A review by librarianryan
The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear

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5.0

 

This book is about the author’s memories of her time spent in Japan. Where big group baths are common. This story is lovingly told and would be fantastic at story time if Americans weren’t such small minded people who bring shame to everything. Because this book has illustrations of naked women. It’s not to glorify and it’s not to be lustful. It’s to say bodies are human, bodies are normal. And that being around others bearing your body is culturally relevant.  This book is wonderful and it’s such a shame that some kids will never get to read it.