The Pea that was Me: An Egg-Donation Story

by Kimberly Kluger-Bell

Overview

In her column Ask Amy, the advice columnist Amy Dickinson advises parents to start talking with donor conceived kids about their birth story as young as possible. In her May, 2022 column she highly recommends The Pea That Was Me: An Egg Donation Story.

Wondering how to tell your child about their egg donor?

This acclaimed children's picture book (3-5 years old) makes it incredibly easy to start talking with your child about the special way they came into the world. Your child will want to hear about "the very kind egg donor" over and over again!

Written by a well-known psychotherapist who uses age-appropriate language and simple but clear concepts about the three things it takes to make a baby (eggs, sperm and a tummy to grow in), kids learn that a "very kind lady" helped to bring them into their loving family.

Why wait to start talking to your child?

Start reading The Pea That Was Me to them today!

Why wait?
Start reading The Pea That was Me with your child today!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781478149415
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/14/2012
Series:	The Pea That Was Me
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	359,448
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	1 - 17 Years

About the Author

Kim Kluger-Bell is an author and well known psychotherapist in the field of reproductive issues who has counseled numerous couples undergoing assisted reproductive procedures including IVF, donor egg, donor sperm, donor embryo and surrogacy. In addition to The Pea That Was Me series and The Very Kind Koala: A Surrogacy Story for Children she is the author of "Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Infertiliyy and Pregnancy Loss" (WW Norton & Harpercollins, and Penguin UK) and numerous articles on donor conception. Also, she has been interviewed on numerous radio shows and been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles nationwide. For more information www.booksfordonorkids.com; www.kimklugerbellLMFT.com