There are lots of books and resources now available to help parents explain to their children how they were made, their family structures and about same-sex families.

 

Here is a great list of books to check out for all ages.

 

We have also provided a list of books in the specific categories below, click on the book below for the link:-

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Donor conceived children

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1. The Pea That Was Me

2. Your Family: A Donor Kid's Story

3. The Family Book

4. What Makes A Baby

5. Extra!

6. Making Violet: A Sperm Donor Story

7. Why Don't I Have a Daddy?: A Story of Donor Conception

8. Little Treasure

9. Mummy's journey: - a kind of fairy tale

10. Hope & Rosie Have a Baby: The Gift of Family

11. You Were Made for Me

12. Zak's Safari: A Story About Donor-Conceived Kids of Two-Mom Families

13. You Are My Wish Come True

14. Ready-made Sweetie: All mixed up

15. How We Became a Family: Sperm Donor

16. All You Need is Love: Celebrating Families of All Shapes and Sizes

17. You were meant to be!

 

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Egg & Embryo Donation

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1. Treasure Babies: How two under-the-sea families came to be

2. And Tango Makes Three

3. A tiny itsy bitsy gift of life, an egg donor story

4. Before You Were Born...Our Wish For A Baby

5. Training Wheels; How Did I Get Here?

6. The Pea That Was Me

7. Ready-made Sweetie: All mixed up

8. The Extra Button

9. The Chicken Who Couldn't Lay Eggs

10. A Gift for Little Tree

 

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Two Mummies

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1. Mummy and Mumma Get Married

2. How Mummy and Mama Made You: Conceived at Home

3. Me, Mummy & Mum 

4. Heather Has Two Mummies 

5. My Two Mums

6. Enid and Her Two Mums

7. The New Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Mama Bear, Mommy Bear, and Baby Bear

8. Mommy Mama And Me

9. Why Do I Have Two Mums? Asks Byron: All Families Are Special...

10. My 2 Mums & Me

11. My Two Moms And Me

12. Tale of Two Mommies

13. Two Moms Are Better Than One

14. In Our Mothers' House

15. Plenty of Hugs

16. Felicia's Favorite Story

17. Our Mummies and Us Go Camping

18. Betty's ABC's

19. Why Do I Have Two Mommies?: A Journey in Self Discovery

20. My Two Mommies 

21. Lena has two Moms 

22. Mommy's Getting Married: Wedding Day Activity Book

23. Two Moms

24. Two Moms Are Better Than One: There is a Monster in my Room

25. Mom and Mommy Tuck Me In!: A book for bedtime

26. Loved By Two

27. Love Around the World

28. Emily's First Pet

29. The Different Dragon

30. Mom and Mum are Getting Married

31. Your Mommies Love You!: A Rhyming Picture Book for Children of Lesbian Parents

32. Two Moms and a Menagerie

33. Ryan's Mom is Tall

34. Charlie and the Missing Hat

35. Molly's Family

36. Donovan's Big Day

37. Everywhere Babies

38. Keesha & Her Two Moms Go Swimming

39. My First White Christmas With Mummy and Mama

40. Mommy and Mama Albatross

41. Mom and Mommy Love Every Part of Me!: A book about learning the names of body parts.

42. The Child in the Mama's Hearts: A Story of Assisted Reproductive Technology Births for Families with Two Mothers

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Single parent families

 

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1. Our Story

2. Super Ma! (One Love Stories)

3. Just The Two Of Us

 

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Same-sex families

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1. Love Makes a Family

2. The Family Book

3. What Makes A Baby

4. The Great Big Book of Families

5. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

6. It's Okay To Be Different

7. How You Were Born

8. ABC A Family Alphabet Book

9. Who's in a Family?

10. The GayBCs

11. All You Need Is Love: The Great Explanation

12. Celebrating Families: LGBT Families

13. All Ways Family

14. This Is My Family: A First Look at Same-Sex Parents

15. The Umbilical Family: Start a loving conversation about Adoption, Egg Donation, Step-parenting, Same Sex Parenting, and more.

16. Rainbow: A First Book of Pride

17. A Family Just Like Mine

18. Same but different Too: The Colourful Life

19. Families Families Families

20. Under Our Roof

21. Bedtime Rainbows: Stories Of LGBTQ Families For Younger Children

22. Families Everywhere

23. Super Ma! (One Love Stories)

24. My Family and Yours 

25. Love Is A Family

26. This Day in June

27. Elmer

28. Families, Families, Families!

29. My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer

30. We Are Family

 

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Diblings

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1. Meeting My Brother

2. I've Got Dibs!: A Donor Sibling Story

3. The Other F-Word: A Novel

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​Wedding Books & Magazines

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1. Dancing with her

2. Mrs and Mrs Guest Book: Wedding keepsake for family and friends to write in

3. Lesbian wedding books

4. The Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings

5. Love Inc.

6. Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional Twenty-First-Century Weddings 

7. Here Come The Brides: Kids Wedding Day Activity Book Draw, Color In & Puzzles

8. The Lesbian Couple's Guide to Wedding Planning: Everything You Need to Know About Planning Your Dream Wedding

9. Mommy's Getting Married: Wedding Day Activity Book

10. Mommy, Mom and Me: The Big Wedding

11. Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional Twenty-First-Century Weddings 

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Wedding Directory

 

1. Austalian Same-Sex Wedding Directory

2. Equally Wed

3. One Love Wedding Directory

4. Same Sex Wedding Guide

5. Equality Weddings

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Pregnancy books

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1. Ttc Journal: Lined Notebook for Documenting Your Ttc Journey

2. Ivf Journal: Lined Journal for Documenting Your Ivf Journey

3. Gay Girls Pregnancy Journal

4. Pregnancy Journal For All Types Of Family

5. My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy

6. The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians

7. Lesbian Sperm Tales

8. Lesbian Pregnancy Journal: Composition Notebook Memory Book Diary

9. The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

10. The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

11. Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag

12. The Birth Partner

13. She and She Expecting! Pregnancy Journal for Lovely Lesbian Couples

14. The Best Ever Book of Baby Names for Lesbians

15. Lesbian Pregnancy On A Budget - Two Moms' Tale Of Having A Baby

16. Gay Parenting: Complete Guide for Same-Sex Families

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Baby books

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1. Mushybooks Baby Books

2. Rainbow Baby Book: Same Sex Parents

3. Mommy and Me - Baby Memory Book, Single Parent

4. Baby, It's You! (Baby Memory Book): Modern Baby Journal Record Book for Parents (Moms and Dads, Gay and Lesbian and Single Mothers Pregnancy Gift) 

5. Our First Story

6. The Monochrome Baby Book | Rainbow Family Edition

7. My Beautiful Miracle (First Year Baby Memory Book)

8. Etsy - Same sex baby books

9. Baby Sakes - LGBT

10. Same Sex Family Baby Memory Book

11. Along Came a Baby Keepsake Book

12. Rag & Bone - Baby's First Book

13. Your Amazing Memories, Growing up book for all types of family

14. Guest Book: Rainbow LGBT Pride Flag Colors Sign In Guest Book, Keepsake Memory Journal and Gift Log for Pride Month Events, Bridal Showers and Wedding Parties, Space For Names and Wishes

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Lesbian parenting

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1. And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families

2. A Donor Insemination Guide: Written by and for Lesbian Women

3. Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All

4. Double Pregnant: Two Lesbians Make a Family

5. Journey to Same-Sex Parenthood: Firsthand Advice, Tips and Stories from Lesbian and Gay Couples

6. Subversive Motherhood: Orgasmic brith, gender queer parenting, papas, trans parenting, Gynepunk

7. She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood

8. The Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children

9. The Other Mother: A wickedly honest parenting tale for every kind of family

10. It's a Family Affair: The Complete Lesbian Parenting Book

11. Turkey

12. Pride and Joy: A guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents

13. Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families 

14. My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family

15. For Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Proud

16. Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood

17. Lesbian Motherhood: Stories of Becoming

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Separation & Divorce

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1. Ruby's Voice: Supporting LGBTQ Families Through Separation and Divorce

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Note to readers: This information is intended as a guide to the law and should not be used as a substitute for legal advice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained here is as up to date and accurate as possible, the law is complex and constantly changing (particularly relating to same-sex parenting) and readers are advised to seek legal advice in relation to their situation.

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If you need legal advice, please contact Nicole Evans from Nicole Evans Lawyers at nevans@nelawyers.com.au.

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