These are pages from my current picture book project about donor conception. All illustrations were done by hand in ink and watercolor. To request a dummy, please email ruth at ruthparenton dot com

Title Page - Page 1
Dedication - Page 3
We longed to be parents - Page 4
With all our heart - Page 5
Not to be - Page 6
To make a baby - Page 7
A little help - Page 8
A good doctor - Page 9
The missing part - Page 10
One donor, many families - Page 11
Embryo - Page 12
First heartbeat - Page 13
Each passing day - Page 14
Wish - Page 15
At last you were born - Page 16
At last you were born - Page 17
The missing piece - Page 18
Put together with love - Page 19
Like a recipe - Page 20
The secret ingredient - Page 21
DNA - page 23
Not every family shares DNA -Page 25
Who knows what you'll see when you look at the skies - Page 26
What you'll grow up to be - page 27
The stories we tell - Page 28
The laughter we share - Page 29
So glad that you're you - Page 30
About the author - Page 32