| View Larger Image | Mommy, Was Your Tummy Big? | Hardcoverby Carolina Nadel (Author), Carolina Nadel (Illustrator)
| List Price: | $19.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Mookind Press | | Edition: | 2ndnd Edition | | Page Count: | 32 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 03, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 220,152th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
A mother elephant explains her use of donor eggs to her child. With charming illustrations and simple words, "Mommy, was your tummy big?"can help parents who used in vitro fertilization and donor eggs begin to explain the process to their small children. The book has been praised by many mental health professionals who work with fertility clinics, and an NYU Child Study Center article offers it as an example of how to tell a young child about his/her donor egg origins. It is on all major lists of books recommended for helping parents explain the use of donor eggs, including that of ASRM(American Society for Reproductive Medicine). Paperback versions are available in Spanish and covering Donor Insemination on Lulu.com. For bulk orders at a discount and to view an older version of the entire book for free go to my website: CarolinaNadel.com. Thanks! |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 7 reviews)
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A lovely simple book by R. Cameron (CA)  5 Stars
February 15, 2009
This is a lovely book that we will use to educate not only our beautiful daughter but also friends and family. The illustrations are lovely, the message is moving. The story is not complex and conveys, in very simple terms, what a wonderful gift egg donation is.
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very simple explanation of donor eggs by Jessi (brick, NJ) 5 Stars
February 16, 2008
cute illustrations and a very simple explanation for you to tell your child about donor eggs.
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A great book even aside from being about egg donation by Scott L. Bonder 5 Stars
September 13, 2007
My kids love this book. It is in their top five list of books they request before bed along with "The Gas We Pass, the Story of Farts," and "Curious George." It really does a great job of introducing the concept of egg donation in a non-technical way to very young kids. My kids are 2 and 4, and they LOVE it.
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Excellent Resource! by P. Martin, Lpc (VA/DC/MD) 5 Stars
September 12, 2007
As a former DE patient/now mother, and a therapist specializing in infertility, I have been counseling clients thinking about donor egg, doing it, or having done it for nearly 10 years. Disclosure is one of the main issues parents grapple with. It can be daunting thinking of how & when to tell. Most critical is "how do I tell my child!?" Finally we have an answer! Carolina Nadel has given us an excellent tool. Her book will help all tounge tied DE parents begin a dialogue with their child. The pictures are positive and bright. They encourage interaction with your child. The text is simple, elegant and honest. It also encourages discussion and you can begin to add the specifics of your story to Ms. Nadel's story as you go. This book is not bogged down with too much information, nor is it dumbed down. You can read to a newborn, toddler and grade school child. It is a fantastic resource and I encourage all DE parents to get it and begin their own child's story with the help of Ms. Nadels's book. My 2 year old loves it! My older children read it to me and each other. They ask about the shots, the sad elephants and the BIG smile in the end! Carolina, THANK YOU!
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A rare find by J (MA) 5 Stars
September 03, 2007
I've purchased several picture books that aim to introduce the concept of donor egg to young children, but this is the only book that I'm satisfied with. Unlike the others, this book strikes an excellent balance: it doesn't condescend and dumb down the process of egg donation, yet it also avoids technical terms that aren't age-appropriate and only serve to confuse young children. The dialogue between the mother and child elephants is realistic, and it's also simple enough to serve as a branching-off point for readers - other books don't allow for this opportunity. The illustrations are bright, cheerful, and age-appropriate without being cutesy. Finally, a picture book that presents egg donation in a non-threatening, straightforward, gentle, non-didactic, even fun way.
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