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This is a great sex-positive book. It talks about bodies and sex and babies in an age-appropriate way. I read it with my almost 4-year-old and it was great. She asked a couple of questions and we talked about it a couple more times. I feel like this has really helped set the tone for future conversations.
Perfect book to explain the hard stuff to little ones. Lots of diagrams to help. It even had a twin photo!
This series of books is great for families who want to have honest, positive conversations with their children about their bodies, about sex, and about families.
This first book in the series helps children name all the parts of their bodies. It celebrates the many ways families are formed, including LGBTQ families, families by adoption, single-parent- or grandparent-led families, etc. The book includes information on how babies grow in the womb, what happens at birth, etc. All of this information is presented alongside body positive information designed to boost kids' self-esteem. For example, when discussing the differences between girls and boys, the book stresses that some boys have short hair ... and so do some girls.
We bought this book for our daughter when she was 3. The book is long, but each double-page spread can stand alone, so we tend to read whatever parts she is interested in at the moment. When her aunt was pregnant, she wanted to read the parts about pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. At other times, she likes to look at the drawings of parts of the body. Sometimes she's most interested in considering the differences between boys and girls, men and women. She's 5 now, and the book still meets our needs. When she begins to ask questions that go beyond the details provided in the book, we will move on to the second book in the series.
This first book in the series helps children name all the parts of their bodies. It celebrates the many ways families are formed, including LGBTQ families, families by adoption, single-parent- or grandparent-led families, etc. The book includes information on how babies grow in the womb, what happens at birth, etc. All of this information is presented alongside body positive information designed to boost kids' self-esteem. For example, when discussing the differences between girls and boys, the book stresses that some boys have short hair ... and so do some girls.
We bought this book for our daughter when she was 3. The book is long, but each double-page spread can stand alone, so we tend to read whatever parts she is interested in at the moment. When her aunt was pregnant, she wanted to read the parts about pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. At other times, she likes to look at the drawings of parts of the body. Sometimes she's most interested in considering the differences between boys and girls, men and women. She's 5 now, and the book still meets our needs. When she begins to ask questions that go beyond the details provided in the book, we will move on to the second book in the series.
My 3.5 year old daughter is fascinated by this book and books on similar topics. I'm glad we're able to begin talking about these topics early. The book helps to guide that along in a child-friendly way. We'll be getting a copy to keep at home for future talks.
I read this to my 5 year old daughter and 8 year old son. It was great at discussing the basics of our anatomy, how babies are conceived and born, appropriate and inappropriate touches, and how we grow. My kids asked a lot of great questions about everything. I think this is a super important topic that a lot of kids unfortunately aren’t learning from their parents. They then are forced to turn to less trustworthy people and the internet, who are less likely to give them accurate information. This book is a great way to begin those discussions (especially for those parents who struggle to know what to say, since this gives you pretty much all of the basics) and will help you become a safe space/listening ear for your kids for their whole lives.
This is a fantastic book to start the birds and the bees talk with kids. I was looking for a book to teach my 5 and 8 year old the proper names for their "parts." I've seen this book several times at the library. I started with my 8 year old son who has had no interest in where babies come from. I planned to only read the pages about the names of body parts to him but he was so fascinated we read the entire book together from cover to cover.
I can't imagine a better way to have "the talk" than lying in bed giggling with your child over the sometimes silly illustrations in this book. Given that I wasn't expecting to talk about s-e-x, it actually made it a much easier conversation as I had not worried about it and the conversation happened naturally. While this book does not go into explicit details other than sperm and egg, my oldest did ask how the sperm gets into the egg so we ended up talking in way more detail than I had planned.
Containing detailed and accurate illustrations your child will learn everything from anus to zygote, and be prepared for the "What's your favorite planet" jokes that you'll endure for weeks after reading this together.
This book had an amazing amount of diversity in its illustrations as far as ethnicity and there are even pages discussing what different families look like: step parents, adoption, two moms, two dads, etc.
Each page contains a bird and a bee having a cartoon conversation about the contents of the page. My five year old was most interested in this part of the book.
We're definitely going to read the other books in this series for older children [b:It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families|816473|It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families|Robie H. Harris|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347914567s/816473.jpg|3155868] and [b:It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health|222507|It's Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health|Robie H. Harris|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320473048s/222507.jpg|1247449].
I can't imagine a better way to have "the talk" than lying in bed giggling with your child over the sometimes silly illustrations in this book. Given that I wasn't expecting to talk about s-e-x, it actually made it a much easier conversation as I had not worried about it and the conversation happened naturally. While this book does not go into explicit details other than sperm and egg, my oldest did ask how the sperm gets into the egg so we ended up talking in way more detail than I had planned.
Containing detailed and accurate illustrations your child will learn everything from anus to zygote, and be prepared for the "What's your favorite planet" jokes that you'll endure for weeks after reading this together.
This book had an amazing amount of diversity in its illustrations as far as ethnicity and there are even pages discussing what different families look like: step parents, adoption, two moms, two dads, etc.
Each page contains a bird and a bee having a cartoon conversation about the contents of the page. My five year old was most interested in this part of the book.
We're definitely going to read the other books in this series for older children [b:It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families|816473|It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families|Robie H. Harris|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347914567s/816473.jpg|3155868] and [b:It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health|222507|It's Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health|Robie H. Harris|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320473048s/222507.jpg|1247449].
This book is 15 years old and it shows. There’s definitely a lot of very clear and useful content in here, but I’m returning it to the library because I just can’t. I can’t stand the thought of reading this to my kid, even wih extensive side commentary. It’s completely heteronormative and binary, and glides over so many experiences of family (adoption is basically a footnote). And it feels like it talks down to kids. (Basically, the same gripes I had about Harris’s other book, Who Has What?) I’m going to keep looking for a book that goes into the level of detail this one does, with the inclusivity of Cory Silverberg’s What Makes a Baby?
They just lay it all out there in this book. Definitely glad I read it before sitting down with my kid to read it (not only because I learned something new myself) and also happy to have this book at home. I think I might just leave it out and see if she requests reading it together since it's maybe a bit too old for her. Holy smokes am I feeling very unprepared for the questions but I think having a couple books around like this will help!
informative
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medium-paced
Wish I read this when I was younger. Great intro about the birds and the bees. I think this would be good for kids ages 7-10