FROM THE START IN THE NEWS
From the Start featured in People Magazine "Love is the thing that makes a family and From the Start encapsulates this important message in the sweetest and most touching way. We can't wait to read it to our daughter." 
From the Start featured in Book Riot's list of recommended books. “Having helped thousands of families, I know that there is without question a deep need for a children's book like this, for parents and children alike. From the Start is a beautiful, special, and heartfelt way to help children see and feel the beautiful, special, and incredible love that forms so many families, including their own." - Richard Vaughn Founding Partner of International Fertility Law Group and parent through egg donation and surrogacy “As a mom by adoption and someone who has dedicated my career to helping others build their families through adoption, I am so grateful for this book. From the Start is a great conversation starter! It's inclusive, age-appropriate, and serves as a wonderful introduction to the ‘helpers’ who assist in creating families through assisted reproductive technologies and adoption. Let's keep talking about all the ways families can be built.” |
Author Stephanie Levich discusses From the Start with Maria Menounos on Heal Squad Podcast. From the Start is the first and only children's book that address almost every family building path available. Many kids' books are available for specific family constellations and family building processes but From the Start is the only one that encompasses so many paths to parenthood in one book. It's incredibly sweet message combined with the lyrical poetry will male children beg their parents to read it nightly. I will definitely be recommending it to all of my clients who become parents through collaborative reproduction or adoption." - Carole Lieber-Wilkins MA, MFT specializing in third-party reproduction and parent through egg donation and adoption 
From the Start featured in Little Things' 2022 Mother's Day Book Round Up "I think it is so important for parents via egg/sperm donors and surrogates to celebrate their journey. It is doubly important for these parents to share the birth story with their children from a very young age. Stephanie and Alana do a great job of simplifying a very complicated process. I am looking forward to sharing this book with my children." |
