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Kindergarten-Grade 3—All four books have the same beginning and end. Matthew asks to hear the story of his birth, "their family's special fairy tale." His parents met at "grown-up school" where they learned many interesting things, including the fact that, "A tiny embryo gets formed when a man's special baby-making seed called sperm and a woman's special baby-making egg get together." After they get married, they try to conceive, but "no baby grew in Hope's special place…." They go to see Dr. Quest, a "special doctor," who informs them that they won't be able to make a baby together but that there are other things they can do. It is here that the four books diverge, each presenting its respective topic. In each case, a loving and helpful person who loves animals, flowers, and only chocolate cones for ice cream (just like Hope and Will) is found. The rest of each book celebrates the anticipation and birth of the long-awaited baby, Matthew. These books are meant to reassure readers whose own conception involved one of these reproductive options. As such, the audience for each one is limited. Compounding this limitation is the condescending tone. Readers may well remember the name of the egg donor, Sunshine, rather than understand the significance of her role, or they may focus on the ice cream rather than the parents' emotional decision. These books are not helped by the murky cartoon art that has Will licking his lips over the medicine he's about to take.—Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
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The Hope and Will Have a Baby series is a welcomed addition to the children's books genre of non-traditional family building. What stands out when reading these stories is that the subject matter never veers from the overriding message that children born into our world through reproductive efforts are loved and truly cherished. Celcer takes five reproductive options and tells a story about a couple's struggle to have a child. Each story's theme describes Hope and Will's desire to become parents in clear terms using descriptive language that children can understand.
Kindergarten-Grade 3—All four books have the same beginning and end. Matthew asks to hear the story of his birth, "their family's special fairy tale." His parents met at "grown-up school" where they learned many interesting things, including the fact that, "A tiny embryo gets formed when a man's special baby-making seed called sperm and a woman's special baby-making egg get together." After they get married, they try to conceive, but "no baby grew in Hope's special place…." They go to see Dr. Quest, a "special doctor," who informs them that they won't be able to make a baby together but that there are other things they can do. It is here that the four books diverge, each presenting its respective topic. In each case, a loving and helpful person who loves animals, flowers, and only chocolate cones for ice cream (just like Hope and Will) is found. The rest of each book celebrates the anticipation and birth of the long-awaited baby, Matthew. These books are meant to reassure readers whose own conception involved one of these reproductive options. As such, the audience for each one is limited. Compounding this limitation is the condescending tone. Readers may well remember the name of the egg donor, Sunshine, rather than understand the significance of her role, or they may focus on the ice cream rather than the parents' emotional decision. These books are not helped by the murky cartoon art that has Will licking his lips over the medicine he's about to take.—Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Hope and Will Have a Baby series is a welcomed addition to the children's books genre of non-traditional family building. What stands out when reading these stories is that the subject matter never veers from the overriding message that children born into our world through reproductive efforts are loved and truly cherished. Celcer takes five reproductive options and tells a story about a couple's struggle to have a child. Each story's theme describes Hope and Will's desire to become parents in clear terms using descriptive language that children can understand.
Using the same initial and final storylines, the five reproductive options are inserted midway through the book: surrogacy, egg donation, embryo donation, sperm donation, and adoption. Needless to say, each story has a happy ending with Hope and Will achieving their dream of having a baby and becoming parents.
The illustrations are delightful which will appeal to children of many ages. Celcer uses language that is delivered in a straightforward fashion but in a soft and gentle tone that exudes warmth and comfort. This sweet and endearing series of books are recommended additions to all home libraries in an effort to best appreciate the various ways families come to be and to welcome all children born through these means.
Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG). All rights reserved.
--American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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