• The Browne Twins by Patricia Frehtman ** there is a series of books
• Chickadee Magazine, Owl Communications
• Davis, Donny and Darren: A Book about Identical Triplets by Virginia Aldape
• Forty Four Freckles by Peggy Heinrich
• Harry and Tuck by Holly Keller
• I Love You the Purplest by Barbary M. Josse, Illustrated by Mary Whyte
• Lady Bug and Owl Magazines by Owl Communications
• Sixty Fingers, Sixty Toes: See How the Dilley Sextuplets Grow by Becki and Keith Dilley
• Twice Mice by Wendy Smith
• Twinnies by Bunting/Carpenter
• Twins! by Elaine Scott
• Twins: An Amazing Investigation by Jay Ingram
• Twins by Monico Colli & Filippo Brunello
• Two are Twins A Story for Their Family, by June Albertsen
• Two Dog Biscuits by Beverly Cleary

• Nursing Your Infant Twins, Multiple Births Canada
• Breastfeeding Your Twins, Lactation Associates
• Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins, by Karen Gromada, R.N, La Leche League International, 1985
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche International

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• Baby Games: The Joyful Guide to Child’s Play form Birth to Three Years, by E. Martin, running Press, Philadelphia, PA
• Double Duty: The Parents Guide to Raising Twins, from Pregnancy Through the School Years, by Christina Tinglof
• Infant Massage (Revised): A handbook for Loving Parents, by V.S. McClure, Bantam Books, New York
• Keys to Parenting Twins, by Karen Kerkhoff Gromada and Mary C. Hurlburt
• Make Room for Twins: A Complete Guide to Pregnancy, Delivery and the Early Years, by Terry Pink Alexander
• Raising Mutliple Birth Children: Surviving the First Three Years of Twins and Supertwins, by William and Sheila Laut and Kristin Benit
• Twins: A Survival Guide for Parents, by Carola Zentner
• Twins and Supertwins, by Amram Scheinfeld, Penguin Books, 1974
• Twins and the Family, by Audrey Sandbank, Twins & Multiple Births Association (TAMBA), 1998, UK
• Twins and Twin Relations, by Helen L. Koch AV BUT ONLY FROM A REPRINT HOUSE AT $90.00 US
• Twins: Toddler and Pre-School, Multiple Births Canada

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• Multiples in School. Multiple Births Canada
• Twins: A Guide to Their Education, by Meyer, Baker
• Twins and You: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, by Anne Corrigan
• Every Child Can Succeed, by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
• What Every Parent Needs to know about 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades, by Bickart, Dodge & Jabion

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• Breastfeeding Triplets and Quadruplets Pamphlet - Multiple Births Canada
• The Dionne Years, by Pierre Burton
• Family Secrets: The Controversial & Shocking Story of the Dionne Quintuplets, by Jean-Yves Soucy with Annette, Cecile & Yvonne Dionne
• Finding Our Way, Triplets, Quads and Quints Association, 2001
• Higher Order Multiples Booklet, National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs (NOMOTC), 2000
• Make Way for Triplets, by Fran Bevington
• Managing Supertwins: Triplets, Quadruplets or More, by Elinor Davis , Twin Services
• More Than One: Prenatal, Postnatal Care of Twins and Triplets, by Di McDonald
• Quadruplets and Higher Multiple Births, by Marie M. Clay, Supertwins Guide, by Kathy Topping, Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA)
• Seven From Heaven – The Miracle of the McCaughey Septuplets, by Kenny & Bobbi McCaughey with Gregg & Deborah Lewis [a celebration of a family that has confounded the experts and charmed the world]
• Special Delivery: The Handbook for Parents of Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets,Multiple Births Canada
• Special Delivery – How We are Raising America’s Only Sextuplets – and Loving It, by Dilley [an in-depth insight from pregnancy through the first year of life]
• The Stork Brought Three: Our Epic Journey as Parents of Triplets by Jean Hall
• Three, Four and More: A Study of Triplet and Higher Order Births, by Beverley Botting, Alison MacFarlane and Frances Price, Multiple Birth Foundation, UK
• Time of Their Lives: The Dionne Tragedy, by J. Nihmey and S. Foxman
• Triple Trouble, Triplet Treat, by Mary Fiebelkorn and Sue Burch
• Triplet Birth, by Martin
• Triplets, Quads, by Betty Rothbart
• Triplets, by Mollie Gregory

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• Mother’s Love is Solar Powered by Candi McLean
• Surviving a Nuclear Powered Family by Candi McLean (cassette and Book)
• Twin Toons by Nacy Bea Miller
• Twice as Funny by David Lochner

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• The Loss of a Multiple: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Infancy, Multiple Births Canada
• The Loss of a Multiple: Childhood, Teens, Multiple Births Canada
• When a Multiple Dies: The Role of a Parents of Multiple Club, Multiple Births Canada
• Death of an Infant Twin, Centering Corporation
• Living Without Your Twin by Betty Jean Case, Tibbutt Publishing
• The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child, by Barbara D. Rosof, Henry Hold and Co., N.Y.
• On Children and Death, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Collier Books
• Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby, by Deborah L. Davis, Fulcrum Publishing
• Questions and Answers on Death and Dying, by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, McMilliam Publishing Co.
• Living, When a Love One has Died, by Earl A. Grollman, Beacon Press
• Giving Sorrow Words, by Candy Lightner and Nancy Hathaway, Warner Books
• When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping, by Rana K. Limbo and Sara Rich Wheller, RTS Bereavement Services
• Winter Grief, Summer Grace, by James E. Miller, Augsbury
• After the Darkest Hour, the Sun will Shine Again (a parent’s guide to coping with the loss of a child), by Elizabeth Mehren, Fireside Books
• Men & Grief (a guide for Men surviving the Death of a Love One), by Carol Staudacher, New Harbinger Publications
• When Hello means Goodbye, a guide for parents whose child dies before Birth, at Birth or Shortly after Birth, by Pat Schwieber and Paul Kirk, Perinatal Loss
• Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss, by Ann Douglas and John R. Sussman M.D., 2000

Surviving Adult Co-Multiples

• The End of the Twins: A Memoir of Losing a Brother, by Saul Diskin, The Overlook Press
• Twin Loss: A Book for Survivor Twins, by Raymond Brandt, Courier Printing Co.
• The Survivor, Lynne Schulz, 2003, Pleasant World - with Foreward by Lynda P. Haddon
• Living Without Your Twin, Betty Jean Case, Tibbutt Publishing
• The Lone Twin: Understanding Twin Bereavement and Loss, Joan Woodward, 1998, Free Association Books

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• The Singleton Siblings of Multiples, Multiple Births Canada
• Multiples and Safety, Multiple Births Canada
• New Father Book, by Wade F. Horn & Jeffrey Rosenberg of the National Fatherhood Initiative, offered by Better Homes & Gardens, 1998
• Separated Angels – Shannon and Megan Fanning, The Story of Conjoined Twins, by Larry Fanning
• More Than One: Twins and Multiples and How to Survive Them, by Lindsay Simpson & Andiee Paviour
• Twins, Triplets and More: Their Nature, Development and Care, by Elizabeth Bryan , Multiple Birth Foundation, UK, St. Martin’s Press, 1992
• Twinshock. Twins are a Hard Happiness, by Patricia M. Malmstrom , Twin Services
• Two by Two, by Margaret McClamroch
• We Are Twins, But who Am I?, by Betty Jean Case
• No Parent is an Island, by Paula Johnson
• Exploring Twin Relationships – Is Being a Twin Always Fun?, by Betty Jean Case
• Full House: The Story of the Anderson Quintuplets, by K. Anderson and J. Robinson
• Having Twins, by Elizabeth Noble, Houghton Mufflin, 1991
• How Twins Grow Up, by Mary Rosambeau
• A Full House, by Feenie Ziner
• All About Twins, by Gillian Leigh
• Being a Twin, Having a Twin, by Maxine B. Rosenburg
• Born Two-gether, by Jan Brennan
• My Twin and I, by Ethel M. Jones
• Play for Twins, Triplets and More, by Phillipa Barton
• Fetal Reduction, by Elizabeth Bryan. Multiple Birth Foundation, UK
• Twins to Quints: The Complete Manual for Parents of Multiple Birth Children, National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs (NOMOTC), 2002

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• The Art of Parenting Twins: The Unique Joys and Challenges of Raising Twins and Other Multiples, by Patricia Maxwell Malmstrom and Janet Poland
• The Child-Proofing Checklist: A Parent's Guide to Accident Prevention from Birth to Age Five, Doubleday, 1998, Mary Metzger & Cinthya Whittaker
• The Courage to Raise Good Men by Olga Silverstein and Beth Rashburn
• Feeding Your Baby (in the Nineties) by Louise Lambert Lagace
• Getting to Know Your One-Year-Old, Janet Poland, St. Martin’s, 1995
• Greater Expectations by William Damon
• How To Talk so Kids Can Learn by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• How To Talk so Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Kids are Worth It by Barbara Coloroso
• Making Friends with Your Three Year Old, Janet Poland, St. Martin’s, 1995
• On Becoming a Special Parent: A Mini-Support Group in a Book, Marcia Routburg, Parent/Professional Press, PO Box 5930, Chicago, IL 60645, 1986
• Raising Self Reliant Children In a Self Indulgent World by H.S. Glenn and Jane Nelson
• Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Single Parents of Multiples, Multiple Births Canada
• Surviving Your Two Year Old, Janet Poland, St. Martin’s, 1995
• The Ten Greatest Gifts I Give My Children by Steven Vannoy
• They Love You They Love Me Not by Dr. Vera Rabie-Azoory
• Taking Charge of Your T.V. (video) hosted by Rosie O'Donnell
• The Secret of Parenting: How to Be in Charge of Today's Kids - From Toddlers to Preteens - Without Threats or Punishment by Anthony E. Wolf, PhD, 2000

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• Twins, photographs by David Fields, Essays by Ruth & Rachel Sandweiss, Running Press
• The Book of Twins: A Celebration in Words and Pictures, by Debra & Lisa Ganz with Alex Tresniowski, Photographs by Bill Ballenberg, Delacorte Press, 1998
• Twins on Twins, Kathyrn McLaughlin Abbe & Frances McLaughlin Gill, Crown, 1980

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• Twin Care: Prenatal to Six Months, Multiple Births Canada
• 1000 Parenting Tips, by Elizabeth Pantley
• Twins! Pregnancy, Birth and The First Year of Life, by Connie Agnew, Alan Kleen & Jill Alison Ganon
• Multiple Birth, by Landry
• When Pregnancy Isn't Perfect, by Laurie A. Rich [offers comprehensive information for that not so perfect pregnancy. It includes a wealth of advice for multiple pregnancy, cesarean section and a special chapter for fathers]
• Multiple Blessings, From Pregnancy Through Childhood: A Guide for Parents of Twins, Triplets or More, Betty Rothbart, M.S.W., Hearst Books 1994
• In Addition Two!, Calgary POMBA
• Mothering Twins: Advice & Support from Five Moms who’ve been there and lived to tell the tale by Linda Albi, Deborah Johnson, Debra Catlins, Donna Florien Duerloo & Sheryll Greatwood, Simon & Schuster, 1993
• Multiple Births: Preparation, Birth, Management Afterwards, by Judy Linney, Multiple Birth Foundation, UK
• Twins & Multiple Births: The Essential Parenting Guide from Pregnancy to Adulthood by Carol Cooper
• The Care of Twin Children: A Common Sense Guide for Parents, by Rosemary Theroux and Josephine Tingley
• The Joy of Twins: Having, Raising & Loving Babies Who Arrive in Groups, by Pamela Patrick Novotny, Crown, 1994
• The Parents Guide to Raising Twins, by Elizabeth Friedrich and Cherry Rowland
• The Twin Book, by Honor Walters and Alan Hopgood
• The Twinship Source Book: Your Guide to Understanding Multiples, by Barbara Unell, TWINS Magazine
• Twins: From Conception to Five Years, by Averil Clegg and Anne Woolett
• Twins in the Family: A Parent’s Guide, by Elizabeth Bryan, Multiple Birth Foundation, UK
• Twins, David Fields, Ruth Sandweiss, Rachael Sandweiss, Running Press, 1998
• Pediatrrics for Parents: A Thoughtful Guide for Today’s Families, by Elmer Grossman, M.D., 1996
• When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads, by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein
• Everything You Need to Know to Have a Health Twin Pregnancy by Gila Leiter, M.D., 2000

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• The Premature Baby Book: A Parents Guide to Coping and Caring in the First Years by Helen Harrison, 1983
• Breastfeeding Your Premature or Special Care Baby: A Practical Guide for Nursing the Tiny Baby by Jeanne Driscoll & Marsha Walker
• Your Premature Baby, by Frank Manginello & Thersa Foy Digeronimo [ a guide to everything you need to know about your premature baby with updated resources and the latest procedures], John Wiley & Sons, 1998, revised Edition
• New born Intensive Care, by Jeannette Zaibkin, RNC.MN [for parents of sick or premature babies- guides the parent through the experience of high risk birth into the newborn intensive care experience, through homecoming concerns, and beyond]

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• Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are, by Lawrence WrightNL
• The Psychology of Twins, by Herbert Collier, Ph. D, revised, Twins Magazine Publications, 1996
• The Psychology of Twinship, by R. Ainslie, revised edition, Jason Aronson, Inc., 1997
• Twins: An Amazing Investigation, by Jay Ingram
• Twins and Higher Multiple Births - A Guide to Their Nature and Nuture, by Elizabeth Bryan, Multiple Birth Foundation, UK
• Twins: Nature 's Amazing Mystery, by Kay Cassill, Atheneum, 1982
• Twins on Twins, by Frances McLaughlin Gill and Kathryn McLaughlin Abbe
• Gemini - The Psychology and Phenomena of Twins, by Judy Hagedorn and Janet Kizziar, Droke/Hallux, 1983
• Entwined Lives: Twins & What They Tell Us About Human Behavior, N.Y. Dutton Press, 1999, by Dr. Nancy L. Segal

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• Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber
• Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights, 1983
• Helping Your Child Sleep Through The Night, Joanne Cuthbertson, Susie Schevill, 1985

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• Multiples With Special Needs: A Parents Handbook and Guide, Multiple Births Canada
• The Twin (and Triplet) with Special Needs and their Family – a booklet for parents, Dr. Elizabeth Byan, MBF, 1999
• The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual & Emotional Growth, by Stanley Greenspan & Serena Wieder [offers special ways of helping all children reach their full potential]
• Raising a Handicapped Child, Charlotte Thompson, M.D., Ballantine, 1986
• How it Feels to Fight For Your Life by Jill Krementz, 1989, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Toronto, London
• Our Brother Has Downs Syndrome: An Introduction for Children by Shelly Cairo, 1985, Annick Press Ltd, Toronto
• Someone Special Just Like You, text by Tricia Brown, Photographs by Fran Ortiz, 1982, 1984, Henry Holt and Company, New York
• About Handicaps, by Sara Bonnett Stein, 1974, Walker & Company, New York, New York
• And Don’t Bring Jeremy by Marilyn Levinson, Illustrated by Diane de Groat, text 1985, Henry Holt and Company, New York
• Parenting Plus: Raising Children With Special Health Needs by Peggy Finston, M.D., 1990, Dutton, New York
• The Family Book: A Resource for parents who have learned their child has a mental handicap, by Margaret Coshan and Miria Ioannou, 1986, G. Allan Roeher Institute
• In Time and With Love: Caring for the Special Needs Baby by Marilyn Segal, Ph.D., 1988, Newmarket Press, New York
• Adaptive Play for Special Needs Children: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Learning, by C.R. Musselwhite, Ed. D., College Hill Press, San Diego, CA
• Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities: A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents, by L.R. Morris and L. Schulz, human Kinetics Books, Champaign, IL
• Teaching the Young Child With Motor Delays: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, by M.J. Hanson and S.R. Harris, Pro-ed, Austin, TX
• The Language of Toys: Teaching Communications Skills To Special-Needs Children, by S, Schwqartz and J.E. Heller Miller, Woodbine house, Bethesda, MD.

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Teenagers

• Teenage Twins: A Guide for Parents, by Kay Whowell

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• Toilet Training With Love: Singletons, Twins, Triplets, by Lucielle Proulx Jodoin
• Toilet Learning by Alison Mack
• Dry All Night by Alison Mack

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• Side By Side: Breast Feeding Multiples – a 16 minute video by Calgary POMBA and the Foothills Hospital; available from Foothills Hospital, Public Affairs Office AGW5, 1403-29^th Street, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 2T9 Telephone: (403) 670-4853
• Your Multiples and You: Conception to Six Months – available from National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club, Inc. A 27 minute presentation on the unique aspects of a multiple pregnancy.
• Coping With Twins is a 1996 British Video (40 mins) produced by Bounty Educator Resource Service, Vinces Road, Diss, Norfolk, England 1P22 3Gh Telephone 01379 649500 (Limited availability in Canada) Features practical advice on caring for twins from birth to one year
• The Biology, Development and Care of Twins, Triplets or More is a 1992 British video (34 minutes) intended for health professionals available from the Multiple Births Foundation, United Kingdom (Limited availability in Canada) Features biology of twinning, pregnancy, the first years, higher order births, twin with a disability, bereavement.
• Double Duty, Two by Two, a division of Four Dee Products, Inc; 13312 Redfish Lane #104, Stafford, TX 77477; 4dee@ghg.net

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Check with your Local Library or contact these book sources

Parentbooks carries an extensive collection on multiple births. The owners are parents of twins and strong supporters of Multiple Births Canada. Phone and mail orders are welcome: 201 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1H6 Telephone: (416) 537-8334, Fax: (416) 537-9499, 1-800-209-9182
Check out their web site: www.parentbooks.ca

International Childbirth Education Association – a comprehensive and reliable source of books and pamphlets on childbirth preparation, family-centered maternity care, breastfeeding and related family and professional subject. For a catalogue contact: PO Box 20048, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420 USA