Lisa's recommended reading list for donor conception, fertility treatment and other alternative family topics
Schuman, Lisa (2017) My Lifebook: A Pre-Baby book
For families built with donor eggs, donor sperm, surrogacy or through adoption
Parr, Todd (2001) THE FAMILY BOOK
Parr, Todd (2009) IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT
Silverberg, Cory (2013) WHAT MAKES A BABY
Gordon, Elaine (1992) MOMMY, DID I GROW IN YOUR TUMMY? WHERE SOME BABIES COME FROM
Includes information about the gifts of egg donation, sperm donation, and adoption
Celcer, Irene (2007) HOPE AND WILL HAVE A BABY
Includes the gifts of egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy
Margolis, Amy (2006) BUTTERFLIES AND MAGICAL WINGS
Includes the gift of egg donation
Kluger-Bell (2012) THE PEA THAT WAS ME
This book is available in donor egg, donor sperm, two mom, IVF versions
Phillips, Sarah (2007) THE KANGAROO POUCH: A STORY ABOUT SURROGACY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Kluger-Bell, Kimberly (2013) THE VERY KIND KOALA: A SURROGACY STORY FOR CHILDREN
Nadel, Carolina (2007) DADDY, WAS MOMMY'S TUMMY BIG?
Explains the donor insemination process
Eichberg, Carrie (2017) BUILDING MY FAMILY: A STORY OF EGG DONATION AND SURROGACY
Early to pre-teen
Bergman, Kim YOU BEGAN AS A WISH
Beer, Sophie LOVE MAKES A FAMILY
Richardson, Justin (2015) AND TANGO MAKES THREE
De Haan, Linda (2003) KING AND KING
(early)
Greenberg, Keith (1996) ZACK'S STORY: GROWING UP WITH SAME-SEX PARENTS
(pre-teen)
Valentine, Johnny (2004) ONE DAD, TWO DADS, BROWN DAD, BLUE DADS
(early)
Parr, Todd (2015) THE DADDY BOOK
(very early-early)
Pinkas, Shosh (2013) GAL AND NOA'S DADDIES
(early)
Garden, Nancy (2000) HOLLY'S SECRET
(pre-teen)
Newman, Leslea & Souza, Diane (2000) HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES
(early)
Newman, Leslea (2009) MOMMY, MAMA AND ME
(very early)
Clay, George Anne (2008) WHY DON'T I HAVE A DADDY: A STORY ABOUT DONOR CONCEPTION
(early)
Erin DeVore (2017) MAKING VIOLET: A SPERM DONOR STORY
(early)
Bergman, Kim YOUR FUTURE FAMILY: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
Kelton, Jaimie and Hopkins, Robin IF THESE OVARIES COULD TALK: THE THINGS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT MAKING AN LGBTQ FAMILY
Fischer, Lindsay THE TWO WEEK WAIT CHALLENGE: A SASSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE TWW
Morrissette, Mikki CHOOSING SINGLE MOTHERHOOD: THE THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE
Moalem, Sharon INHERITANCE: HOW OUR GENES CHANGE OUR LIVES AND OUR LIVES CHANGE OUR GENES
Cooper, S. and Glazer, E. (1999) CHOOSING ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Ehrensaft, Diane (2005) MOMMIES, DADDIES, DONORS, SURROGATES: ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS AND BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES
Glazer, Ellen (1998) THE LONG-AWAITED STORK: A GUIDE TO PARENTING AFTER INFERTILITY
Mattes, J (1997) SINGLE MOTHERS BY CHOICE: A GUIDE FOR SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE CONSIDERING OR HAVE CHOSEN MOTHERHOOD
Melina, Lois Ruskai (1998) RAISING ADOPTED CHILDREN: PRACTICAL REASSURING ADVICE FOR EVERY ADOPTIVE PARENT
Kotb, Hoda (2018) I'VE LOVED YOU SINCE FOREVER
(early)
Curtis, Jamie Lee (2000) TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE NIGHT I WAS BORN
(early)
Parr, Todd (2007) WE BELONG TOGETHER: A BOOK ABOUT ADOPTION AND FAMILIES
(early)
Kasza, Keiko (1996) A MOTHER FOR CHOCO
(very early-early)
Parnell, Peter (2015) AND TANGO MAKES THREE
(early-two dads)
Katz, Karen (2001) OVER THE MOON: AN ADOPTION TALE
(early)