The MenHavingBabies Book Fair
As part of our exciting Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo we will be hosting a book fair of kids books with LGBTQ themes,
with a focus on gay dads with the help of a surrogate. We will also feature kids books with same-sex parents in general, books
celebrating the diversity of families, gender expression, etc.
The titles below have been carefully selected for this event and can be preordered for pickup at the event on October 6 using this
form.
We are also excited to host two of the authors of these books:
 Carla Lewis Long author of Why I'm So Special: A Book About Surrogacy with two Daddies.
 Sandro Issack author of STORK M.I.A. They will be signing copies of their books during the expo hours.
if you can't attend but still want a copy you can follow the link under each image to purchase your own copy.
A warm thank you to Patricia Sarles, the blog owner of Gay-Themed Picture Books for Children and Assisted Reproductive
Technology : Books for Children for her recommendations and advice, and to Asaf Rosenheim for organizing the fair and ordering
the books.
Good reading,
The Men Having Babies board
Book Title
Cover
Author
Description
Where to buy
Why I'm So
Special: A Book
About Surrogacy
with two Daddies
Carla Lewis
Long
(attending!)
Why I'm So Special, A Book About Surrogacy
With Two Daddies, tackles a very difficult,
complicated subject in a sweet, whimsical way.
It is a lighthearted picture book on surrogacy
with two daddies. The book is a story that all
parents who used a surrogate may share with
their young children to let them know just how
special they are. This story is ultimately about
hope, perseverance, and lots of love
Bank Street
STORK M.I.A
Sandro Issack
(attending!)
Dad Dad Mom Mom is a picture book series
that features the episodes in the lives of Dad
and Dad, and Mom and Mom. Its aim is to
create a picture book universe for children of
Same Gender Couples.
Dad-Dad-Mom-Mom
Store
Daddy Dog and
Papi Panda's
Rainbow Family: It
Takes Love to
Make a Family
Anthony Hale
STORK M.I.A. is the first volume of this
self-published children's book series. It follows
the story of Dad and Dad, who were tired of
waiting for the Stork, and decided to find her
and ask for a baby. They search for the Stork
around the world, with the help of Mom and
Mom, turning this story into an adventure,
rather than a didactic book for children of
same gender couples.
"It only takes love to make a family." This
children's book is about the formation of a
non-traditional family. The characters are same
sex parents who created their family through a
combination of adoption and surrogacy. The
book presents the topic of a modern family in a
simple fun way geared towards children. The
characters are vividly colored animals
including: Daddy Dog, Papi Panda and the
children (Mikey Monkey and the three little
kitties: Adriana, Ave, and Alex). The book is
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ideal for children of same sex parents as well as
for parents who wish to educate their children
about the diversity of family structure.
A sweet children's story of how two kangaroos: Bank Street
Jack and Sam, a gay couple, have their own
baby by means of an egg donor and surrogacy.
Using kangaroos in the story enables children
to easily understand the methods related to
their conception in a simple and loving way.
The Baby
Kangaroo Treasure
Hunt: [a Gay
Parenting Story]
Carmen
Martínez
Jover
The twin kangaroo
treasure hunt : [a
gay parenting
story]
Carmen
Martínez
Jover
A sweet children’s story of how two kangaroos:
Jack and Sam, a gay couple, have their own
twins by means of an egg donor and surrogacy.
Using kangaroos in the story enables children
to easily understand the methods related in
their conception in a simple and loving way.
Bank Street
Daddy and Pop
Tina Rella
Daddy and Pop is the heartwarming story of
Jessie, a little girl with two fathers. Jessie
doesn't realize that her family isn't 'typical'
until a girl in her class asks about her mom.
Jessie's Daddy and Pop tell her about the
amazing journey they took to have her, by
using an egg donor and a surrogate, in this
fun-filled musical book! Each book comes with
an accompanying musical CD. Daddy and Pop is
part of the Love Makes a Family Series,
celebrating families made possible by assisted
reproduction and adoption.
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And Tango makes
Three
Justin
Richardson;
Peter Parnell
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male
Bank Street
penguins fall in love and start a family by taking
turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it
hatches
Two daddies ...
and me!
Robbi Anne
Packard
Some people have
two Dads: Gay
Families Some
people have two
Dads
Luca Panzini
A young girl describes her life with her two
Bank Street
fathers.
Told in rhyme, this story is written by a woman
who was the surrogate mother to a little girl
born for a gay male couple. With colorful
illustrations and few words, it is for very young
children describing a day in the life of this little
girl with her two dads, emphasizing that they
are a family. The story is not clear about
whether the author is a traditional or
gestational surrogate and any of the other
genetic questions regarding paternity.
Our society is changing. An increasing number
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of gay couples are having children through
adoption and surrogacy. At some point you
should explain to your child about
same-gender parents. I have written this book
as an educational tool to help people
understand that families come in a variety of
different combinations. If you can, please buy
two books - one for your child and one to give
away as a present or donation to a school or
library - so that, together, we can educate
parents, children and the community and make
the world a better place.
Reg, Dave and
Zach
Mystique Ann
U’nique
This children's book was inspired by Elton
Bank Street
John's concern over his son having two
homosexual dads and being born via surrogacy.
I understand children have nothing to do with
how they got here or their parent's or
guardian's choices or lifestyles, so I thought
this book, which is based on the real Elton
John, partner David Furnish and son Zachary,
would encourage love and compassion for
people who have different living arrangements,
and teach how love makes a family. I also
wrote this book to encourage tolerance,
acceptance and love for people who have
medical conditions like cancer, hemophilia and
HIV and AIDS. In order to take away the
negative stigma of surrogate moms, I wrote a
cute part about a duck who could not lay eggs
of her own, and how six of her friends got
together and each gave her an egg from their
own nest so she too could have a family I hope
this book does not offend any religious beliefs,
but promote love, compassion, acceptance and
tolerance of different people.
What makes a
baby
Cory
Silverberg
The cover of this book states that this is “a
book for every kind of family and every kind of
kid” and it truly is. In the most general of ways,
this book begins with the sperm and the egg
but in a brilliant turn asserts what has not been
asserted before in a children’s book, that some
bodies have sperm, and some do not, and that
some bodies have eggs, and others do not
Bank Street
The Purim
Superhero
Mike Byrne
Nate wants to dress as an alien for Purim but
his friend wants him to wear a superhero
costume like the other boys, so Nate seeks
guidance from his Daddy and Abba, who advise
that being yourself makes you stronger.
Bank Street
A dream come
true : talking to
your child about
assisted
reproduction
Christo
Zouves, M.D
This book will help parents discuss the issues of
basic reproduction as well as any special
circumstances that contributed to the creation
Not available for
purchasing. Ten
copies, gift of the
author, will be
raffled at the event.
Before you were
born : our wish for
a baby
Janice Grimes
X, Y, and Me Books
Will not be available
at book fair
Before You Were
Born…..Our Wish
for a Baby: The
Story Of Surrogacy
The "Before You Were Born" books were
created to help as many parents as possible.
Therefore, the illustrations are the same in
every book and are not related to the text. The
pictures show a typical day in the life of a child
interacting with their parent. It was our intent
to make the "parent" and "child" bears as
gender and ethnically ambiguous as possible.
We also wrote the books in such a way that
whichever parent is reading the story is the
"bear parent" speaking.
Before You Were
Born…..Our Wish
for a Baby: A Baby
Conceived For
Male Partners
Single Dad –
Before You Were Born…..Our Wish for a Baby:
The Story Of Surrogacy
A baby conceived via intrauterine
insemination, using the sperm of the father
and the egg of the surrogate. The surrogate
carries and delivers the baby. The child is
genetically related to the father and the
surrogate, but not the mother. This book does
Traditional
Surrogate
Single Dad - Donor
egg / Gestational
Carrier
not use the words sperm or egg. The term
surrogate is used.
Before You Were Born…..Our Wish for a Baby:
A Baby Conceived For Male Partners
A baby conceived using the sperm of one male
partner and the egg from a surrogate via
intrauterine insemination. The child is
genetically related to the donating male
partner and the surrogate. This story does not
use the terms sperm, egg, or have any
reference to sexual preference. The term
surrogate is used.
Single Dad – Traditional Surrogate
A child conceived for a single father by choice
via intrauterine insemination, using the single
dad’s sperm and the egg from a surrogate. The
story does not contain the words sperm or egg.
The term surrogate is used. There is no
reference to a mother.
Single Dad - Donor egg / Gestational Carrier
A child conceived for a single father by choice
using in vitro fertilization. This child is created
using a donor egg and the single father’s
sperm. The embryo is then placed into the
uterus of a gestational carrier. This woman
carries and delivers the child. The story does
not contain the words sperm or egg. The terms
donor and gestational carrier are used. There is
no reference to a mother