We’ve been publishing books about donor conception for 30 years. Whether you’re just starting to think about this route to parenthood or you already have donor conceived children, we have something to help you on your family journey.
Below we outline some of our books that can support you in telling and talking, and provide guidance for different ages and audiences. Click the ‘Visit our bookshop’ button below to jump straight to our shop and view our whole range.
We believe that openness is best for families and so we encourage parents to tell their children early about their genetic origins. To help with this conversation, we created the Our Story range of books. Aimed at children from 0-7 years, the books explains in age-appropriate language how the parent or parents needed a little help to have a baby and how they used a donor. There are now over 40 variations to suit different family and donation types.
We wanted to produce a book for children who have outgrown Our Story so we put together a great team with Beverley Ward’s fantastic writing talents and Spike Gerrell’s wonderful illustrations and “Archie Nolan: Family Detective” was born. It’s written in an irreverent, funny style and explores themes of family, difference and genetics.
Our ‘Telling & Talking’ series will help you think through how you want to tell your family story. We have different versions for different aged children, plus additional titles for mixed families (those with both donor conceived and non-donor conceived children), for telling friends and family and for next steps once you’ve had the initial conversations.
The following titles are all available as both printed booklets and PDF downloads:
