Resources

Donor Heroes are Superheroes launched in 2022 as a children’s activity book teaching about organ, eye and tissue donation. It also helps explain the concept of donation to children who have lost donor loved ones. The aim is to provide copies to organizations and individuals promoting donation at cost (plus shipping). They offer English and Spanish editions with editions in other languages in the works. The book features real-life donor heroes.

The ant who needed a transplant is a touching story that embraces the themes of empathy, altruism, and compassion. It is meant to intrigue the imagination of children and help them learn how an act of kindness can save a life.

A children's book series by US author and living kidney donor, Brenda E. Cortez. In the Howl the Owl Organ Donation Series, Howl learns firsthand about helping others as he is given the gift of life.

Heart Sister is young adult fiction novel written by Michael J. Stewart and published by Orca Book Publishers in September 2020. The story covers the themes of organ donation, loss and grief. A teacher's guide is an important accompaniment to this novel as it clarifies the facts versus fiction in the context of this story.