrated by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
24 p. : ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 1481157140 ; 97814811157148
My Amazon review: This book is dedicated to "all the miracle children of the world, their courageous parents, and their gracious donors." With an estimated 1 million children conceived via donor sperm since the last century, not enough books have been written about this topic for children. The Pea That Was Me is one that heterosexual parents can use with their children to help explain their use of donor sperm in order to conceive their child. The author also has an egg donor version and will be coming out with two more versions for embryo donation and donor/donor. The pictures are black and white and hand-drawn, and it is narrated by a little girl who explains: "When you put the sperm (from the man), together with the eggs (from the lady), it grows into a tiny pea, inside the lady's tummy." But when things don't work out the way mom and dad would like them to, some "very kind" men can give some of their sperm so that mommies and daddies can become mommies and daddies. The book does not go into any details about human reproduction making this a good book for parents who don't feel ready to talk about sex with their children yet want to start the talk early about their child's donor origins. Nor does the book use big words like "embryo," "fertilization," or "uterus". In fact, the book hints at the use of in vitro fertilization when the book states that the sperm was put together with the egg and then the "tiny pea that was me" was put into mommy's tummy. The author recommends this book for ages 3 and up and I agree. As a librarian who reads, researches, and collects all children's books on assisted reproductive technology, I can recommend this book as a good starting point for parents of young children to begin the process of sharing their child's donor origins with them.
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Pea-that-was-Me-Donation/dp/1481157140/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358338938&sr=1-1
Cloe quiere ser mamá
by Rosa Maestro
illustrated by Bárbara Guillén Feltrer
Language: Spanish
Madrid: Editorial Chocolate, 2012
24 p. ; col. ill.
ISBN: 9788494075605
Summary:Chloe wants to be a mother, but how? She does not have a man in her life. This is the story of a woman lucky enough to be granted a wish by a shooting star and of all the things she could have asked for, her one wish was to become a mother. One day she wakes up to find a box under her pillow containing the seed she would need in order to make a baby. With the box is also a note telling her to go see a doctor who could put the seed in her tummy. As promised by the shooting star, Chloe becomes pregnant and when Chloe’s daughter is born, she begins to tell her the story of the shooting star and how her wish to be a mother was granted. The shooting star makes one more trip back to see Chloe after her daughter is born to tell her that now that she has a family, she is not to forget that it is a “very special family,” and to tell her daughter “that she was born because you wanted her so much.” And so, this is the story that Chloe tells her daughter every night before bed. This book employs the “helper” and “families are made differently” scripts and takes both a child-conception and a family-building approach. The color illustrations are professionally rendered and it is recommended for ages 3-5. Also available in English as Chloe wants to be a mother.
Available: http://www.amazon.es/CLOE-QUIERE-MAMA-ROSA-MAESTRO/dp/B00DHQ009A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392586386&sr=1-1&keywords=cloe+quiere+ser+mama
