A tiny itsy bitsy gift of life, an egg donor story

This is a pretty good book. As far as I can tell, almost every book on this subject is self-published, so you have to accept that it won't be quite as good as a normal picture book. For example, it's a paperback, and on the first page of the story it says, "Once upon time" instead of "Once upon A time." Also, it is definitely overpriced for a paperback. Once you understand these things, it is a cute story. The first time I read it, I was a little put off by the eggs and sperm being called "seeds." The daddy rabbit talks about putting their two halves together and putting them in the mommy rabbit's tummy. It seems a little awkward, but then I started thinking about how you could explain it that wouldn't be awkward, and there probably isn't a way. For a small child, it is a good start. You can get into the nitty gritty when they are older. Also, the description of how the donor gives them the egg is a bit odd--but then again, the reality is just as odd. I will make a book of our own for our children, but, as my husband said, it will be good for our twins to see that egg donation is a common enough thing that there are "real" books about it too.

As a surrogate mom, I am always intrigued with the creative ideas authors have come up with to explain infertility to children at a young age. This book explains in simple terms, the concept of egg donation.It begins simple enough with the desire to have a child and that two parts are needed, one from a male and one from a female. (You will not find graphic sperms and eggs here. This is an introduction book.) The idea is illustrated through comparison to a cookie, in the sense that one needs two cookie halves to make a whole. Later in the story two seeds connect together much like puzzle pieces making it very simple for children to understand.We learn one has to wait to see if a baby will grow and of the sadness when the attempt fails. It is appropriate the lady rabbit knocking on the door with the "gift of life" is one they have never seen before. Often in egg donation or surrogacy, the helping female is a stranger. Nicely done!There is no mention of the doctor. We move quickly to how the "gift of life" is connected with "the other tiny itsy bitsy half we need" from Comet (Daddy rabbit) and children are reminded of the two cookie halves again, nicely tying the story together.After some time, the rabbits have a new baby, thus creating a family. The illustrations are fantastically bright through out which children will thoroughly enjoy. I see both parents and single moms and dads using this book to explain egg donation to their child at a young age.

This book is good for what it's intended for, which is to acclimate your young egg donation child to the concept of where they came from. It is NOT designed to explain all the science, psychology, and raw emotion involved with infertility and egg donation.Again, it's great for putting the concepts about how some parents can't have kids easily and find different ways to overcome that challenge. The idea being that later in life when your egg donation child is old enough to really understand where they came from that they will be open to the idea that its' not weird or strange. That's the purpose behind this book.Do not expert a guide on how to talk to your teenager about egg donation. Expect a cute story to lay some groundwork for your 4 or 5 year old.

I bought this book while I was pregnant with my daughter. I used an egg donor and a sperm donor to have my baby. I began reading this beautifully illustrated book to her when she was just an infant. I changed the names of the characters in the story to reflect the journey I had taken. I would read it as it was written and then I would read it to her as my story. She loved the changes of the characters and giggled when she started to recognize this was a story about our life. I would ask her how she wanted to read it; Palley and Coment or Mechell. She would pick different versions. When she was about 2 or so, I could tell she understood the difference. She understood the gifts we had received and the discussion about her conception became easier and easier. I highly recommend the book. You can add your family's pictures so it makes the story more personnel.

This was my third book on the topic and I love this one most. It's a sweet, engaging story with lovely illustrations. I don't agree that the language is bad because it's not using proper terms. My child is in first grade and is clearly old enough to understand the concept that a seed grows -- we've seen that, we haven't really seen an egg turn into a chick! Yes I've talked about the wonderful lady who gave us an egg, and that is reinforced by this language, not undermined by it. We use euphemisms all the time. We use the correct words and fun words for body parts. I would not let that deter you from this terrific little book!

Honestly this book was a big disappointment. It's badly written and the explanation of egg donation is just gibberish. Trying to explain to kids in the age range for this book how the "two halves of a cookie" analogy relates to them is annoying and futile, and it makes no sense at all when some random bunny shows up out of the blue at the bunny couple's front door, covered with small rabbits (seriously: what?), and says she wants to give them one of her many "itsy bitsy seeds." Like, what?!?! I have to add stuff to the story myself for it to even make sense. And then the bunny couple puts the seeds together themselves in some sort of giant test tube or vase with a ribbon on it (what?!?!), with no mention of doctors and no explanation of how putting what looks like two jelly beans into a vase has anything to do with helping a baby to be born.It's just total gibberish and I shouldn't have to make up half the story myself in order to make a children's book make sense.

Love this book to help our young children understand the concept don't egg. It is a really cute and easy to understand story. Illustrations are beautiful

I have been using this book with my 4 year old , after my divorce as I was worried someone would drop the bomb before I had prepared her. She loves the story and understands she was special and mummy needed a little help to make her grow.What a wonderful book

Please note if you buy direct, the book can be personalized with the parents and babies name.

A lovely story to use to introduce the concept of egg donation to any little one. It is easy to read with beautiful illustrations, ideal for even the youngest of listener.

I'll read this to my little girl to help her understand in a simple way how she was conceived, it's exactly what I've been looking for. It's also available for boys.

Cute book, but it is pretty simplistic. Bought to explain how are daughters were conceived. I found that this book just made out like there were just women who would knock on your door to give you their eggs, when in reality it's not that easy. I also felt that it didn't really address a lot of the actual process and how it involves a lot of pain for the donor, so it really is quite a gift.