Why Don't I Have a Daddy? A Story of Donor Conception
Illustrator
Lisa Krebs
Publisher
Author House
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9781425995874
Pages
36 pages
Genre
animal realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
As the little lion cub notices all different types of families, he starts to question his own family. His family consists of his mother and him. The little cub learns that while there is no "daddy" in his family, there is a donor lion who made his life possible. Through his mother's love and nurturing, the lion cub understands how special he and his family are.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Surrogacy; single mother; in vitro fertilization; sperm donation; sperm donor
Main Character
male lion
Race/Ethnicities
Lions
Family Formation
single mother
Keywords
artificial insemination; lions; playing; questions; animals
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Clay, George Anne, "Why Don't I Have a Daddy? A Story of Donor Conception" (2008). Diverse Families. 305.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/305