This one's a real cutie.
The Baby Tree
Sophia Blackall
ISBN: 9780399257186
ink-and-watercolor in bright pastels and pink-cheeked faces.
One morning, our narrator finds out his parents are going to have a baby, and this leads to the question - where does a baby come from? Commute-buddy Olive says it's a seed that grows, his teacher says they come from the hospital, the mailman says eggs are involved, and grandpa thinks the stork drops them off. Now he's really confused. Parents set him straight with a very simplistic but honest explanation, and he realizes that his buddy Olive, his teacher, and the mailman all had parts of the idea right (dad's seed, mom's egg, and most babies are born in hospitals) but he really needs to go see grandpa and set him straight. So adorable, and has a nice section in the back with scripted talking points to help parents with curious kids, and reassures that telling the truth about the process is most helpful and most developmentally appropriate for all kids.
Glad to see it, and glad we have it available for our parents and potential siblings.
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