Book+Review+Guidelines

=**All these elements should be addressed when writing a book annotation**=


 * Which family type is represented?**

heterosexual homosexual lesbian gay unspecified any


 * Language**

uses proper terms, eg. sperm, egg, sex, lovemaking, uterus

uses euphemisms, eg. "seed" for sperm, "part" for penis, "hugging tightly" for lovemaking


 * Sex**

yes no


 * Nudity**

yes no


 * Told in rhyme**

yes no

Type of ART

sperm donation egg donation embryo donation IVF surrogacy (traditional or gestational or unspecified) adoption


 * Fiction**

yes no


 * Non-fiction**

yes no


 * Person**

written in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person


 * Autobiographical**

yes no


 * Metaphor**

yes no what metaphor? - eg. animals, fairy tales. baking a cake

Uses the word "donor"

yes no


 * Real people**

yes no


 * Illustrations**

color black and white sepia photographs realistic pictures cartoons


 * Age for which book is appropriate (based on //Tell Me a Story// by Elaine Reese**

1-3 3-5 5-8 8-12 12-18


 * Gender written about**

for boys for girls both unspecified


 * Terminology**

Britishisms (mummy) Americanisms (mommy)


 * In print**

yes no


 * Mentions role of the doctor**

yes no


 * Which script is being used? (based on Mac Dougall article)**

the helper spare parts families are made differently labor of love nuts & bolts


 * Family-building approach vs. Child-conception approach (based on Daniels and Thorn article)**

family-building child-conception