Product Description
by Kimberly Kluger-Bell (Author)
The Pea That Was Me: A Sperm Donation Story is a charming and light-hearted picture book which answers (in very simple terms) the question of "where did I come from?" Reference is made to the fact that "it takes an egg and a sperm to make a baby" and that "a very nice man" donated some sperm to "help mommy and daddy make me "This version of The Pea series refers to a "mommy and daddy." This unique book is a great way to introduce young children ages 3 and up to the fact that their parents wanted them very much but needed the help of a donor and a doctor to have them
Author Biography
Kimberly Kluger-Bell is a licensed marriage and family therapist with decades of experience counseling those struggling with reproductive challenges. She works and consults for fertility clinics throughout the US and especially interested in helping parents of donor conceived children talk with them about their origins. She is the author of the acclaimed book Unspeakable Losses: Coping with Miscarriage and Other Pregnancy Losses (WW Norton, Harpercollins and Penguin) and The Pea That Was Me series which includes egg donation, sperm donation, and embryo donation. She is also the author of The Very Kind Koala: A Surrogacy Story.
