Parenting & Families Books


The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception through Birth, 2nd EditionThe Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception through Birth, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $10.10
Extremely happy with this book. It is ONE OF A KIND, and will truly help you on your journey. ...
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and BirthThe New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
Best Price: $13.60
This book is fantastic - gives you all the details from when babies are just a mear thought, to...
Heather Has Two Mommies: 10th Anniversary Edition (Alyson Wonderland)Heather Has Two Mommies: 10th Anniversary Edition (Alyson Wonderland)
Best Price: $8.34
Leslea Newman's "Heather has Two Mommies" was controversial when it came out-so to...
Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families TogetherStraight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together
Best Price: $5.38
The 30th anniversary of PFLAG is a fitting time for this updated edition. Former national vice...
Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell AllConfessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All
Best Price: $8.46
Very easy to read. Nice glimpses of a variety of moms (and babas) and how they fit in their...


My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the NewsMy Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News
Best Price: $10.05
Thank-you so much for writing this book.This was the first book I read after learning my...
The Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising ChildrenThe Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children
Best Price: $2.19
I was very excited to get this book, but was slightly disappointed upon reading it. I was...
How It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All AgesHow It Feels to Have a Gay or Lesbian Parent: A Book by Kids for Kids of All Ages
Best Price: $8.73
I was most dissapointed with this collection of stories by kids ranging 7-20+. I had seen...
My Miserable Lonely Lesbian PregnancyMy Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy
Best Price: $10.17
In this memoir of her 40 weeks and five days in hell, Andrea Askowitz takes an unflinching look...
The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other StoriesThe Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories
Best Price: $6.04
I ordered this book for my newly adopted son, my partner and I read it to him almost every...


Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or DaughterAlways My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter
Best Price: $3.90
It was very informative, and accurate. I, who am gay and recently just came out, bought this...
From The Notebooks Of Melanin SunFrom The Notebooks Of Melanin Sun
Best Price: $2.00
I just didn't like this novel. I felt it talked down to the reader or it's audience. I wouldn't...
Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter JourneyLove, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey
Best Price: $4.99
gave me insight into the feelings a mom would have learning of a childs homosexuality. An easy...
The Lost Language of Cranes: A NovelThe Lost Language of Cranes: A Novel
Best Price: $4.95
Fair warning: I'm going to reference the end, or rather lack of ending in this review. ...
Butch Girls Can Fix AnythingButch Girls Can Fix Anything
Best Price: $10.40
What a find this author is! I adored Kelly from the first chapter. She comes across as someone...

Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated EditionNow That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition
Best Price: $3.37
I just wanted to comment how the extremely poor star ratings here reflect a kind of selfish...
Coming Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their ParentsComing Out to Parents: A Two-Way Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men and Their Parents
Best Price: $10.00
I think it is interesting that the author began her introduction with the idea that one of the...
Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer MotherhoodWaiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood
Best Price: $5.99
Moraga's text is a thoughtful meditation on the dialectics of biology and social construction of...
For Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and ProudFor Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Proud
Best Price: $10.33
while i think a book like this is definitely needed, this one is not it. i want a book that...
Are There Closets in Heaven?; A Catholic Father and Lesbian Daughter Share their StoryAre There Closets in Heaven?; A Catholic Father and Lesbian Daughter Share their Story
Best Price: $8.89
This book is a must-read for all parents. It transcends gay issues and focuses on loving your...

ABC A Family Alphabet BookABC A Family Alphabet Book
Best Price: $80.65
Cute alphabet for the alternative family. I will need to buy another copy for my second son. The...
Coming Out As Parents: You and Your Homosexual ChildComing Out As Parents: You and Your Homosexual Child
Best Price: $15.76
A good book to help understand the emotional journey that parents go through during the first...
And Then There Was MeAnd Then There Was Me
Best Price: $41.00
I don't know why people say this baby book looks cheap because it is actually quite nice. This...
The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our FamiliesThe Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating and Raising Our Families
Best Price: $24.66
A wonderful and enlightening book, bringing some sense of normalcy to a perfectly normal topic....
Asha's MumsAsha's Mums
Best Price: $5.63
My partner and I bought this book for our two small children. To the seller's credit, it...

The Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting GuideThe Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide
Best Price: $4.26
I purchased this LGBT parenting book and read it so I would be able to recommend it to my...
Nights in Aruba: A NovelNights in Aruba: A Novel
Best Price: $3.99
Nights in Aruba has been criticized as lacking structure. Even Holleran has said this. I don't...
The Velveteen Father: An Unexpected Journey to ParenthoodThe Velveteen Father: An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood
Best Price: $4.69
This is an excellent book into one man's journey into fatherhood. This book also tells the...
Mom, Dad, I'm Gay.: How Families Negotiate Coming OutMom, Dad, I'm Gay.: How Families Negotiate Coming Out
Best Price: $20.00
This book says it all for those who are in the process of "coming out". Stop asking...
What Are Parents?What Are Parents?
Best Price: $4.25
As a child of two moms myself, there were few resources that positively modeled my family...

Between Mom and JoBetween Mom and Jo
Best Price: $1.25
What happens when your parents break up? What if they were not married in the eyes of the law,...
Child of My Right HandChild of My Right Hand
Best Price: $5.13
The story revolves around the husband and wife Profs Barish, and their two children Simon and...
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their FamiliesLove Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families
Best Price: $17.33
"Love makes a family" originally started as a photo exhibition depicting...
A Donor Insemination Guide: Written by and for Lesbian WomenA Donor Insemination Guide: Written by and for Lesbian Women
Best Price: $21.79
This is a great book. It is a very helpful overview of the decisions you face when trying to...
Lesbians and Gays in Couples and Families: A Handbook for TherapistsLesbians and Gays in Couples and Families: A Handbook for Therapists
Best Price: $45.99
This book is a must read for family therapists. Most therapists marginalize the experience of...

The Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and BirthThe Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
Best Price: $49.83
I love this book! I felt like it was speaking to me, and it validated my own experience since I...
Breathing UnderwaterBreathing Underwater
Best Price: $3.75
This author did a great job with characterization in this novel. All of the characters are so...
Following Foo: (the electronic adventures of The Chestnut Man)Following Foo: (the electronic adventures of The Chestnut Man)
Best Price: $4.93
When I saw this book, I just had to read it. Not because of who the author was or that he was...
Gay Parents/Straight Schools: Building Communication and TrustGay Parents/Straight Schools: Building Communication and Trust
Best Price: $12.47
The Double Goddess: Women Sharing PowerThe Double Goddess: Women Sharing Power
Best Price: $4.44
Vicki Noble has given us an indepth and detailed look into the rich archeological discoveries of...

Baby Steps: How Lesbian Alternative Insemination Is Changing the WorldBaby Steps: How Lesbian Alternative Insemination Is Changing the World
Best Price: $11.95
I think all women should be able to decide how to live their lives and raise their children,...
Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and ParentingMarriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting
Best Price: $5.99
If this author did his research he would know that marriage has changed throughout history and...
GRIEFGRIEF
Best Price: $5.44
I have a hunch that the novel was meant to make readers experience the grief of the main...
Different Mothers: Sons and Daughters of Lesbians Talk About Their LivesDifferent Mothers: Sons and Daughters of Lesbians Talk About Their Lives
Best Price: $8.00
My daughter read this book when she was in high school. She was so excited to find out that so...
Gay Parenting: Complete Guide for Same-Sex FamiliesGay Parenting: Complete Guide for Same-Sex Families
Best Price: $7.85
This insightful, thoroughly researched guide offers sage advice for same-sex families in every...

Families of Value: Personal Profiles of Pioneering Lesbian and Gay ParentsFamilies of Value: Personal Profiles of Pioneering Lesbian and Gay Parents
Best Price: $2.97
Robert Bernstein knows how to make a point: let the subjects speak for themselves! This well...
Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender ParentsOut of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents
Best Price: $7.99
Out Of The Ordinary is a fantastic collection of essays dealing with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and...
The Limits of PleasureThe Limits of Pleasure
Best Price: $4.50
Jaffe's novel is a courageous example of how fiction can challenge our ideas and emotions-...
The Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came OutThe Family Heart: A Memoir of When Our Son Came Out
Best Price: $2.05
This book should be required reading for all parents and all adolescents. It brings home with...
Women in Love: Portraits of Lesbian Mothers & Their FamiliesWomen in Love: Portraits of Lesbian Mothers & Their Families
Best Price: $192.82
This book is an in-your-face statement of the love and "normalcy" existing in lesbian...

Queering Reproduction: Achieving Pregnancy in the Age of TechnoscienceQueering Reproduction: Achieving Pregnancy in the Age of Technoscience
Best Price: $21.68
Originally developed to help heterosexual couples, fertility treatments such as in vitro...
Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)Lesbian Mothers: Accounts of Gender in American Culture (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
Best Price: $8.00
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get PregnantThe Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant
Best Price: $4.63
The book was totally amusing - I found myself having to stop reading in several places to laugh...
Growing Up in a Lesbian Family: Effects on Child DevelopmentGrowing Up in a Lesbian Family: Effects on Child Development
Best Price: $31.20
Although the data analyzed in this book are almost 10 years old, this text does provide a timely...
Prayers for JohnathanPrayers for Johnathan
Best Price: $19.17
This book is extremely helpful in understanding how each side of the gay issue feels. As the...

When Grown-Ups Fall in LoveWhen Grown-Ups Fall in Love
Best Price: $19.95
As a (straight) mother who wants her kids to understand and empathize with the gay adults in...
Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship (Between Men-Between Women Series)Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship (Between Men-Between Women Series)
Best Price: $3.90
As a gay man, the cover photo on this revised edition (by Chantel Regnault) spoke volumes to...
   
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