Recipes of How Babies are Made

I wanted a more science related book to help explain specifics but yet in a kid friendly way. This does a pretty good job and I like how it goes into the different types including egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, surrogate, and adopton. It has been good to be able to explain diffences and start discussions with my child. I also like how the term "donation" is used instead of "adoption" - just a personal preference.My negatives are all minor - I wish the cover was thicker, it says "mummy" which is a little odd, it also says "womb" where I would rather it say "uterus", it does show naked cartoons of the mom and dad which for my four year old at this point I feel uncomfortable with so I took a sharpie and drew bathing suits on them (I'll probably laugh at myself later for doing that), and then it says "test tube" which I just substitute with "dish" when I read it.Over all this is a good book for kids which covers more of the science than is a story. I would say 4 years old is probably the youngest I would introduce this book at.

This picture book is well written and easy for a 3 to 4 year old to understand.The book goes through all the different recipes used in IVF from egg, sperm and embryo donation to surrogacy and adoption. The book explains these as recipes as you would when making a cake.I love this book and my now 4 year old twins love it being read to them at bed time.It has helped explain that all recipes are normal and helps to open discussions regarding which recipe their mummy and daddy used.

This book does a good job explaining many assisted fertility options to young children. I was disappointed, however, that it is presented in the context of heterosexual parents only. Further, sperm donation usually does not require in vitro fertilization, like this book assumes.

Love the way making a cake is compaired to having a baby. Eggs comes from hen, milk cow and you need an oven. Egg comes from woman, sperm from man and you need a womb. Talks about egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, surrogacy and adoption

Book shows two adults in bed making a baby with the 'back crack' of the man. Just a little too much for me to get into with my three year old. Other books explaining alternative families and how children come to be are better.

This adorable book uses comparisons to explain complex infertility topics.Most children understand ingredients are needed to bake a recipe and know where they come from (such as milk comes from the cow).Using this concept, this book explains through illustrations the ingredients needed for making a baby. Plus signs connect cute drawings representing a male sperm and a female egg. The drawings conclude with an equal sign to an image of a baby making it very easy for children to understand.The story quickly moves to what happens if an ingredient is missing, how the equation (so to speak) will change. A doctor, donors, and/or surrogates can help. Images and plus signs are adjusted respectively. What a wonderful way to show children that no matter how they came to be, families are treasured.As a surrogate mom, this book would have helped immensely when explaining to my own children how the new twins would not be their brother or sister. I would recommend it to all families who want to teach their children that there are many ways to enter our world.

I just gave this to a couple who are expecting their second child conceived in vitro. They're very excited to have it.

In a way it's unfortunate that any book written that deals with the concept of teaching basic sex education to youngsters must alwys be measured against the all-time classic book on the subject --- HOW BABIES ARE MADE (Andry and Schepp, Time Life Books & Little Brown & Co.). With regard to same, Recipes is no where. Sorry to be so blunt.

We purchased this because our 7 daughter will not be able to have children in the 'classic' way and so want to start introducing her to the different options she has for creating a family before we share fully with her the reality of her condition. This book worked perfectly for doing just that and she was very interested and wanted to read it lots of times.