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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins

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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins by Rachel Greener is a children's book that explains the diverse ways families are formed. It provides a child-friendly exploration of conception, birth, and the different paths to parenthood, celebrated through inclusive illustrations and simple language. The book aims to educate young readers about reproduction and family diversity in an accessible and respectful manner.
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This book may appeal to you if you are seeking a beautifully illustrated and inclusive guide to family-making processes that is suitable for children. It provides a warm and educative approach, embracing various ways families are formed, making it ideal for nurturing understanding and acceptance in young readers.

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Every child deserves to see their birth or family story reflected in books about where babies come from, and this is what Making a Baby is all about. All families start in their own special way, and every family is amazing.

Every child deserves to see their birth or family story reflected in books about where babies come from, and this is what Making a Baby is all about. All families start in their own special way, and every family is amazing.

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In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to how babies are made, young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the different ways that these building blocks can be put together to create a family.

Working closely with a leading national LGBT organisation, this inclusive guide to Making A Baby covers sex, sperm and egg donation, IUI, IVF, surrogacy, and adoption, as well as explaining how a baby grows in the womb and about different kinds of births.

Written in gentle and accessible language that can be shared with younger children or read alone by confident readers, we hope this book and its charming illustrations will provide the stepping stone for every parent to have an open conversation with their child about how babies are made and how their family began.

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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins by Rachel Greener has been praised for its diverse and inclusive approach to explaining where babies come from. It has been noted for its clear, age-appropriate language and vibrant illustrations, which help convey complex topics in an accessible manner for children. Reviewers appreciate its sensitivity to different family structures and its educational value in fostering understanding and inclusivity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788008013

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Clare Owen
  • Illustrated by Clare Owen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Rachel Greener is a children's books editor from London who has edited fiction, non-fiction and picture books about everything from the ancient Egyptians and ocean plastics to teenage detectives and zombie goldfish. She wrote this book because she thinks it is important that all children have a chance to see their family story reflected in a book about where babies come from.

Clare is a UK-based illustrator, who graduated from art school in 2009 and has been working as a freelance illustrator ever since! Clare works on a big variety of fun projects, creating pictures and patterns for home products, stationery, story books, magazines and packaging. All influenced by her love of colour, nature and mid-century design.
Originally from Cornwall, she now lives in Bristol with her boyfriend and two cats.

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