Parents' Primer: Birth & Babies
"WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?"
Books
| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
CALL # |
| J241.65 WHERE |
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Where Do Babies Come From? For Boys ages 7 - 9
Sex instruction for primary school age children, presented from a Christian point of view. |
2008 |
| J241.66 CHRIST |
Christenson, Larry |
The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made
A discussion, presented on two reading levels, of human reproduction and sexuality from a Christian viewpoint. |
2000 |
| J241.66 NYSTR |
Nystrom, Carolyn |
Before I Was Born
Explains, from a Christian perspective, the fundamentals of human sexuality emphasizing that sex is part of God's gift of marriage and family. |
1995 |
| J241.66 WHERE |
|
Where Do Babies Come From? For Girls ages 7 - 9
Sex instruction for primary school age children, presented from a Christian point of view. |
2008 |
| J305.23 |
Ziefert, Harriet |
Getting Ready for New Baby
Text and illustrations featuring dog characters explain where babies come from, how they are made, and how they affect the family. |
1990 |
| J306.87 |
Murkoff, Heidi |
What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby
This title in the What to Expect - Kids series tries to give voice to some of the questions your child may have about how a baby is created, how it grows and how it is born into the family. |
2000 |
| J612.6 |
Ganeri, Anita |
Birth And Growth
Anita Ganeri explains life and growth from the start of life as a fertilized egg through the birth process to growing up and growing old. |
1995 |
| J612.6 |
Nilsson, Lennart |
How Was I Born?
This gentle and magical story unfolds through the eyes of five year old Mary and six year old John and the amazing photographs of Lennart Nilsson. |
1994 |
| J612.6 HARRI |
Harris, Robie |
It's So Amazing
Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development, love, reproduction, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and more. |
1999 |
| J612.6 SMITH |
Smith, Alastair |
How Are Babies Made?
Lift the flaps to see how a baby grows inside its mother. |
2003 |
| J612.63 |
Cole, Joanna |
How You Were Born
Text and photos explain how a baby is conceived, how it grows inside the mother, and how it is born. |
1993 |
| J612.63 |
Cole, Joanna |
When You Were Inside Mommy
It's natural for children to wonder where they came from. Joanna Cole tells the story in clear and simple terms. A Note to Parents is included. |
2001 |
| J612.63 MAYLE |
Mayle, Peter |
Where Did I Come From?
Describes the reproductive process from intercourse to birth. |
2000 |
| J618.2 BUTLE |
Butler, Dori Hillestad |
My Mom's Having a Baby!
A young girl's mom is having a baby, and she learns about where the baby came from, as well as about its prenatal growth and development. |
2005 |
| J649.65 |
Brown, Laurie Krasny |
What's the Big Secret?: A Guide to Sex for Girls and Boys
Answers some of the most common questions about sex and development. |
1997 |
| J649.65 BURNS |
Burns, Jim |
How God Makes Babies
"Sex education for children ages 6 to 9, from a Christian point of view" -- back cover. |
2009 |
| J649.65 HARRI |
Harris, Robie |
It's Not the Stork
IT'S NOT THE STORK! helps answer these endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began. Through lively, comfortable language and sensitive, engaging artwork, Robie H. Harri |
2006 |
| J649.65 WHY |
Greene, Carol |
Why Boys and Girls are Different
Simple sex instruction for the preschooler, presented from a Christian point of view. |
2008 |
| JE |
Anderson, Rachel |
Hello Peanut!
A little girl and her mother await the birth of a new sibling comparing its growing size to common items. |
2003 |
| JE CELCE |
Celcer, Irene |
The Gift of Egg Donation
Hope and Will fall in love, get married, and try very hard to have a baby before their doctor tells them they need a special baby-making egg from a donor before Hope can become pregnant. |
2006 |
| JE CELCE |
Celcer, Irene |
The Gift of Embryo Donation
Hope and Will fall in love, get married, and try very hard to have a baby before their doctor tells them they need a special loving couple to donate an embryo which the doctor would place in Hope's uterus. |
2006 |
| JE CELCE |
Celcer, Irene |
The Gift of Sperm Donation
Hope and Will fall in love, get married, and try very hard to have a baby before their doctor tells them they need a special baby-making seed from a sperm donor before Hope can become pregnant. |
2006 |
| JE CELCE |
Celcer, Irene |
The Gift of Surrogacy
Hope and Will fall in love, get married, and try very hard to have a baby before their doctor tells them they need a surrogate mother to carry their baby in her uterus. |
2006 |
| JE |
Farmer, Patti |
What's He Doing Now?
Lewis is curious about what is happening inside his mother when she tells him they are expecting a new baby. |
1998 |
| JE |
Fearnley, Jan |
A Special Something
A little girl imagines what strange things could be inside her mother's tummy. |
2000 |
| JE HOLT |
Holt, Sharon |
Did My Mother Do That?
With the promise of hearing about the day she was born, Holly and her father first imagine the birth of several different animals including chickens, kittens, and kangaroos. |
2010 |
| PTC J649.65 BERMA |
Berman, Laura |
Talking to Your Kids about Sex: Turning "The Talk" into a Conversation for Life
Contents: Talking about the body -- Talking about the mind -- Talking about the media -- Talking about friends and influences -- Talking about romantic relationships -- Talking about sexual relationships -- Talking about safer sex. |
2009 |
Videos
| CALL # |
TITLE |
DATE |
| V J612.661 BIRDS |
The Birds, the Bees and Me - For Girls
A successful approach to education children on the subjects of puberty, sex and childbirth. A great tool to open communication between a child and a parent. |
2003 |
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This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info,
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