The Pea that was Me: An Egg-Donation Story (Volume 1)

Product Description

Struggling with 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!Join parents worldwide who use The Pea That Was Me as a way to begin the on-going conversation about donors–reading and re-reading its extremely positive message about how much they were wanted by their parents and how lucky they were to find such a wonderful “helper.”Psychotherapist and reproductive specialist Kim Kluger-Bell uses age appropriate language and clear but simple concepts that refers to the basic fact it takes an egg, a sperm and a “tummy” to make a baby; that Mommy’s eggs weren’t working quite right, and that’s why Mommy and Daddy needed the help of “a very nice Lady who had lots of extra eggs and was happy to help.”Why wait any longer? Start reading The Pea That was Me with your child today!

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