The Warmest Wait: A Warm Story About Surrogacy, for Little Ones.

Some families are built in a way that takes a little longer to explain - and a lot of love to hold. Sisi and Tavo want a little one more than anything. Their nest is ready. Their hearts are ready. But they need help keeping an egg warm until it is time. Pim has warm feet. Feet that can hold something small and precious. The Warmest Wait is a children's book about surrogacy told the way little ones actually understand it: through a penguin who keeps an egg warm for a family who is waiting. It gently answers the questions children ask out loud - Whose baby is it? Why can't they do it themselves? Will you be sad when it's over? - without ever talking down to them. Written by a registered nurse and two-time gestational surrogate, this is a story for every family built with help. This book is for: - Intended parents preparing a child for a sibling born through surrogacy or IVF- A surrogate's own children, who are watching the whole journey happen at home- Families navigating IVF, egg donation, embryo donation, and donor conception- Same-sex couples and single parents by choice - the story includes every kind of family- Grandparents, teachers, and therapists asked a question they weren't sure how to answer- Anyone looking for a surrogate gift, intended parent gift, or fertility journey keepsakeInside you'll find: - 24 pages of warm watercolor illustrations- Simple, honest language for ages 3-8- An author's note for the grown-ups, from a nurse who has carried twice- A story about love and safekeeping - not biology lessons or medical detailSurrogacy is not a secret to keep. It is a story to tell - and children deserve to hear it in a voice that sounds like a bedtime story, not a briefing. Born of love. Carried with care.