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Who Has What?: All About Girls' Bodies and Boys' Bodies by Robie H. Harris, Nadine Bernard Westcott
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
February 2017 - a just-right amount of information for preschoolers curious about bodies, or to give parents a script for how to talk about differences using correct terminology. Not particularly exciting as a read-aloud, but useful.
ap1's review against another edition
5.0
Super cute and informative. This is on a level for very young children. It's not more detailed than what a little one wants to know. It's just right! I love that the illustrations are so inclusive too.
kcwreads's review against another edition
5.0
3.5 year old understood it and asked for repeat readings.
librarydosebykristy's review against another edition
4.0
Ah yes. Every parent reaches the phase of their children's development when they are suddenly so curious about their bodies. I like the important advice that parents should establish themselves as an authority on sex and bodies at this young age. Kids should know that they can come to you and talk about their curiosity.
erine's review against another edition
5.0
A super-simple introduction to what makes boys and girls physically different, while making the really big point that actually, most of our body parts are the same. This is the most basic of basic physical introductions, so don't look for shades of gray here. Besides providing an easy-to-readaloud explanation for my kids, the illustrations include a pretty wide variety of colors and cultures, making it clear that underneath our clothes. we are all (pretty much) the same.
alinaborger's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect way to answer my kids' questions about bodies! They are 3 and 5. I Aldo appreciate the way the text resists assigning anything besides "different parts" to boys and girls.
daniellejones's review against another edition
4.0
Great, and very straight forward, explanation of the similarities and differences between girls and boys, and dogs!
lady_lazarus's review against another edition
5.0
This book effectively teaches children about bodies. It starts by impressing upon kids that everyone has a body. Then the book details the different parts of girls' and boys' bodies in the illustrations. The pages are wordy, though, and the illustrations are detailed so this might be better suited for older children or read in sections to littles.
kukushka's review against another edition
5.0
This is the story of a little boy, Gus, and little girl, Nellie, on a trip to the beach. While there, they talk about their bodies, and the things that are similar and different between males and females.
To begin with, the book talks about how we use our bodies, and I was very impressed (though it saddens me a bit that I should see this as impressive) that these were phrased as similarities. Boys and girls both like to swing, catch frogs, make lots of noise, take their dollies for a walk, run fast, play with stuffed animals, etc. It’s a real acknowledgement that preferences are not indications of sex/gender. More than that, it didn’t seek to give it’s “we can do lots of different things regardless of gender” simply by giving girls permission to do things that are often categorised as boy activities, rather than letting the permissions go both ways.
Next, the book covers the parts of a body that are the same in both males and females, and then expands the comparison to dogs. I thought that was quite neat. The comparison continued on into the listing of sex-specific physical traits, where the little girl is seen changing into her bathing suit with her female dog beside her, and their parts are both labelled, then the same scene for the little boy.
The level of the discussion is totally appropriate for a toddler. It’s not overly detailed, but matter-of-factly labels and describes the visible parts, and then gives an explanation of the internal ones (such as testicles, ovaries, uterus, etc). If parents are squeamish about the proper labelling of sex organs, I think that having a book for them to read out would be very helpful.
There were quite a few other things that I quite liked about the book, such as how it showed a woman breastfeeding, a father bottle-feeding his baby, a mixed-race family, and even a woman wearing a hijab. No explicit attention is drawn to several of these details, but they are there for parents to discuss if they wish (or, at the very least, just serve to counter some of the “normativity” found in so many children’s books).
I really enjoyed reading this book with my son, and I think it’s a great resource for toddlers and preschoolers.
To begin with, the book talks about how we use our bodies, and I was very impressed (though it saddens me a bit that I should see this as impressive) that these were phrased as similarities. Boys and girls both like to swing, catch frogs, make lots of noise, take their dollies for a walk, run fast, play with stuffed animals, etc. It’s a real acknowledgement that preferences are not indications of sex/gender. More than that, it didn’t seek to give it’s “we can do lots of different things regardless of gender” simply by giving girls permission to do things that are often categorised as boy activities, rather than letting the permissions go both ways.
Next, the book covers the parts of a body that are the same in both males and females, and then expands the comparison to dogs. I thought that was quite neat. The comparison continued on into the listing of sex-specific physical traits, where the little girl is seen changing into her bathing suit with her female dog beside her, and their parts are both labelled, then the same scene for the little boy.
The level of the discussion is totally appropriate for a toddler. It’s not overly detailed, but matter-of-factly labels and describes the visible parts, and then gives an explanation of the internal ones (such as testicles, ovaries, uterus, etc). If parents are squeamish about the proper labelling of sex organs, I think that having a book for them to read out would be very helpful.
There were quite a few other things that I quite liked about the book, such as how it showed a woman breastfeeding, a father bottle-feeding his baby, a mixed-race family, and even a woman wearing a hijab. No explicit attention is drawn to several of these details, but they are there for parents to discuss if they wish (or, at the very least, just serve to counter some of the “normativity” found in so many children’s books).
I really enjoyed reading this book with my son, and I think it’s a great resource for toddlers and preschoolers.