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by Sarah-Leigh Wills (Illustrator), Kaeleigh MacDonald (Author)
All families are special... but some families take a little 'extra'. Lucas wonders what it takes to make a baby. Mommy tells him that babies are made with a sperm and an egg but that some babies, like him, take extra. But what does it mean to be 'extra'? This question launches Lucas into a day full of discovery. He and his friends begin to uncover what makes you 'extra', coming to the conclusion that Lucas must be a superhero! In the end, we discover that it took a lot of extra time and patience for Lucas' parents to have him, and that not only is he extra like a superhero, but his mommy and daddy are too! Covering many family building options, EXTRA! shows that even when parents struggle to conceive they can go on to become a family and that being 'extra' is wonderful!
Author Biography
Kaeleigh MacDonald is an infertility author and advocate. She runs the popular infertility blog Unpregnant Chicken, where she writes her musings on the wild world that is 'trying to conceive'. Her son was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and it was her love of his science-based conception story that prompted this book. She lives in Alberta, Canada with her family.
