När storken störtat
by Louise Gustafsson
illus. by Sanny Thor
Language: Swedish
Idus Förlag, 2016.
32 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9789175773919
Summary: Isa går hem från skolan en dag och känner sig ledsen. Nu ska hennes kompis också få ett litet syskon. Varför kan inte hon få ett syskon att älska och ta hand om? Men hon är lite rädd för att fråga mamma och pappa om varför ... ? När storken störtat? är en underhållande bok som på ett pedagogiskt och lekfullt vis beskriver de olika sätt blivande föräldrar kan få hjälp att få sina efterlängtade barn. Den är också ett verktyg för de föräldrar som vill ha stöd i att berätta för sina barn hur de kom till världen. En bok som öppnar sinnena för barnen och lär dom kring alla fantastiska sätt det finns att få barn på.
Available: https://www.bokus.com/bok/9789175773919/nar-storken-stortat/
תרגולינה
by Ettie Hasson
Language: Hebrew
Publisher: [Tel Aviv] : Sa'ar Publishing, 2016.
31 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 0024300035470
Summary: זהו סיפורה של תרנגולת מקסימה ואהובה שעל אף כל ניסיונותיה, היא פשוט לא מצליחה להטיל ביצים. תרגולינה כמהה להיות אמא ולגדל צאצאים כמו יתר חבריה לחווה. כשהיא כבר מתייאשת, ומאבדת את ביטחונה העצמי, נחלצת לעזרתה חברתה פרגי הפרגית, ותורמת לה ביצה משלה. תרגולינה מגשימה את חלומה והופכת לאם.
סיפורה של תרגולינה מעלה על סדר היום את קיומן של מסגרות משפחתיות מסוגים שונים, ומאפשר גם לילדים קטנים להבין טוב יותר את הנושא של פונדקאות, תרומת ביצית/זרע, אימוץ והורות יחידנית בדרך רגישה ומעוררת הזדהות.
הספר מדבר לילדים ולמבוגרים כאחד. הוא מצליח בעזרת סיפור קטן ופשוט לעורר הזדהות עם השונה, וללמד כי ביקורת ו"האשמות" כלפי החריג על כי אינו מתאמץ מספיק, פוגעות בביטחון העצמי, ואילו חברה תומכת ומעצימה יכולה להשיב לכל אחד את תחושת הגאווה והשייכות.
הספר מעלה על נס את חשיבותה של ערבות הדדית ואת משמעותה של קהילה תומכת שבזכותן כל פרט בקהילה יכול לחוות אושר ושמחה ולהרגיש חלק חשוב ורב משמעות בחברה.
Available: https://xn------ppesjnoebb8apu2ad5c4d2a.co.il/product/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94/?fbclid=IwAR0eNuN7hFBTf9FWIvvwTF_kupQ_2V6RZpc6dTzxnkVh48nsBC0kLI9txuo
Jij bent jij!
by Famke Meerhoff
illus. by Linda Maas; Michelle Shanti
Language: Dutch
[Bodegraven] : [Uitgeverij Paris Books], 2016.
32 ongenummerde pagina's : gekleurde illustraties ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9789492179401 ; 9492179407
Summary: Papa en mama vertellen Petje en Pip dat ze op een speciale manier zijn gemaakt. Dat kwam omdat papa's zaadjes niet goed waren. Prentenboek met paginagrote kleurenillustraties over kunstmatige inseminatie. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.
Available: https://www.bol.com/nl/p/jij-bent-jij/9200000064866137/
Varför finns jag?
by Karin Salmson
illus. by Lina Sandquist
Language: Swedish
Olika förlag, 2016.
28 p. : col. ill. : cm.
ISBN: 9789188347053
Summary: Jag tyckte att alla manus jag läste om barn som kommer till på klinik var så förklarande, vilket så klart har sin poäng. Men det fanns inte någon bok som gav dessa barn en mer självklar spegling, eller andra barn en självklar kunskap om att så här kan man också bli till. Jag ville göra en bok som var rolig att läsa för alla barn och som utgick från en universell fråga som alla kan ställa sig: varför finns jag? Och sedan följer vi med i ett barns tokroliga associationer, och landar i ett svar som är mer specifikt. Efter läsningen hoppas jag att alla ska ha haft en rolig stund, medan vissa fått spegling och andra nya kunskaper på ett självklart vis.
Available: https://www.bokus.com/bok/9789188347053/varfor-finns-jag/
Mama + Mamusch : "Ich bin ein Herzenswunsch-Kind"
by Helene Düperthal
ill. by Lisa Hänsch
Language: German
Lennestadt : Lebensweichen-Verlag, 2016.
52 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 16 x 22 cm, 279 g.
ISBN: 9783945262214; 3945262216
Summary: Ana erlebt ihren ersten Schultag. Als erste Hausaufgabe sollen alle ein Bild ihrer Familie malen. Sie ahnt schon die Fragen, die kommen werden. Ana kennt das schon aus dem Kindergarten. Während die Erwachsenen oft nur eigenartig schauen, fragen die Kinder einfach. Warum hat Ana zwei Mütter? "Welche ist denn echt?" will Tim zum Beispiel wissen, denn er meint "das geht doch nicht". Doch Ana hat eine Antwort für ihn, die ihn staunen lässt ... Eine Geschichte, die von Regenbogen-Kindern, Regenbogen-Partnerschaften und von Wunderwunsch-Kindern/Wunderwunsch-Eltern erzählt. Vor allem aber auch eine, in der es um das Glück geht, als ein Herzenswunsch-Kind geboren worden zu sein und aufwachsen zu dürfen.
Available: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3945262216/
Le mystère des billes d'or : album
by Jules Asselin
illus. by Ninon Pelletier
Language: French
Ottawa, Ontario : Les Éditions L'Interligne, [2016] ©2016.
p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 2896994645; 9782896994649
Summary: Sur une planète lointaine, vit une colonie de robots, tout comme les humains abondent sur la Terre. Un couple de robots qui s’aiment tendrement décide de fonder une famille. Afin de fabriquer des bébés robots, le robot mâle doit transférer des billes d’or de sa boîte dans celle du robot femelle. Hélas ! Lorsqu’il ouvre sa boîte, il s’aperçoit qu’elle est vide… point de billes d’or ! Le couple éploré accepte avec joie les billes d’un robot donneur par l’entremise du docteur Poupon. Et maintenant, pour leur grand bonheur, quatre petits robots roulent allègrement autour d’eux dans la maison. Racontée avec subtilité et adresse, cette petite histoire didactique sur l’infertilité s’adresse aux enfants de quatre à six ans.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2896994645/
Chosen and Loved: A Story of New Life and Living Hope
by Sharon Kazmierczak
illus. by Chad Thompson
Language: English
Certa Publishing, 2016
25 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 0997698276; 9780997698275
Summary: A delightful story about a bear and bunny who present the concept of Embryo Adoption to the youngest of readers. These lovable characters walk through how a beloved embryo enters a family's life to change them forever... to become a forever family. As this is a keepsake book, there are a number of pages which you are encouraged to personalize with your own pictures so that this isn't just a story about embryo adpotion, but this becomes your childs story about how they became a part of their forever family. Instructions and photo tabs are included with each book. If you are looking for a way to start presenting the subject of embryo adoption to someone you love, this book is the perfect way to do that!
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0997698276/
Zoup et Zoupette font des étincelles
by Mireille Valant and Marina Perruchot
illus. by Vayounette
Language: French
Rémilly : Éditions la Plume de l'Argilète, DL 2016.
1 vol. (non paginé [24] p.) : ill. en coul. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9791025500880
Summary: L'histoire de Zoup et Zoupette évoque le parcours semé d'embûches d'une conception par fécondation in vitro. Si l'aspect technique est suggéré, l'émotion et la magie qui entourent la naissance sont au premier plan. Les parents peuvent ainsi aborder les difficultés rencontrées, mais surtout redécouvrir le désir qui a porté leur projet d'enfant, cette petite étincelle qui a tout rendu possible. " Il n'y a pas d'âge pour se familiariser avec ce miracle qui est la naissance d'un être humain. Encore faut-il aborder les dessous de l'affaire avec tact lorsqu'il s'agit de tout petit. C'est ce que propose l'histoire de Zoup et Zoupette et du Pr Bloub, en évoquant avec humour et poésie un parcours de procréation médicalement assistée".
Available: http://laplumedelargilete.com/autres/149-zoup-et-zoupette-font-des-etincelles.html
Tad the Squirrel
by Matthew Chatterton
illus. by Breanna Stenger
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2016.
24 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1530518342 ; 9781530518340
Summary: After battling infertility for years and discovering cancer was the cause, the dream of having children would only be possible with a third party donor for the Chattertons. This is the case for many families and that's the origin of this children's book. Tad the Squirrel helps to simply explain that there are many ways families come to be, and parent/child connections are more than just skin deep. It's a story of realizing differences but also seeing that "family" is more than just DNA.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Tad-Squirrel-Matthew-Chatterton/dp/1530518342
Somos familia
edited by Elizabeth Ormart
illus. by various
Language: Spanish
[Argentina]: Molinos de Viento, 2016.
59 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9789874511133
Summary: Este libro aborda la temática de las nuevas conformaciones familiares a partir de las técnicas de reproducción asistida. Los diferentes relatos de este libro, bajo la forma de cuentos son un oportunidad para que los padres compartan con sus hijos, historias acerca de cómo sus familias, u otras familia, fueron conformadas.
Available: http://www.librerianorte.com.ar/9789874511133/Somos+Familia/
Lily – From the other side of the rainbow
written and illus. by Tone Bråten
Language: English
Tone Bråten, 2016.
37 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9788299965217
Summary: In a child’s own language, this unique book tells the story of conception through egg donation. This is the story of how Lily’s mom and dad travelled far, far away to that special land to find the magical egg that would give them the baby they wanted more than anything in the world. Would you like to hear the story? Written by Tone Bråten a Norwegian family counsellor, writer, and speaker specialising in infertility.
Available: http://xn--ufrivilligbarnls-zxb.no/boker/
A family is a family is a family
by Sara O'Leary
illus. by Qin Leng
Language: English
Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2016. ©2016.
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781554987948 ; 1554987946
Summary: "When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways -- but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One is full of stepsiblings, and another has a new baby"--Publisher.
Subject headings:
- Families -- Juvenile fiction
- Picture books
Available: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1554987946/
All you need is love: the great explanation
by Orran George
illus. by Cindy Booher
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2016.
52 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1540631311 ; 9781540631312
Summary: All You Need Is Love - The Great Explanation is a story about a little boy who is conflicted about the family situation of his friends, Isabel and Timmy. His Mother realizes that her son was comparing his family with “non-traditional” families, and so she tells a story to help bring clarity to her son. She tells him the story of a chicken that had laid precious eggs, but she could not take care of all of them. She decides to seek help by finding others that would like to start a family no matter if they were a chicken and a rooster, two chickens or two roosters! Although some chickens disagreed, she finds great support as she makes the difficult decision regarding the well-being of her chicks in providing the best possible life for them. This book is a great resource for parents and little ones in families that have been formed through adoption or surrogacy.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/All-You-Need-Love-Explanation/dp/1540631311/
Harry the helper: a family uses a gestational carrier to have another baby!
by Linda Stamm
illus. by
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2016.
26 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1540542564 ; 9781540542564
Summary: Harry is a beautiful and touching story about a little boy and his family who use a gestational carrier to have another baby! The book captures not only the mechanics but also the emotional beauty of surrogacy, all at a level your child can understand.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Helper-gestational-carrier-another/dp/1540542564
Esta es mi historia
by María Pereído
illus. by Núria Fortuny
Language: Spanish
Bellaterra, 2016.
ISBN: 9788472907799
Summary: Las casualidades de la vida, hicieron que a través de una iniciativa radiofónica de la Librería de la Tolerancia en Onda Verde, María nos conociera en persona y nos dejara que el prólogo de este bellísimo cuento lo realizáramos nosotras.
Permanentemente en las librerías y en los rincones de las bibliotecas existen cuentos que explican de dónde venimos y cómo se produce ese fenómeno tan asombroso que es la vida.
Available: http://libreriaolacacia.com/tienda/libros-diversidad-familiar/esta-es-mi-historia/
Treasure Babies: How two under-the-sea families came to be
by Whitney Williams
illus. by Danielle Escamilla
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2016.
34 p. : col. ill. cm.
ISBN: 1537151541 ; 9781537151540
Summary: Join Strive, Ora, and their fishy friends as they struggle against the tide through the pain of infertility and discover the hope that doctors can bring, the miracle of new life, and the beauty of shared treasure. "Treasure Babies: How two under-the-sea families came to be" was written to help children understand the basic concepts of infertility, conception through IVF/fertility treatments, and the beauty that is embryo donation/adoption. Great for families who have donated their embryos and for recipient families! Written and illustrated by two moms who've been there, this book, which includes a dedication page, uplifting Bible verses, and a designated area to share your own child's story, is sure to be a helpful tool and true treasure for years to come.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/6507401
To a loving family
by Dr Jayanthi Raman and Kausalya Raman
illus. by Lava Raman and Kausalya Raman
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2016.
28 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1533023964 ; 9781533023964
Summary: Children are born and families are formed in a variety of unique and wonderful ways. This book features many ways that families can be created, to help children and young people gain understanding and celebrate diverse family life in the 21st century.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/6244708
Our family, our story: an egg donation story
by Robyn Bowman
illus. by Gillian Mackie and Angus Mackie
Language: English
Fisher King Publishing, 2016.
26 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1910406511 ; 9781910406519
Summary: Robyn was motivated to write this book when she and her husband were lucky enough to conceive their longed for baby through egg donation. Counselled to explain the process to children at an early age, she searched for a book with the idea that this could be part of his early reading material. His understanding of the concept would grow as he got older. Nothing was exactly what she wanted so she decided to write her own. The result is Our Family, Our Story, a simple, fun to read book which children can access from a very early age. It is an aid to parents who have been through egg-donation to help them develop their child's understanding and sense of self-worth. It is child friendly, wonderfully illustrated and can be personalised.
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Family-Story-Egg-Donation/dp/1910406511/
