Roads to Family

"""Roads to Family is a terrific book for humans of all ages to learn about the different ways families are created. By including stories from nearly every kind of family, this book expands the idea of family beyond typical clinical explanations and is a celebration of diversity.""--Amy Lang, MA, speaker, author, podcaster and founder of Birds & Bees & Kids -- (9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""[C]omprehensive, inclusive of the diverse medical and societal methods people use, including in-virto fertilization, surrogacy, adoption, and more. This book is thorough, medically accurate, yet not overwhelming."" --Melissa Pintor Carnagey, Founder and lead educator of Sex Positive Families -- (9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""Ginocchio is here for readers who want to learn more about reproduction and families than the simple birds-and-the-bees, sex-leads-to-babies explanations provide. . . Families come in a variety of arrangements, all of which are worthy of pride. Reviewer Rating: 5"" --Children's Literature -- (9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""I hope the honest and heartfelt stories in this informative book empower donor conceived readers to own their experience and continue to define their family on their own terms.""--Erin Jackson, Founder, We Are Donor Conceived -- (4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""Rachel Ginocchio's Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be creates a beautiful tapestry of families around the world. With rich personal stories, clear explanations and incredibly helpful illustrations, readers will be delighted and amazed at the diversity of families and come to better understand and appreciate how parents and kids come to be in families together. This is a must-read for everyone who is part of a family.""--Nora Gelperin, Division Director, Sex Education and Training Team, Advocates for Youth -- (4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""A rich and resourceful guide . . . The book is nuanced, bringing to the forefront the validity of all families along with answers to the questions young people might have about themselves and others.""--Kirkus Reviews -- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""Within each chapter, Ginocchio tells engaging, lengthy stories, based on interviews, of several racially and ethnically diverse parents, from same-sex relationships to individuals who wanted to be parents to heterosexual couples struggling with infertility, and how they brought children into their lives. . . . Supplemental facts and figures as well as enlightening graphics enhance this much-needed and inclusive resource.""--starred, Booklist -- (3/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)"