URL

www.what-makes-a-baby.com

Author

Silverberg, Cory

Smyth, Fiona (illustrator)

Place of Publication

Oakland, CA

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

Hardcover, 35 pages (unpaginated)

Subject

Childbirth

Sex Education

Abstract

At some point, children become curious about babies. This usually happens when a new baby arrives in a family (or is about to arrive and all the grown-ups are talking about it). But it can happen at other times, too.

Children want to know where babies come from in general. They also want to know, specifically, where they came from. These aren't the same question, and they don't have the same answer.

One answer articulates the unique story of their conception and birth, while the other offers the basics of how all human beings are born. Both stories are valuable. The first connects a child to their personal life history as well as their familial, cultural, and ethnic background. The second connects all children to each other; reminding us that while differences are important, and shouldn't be erased, shared humanity is a pretty cool thing, too.

This book helps adults tell children that second story. It doesn't include information about sexual intercourse, donor insemination, fertility treatments, surrogacy, or adoption. But it creates a space for you to share as few or as many of those details as you like.

Few adults are automatically comfortable talking about these things with children. For this reason, I've developed a simple reader's guide for parents. You can download it for free at www.what-makes-a-baby.com.

ISBN

9781609804855

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GA 110 SIL 2012

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Author

Silverberg, Cory

Smyth, Fiona [ill.]

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

Hardcover; 159 pages

Subject

Sexuality

Social Behaviour (includes boundaries)

Sex Education

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

Sexual Abuse-Prevention

Friendship

Dating

Pregnancy/Childbirth (general works). Obstetrics

Abstract

A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers.

Much more than the "facts of life" or ?the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy.

Sex Is a Funny Word is the first sex education book for this age group that is inclusive of lesbian, gay, and bisexual experience as well as gender creative and gender-nonconforming children. The book is also inclusive of trans and intersex bodies and lived experience.

Table of Contents: What is Sex?, Learning about Bodies, Boys, Girls, All of Us, Touch, Talking about Sex, Crushes, Love, and Relationships

ISBN

9781609806064

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

JUNIOR GA 100 SIL 2015

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Author

Silverberg, Cory

Smyth, Fiona [ill.]

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

Softcover; 432 pages

Subject

Sexuality

Social Behaviour (includes boundaries)

Friendship

Dating

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues

Pregnancy/Childbirth (general works). Obstetrics

Young Adults-Hygiene

Young Adults-Physical Development

Young Adults-Social Behaviour

Young Adults-Emotions

Abstract

You Know, Sex is the first thoroughly modern sex education book for every body, covering not only the big three of puberty?hormones, reproduction, and development?but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being.

Centering young people?s experiences of pressures and joy, risk and reward, and confusion and discovery, there are chapters on body autonomy, gender, consent, pornography, masturbation, stigma, boundaries, harassment,

trauma, and a lot more.

The puberty, anatomy, and reproduction chapters include trans, nonbinary, and intersex bodies and experience, and all of it takes place in our contemporary, media-saturated world (aka, there?s lots of smart phones and social media).

Racially and ethnically diverse, inclusive of cross-disability experience, You Know, Sex is a book for every kind of young person and every kind of family?essential for kids, everyone who knows a kid, and anyone who has ever been a kid.

ISBN

9781644210802

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

YOUTH GA 100 SIL 2022

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Author

Kaufman, Miriam

Silverberg, Cory

Odette, Fran

Place of Publication

San Francisco, CA

Publisher

Cleis Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

Softcover, 345 p.

Subject

Developmental Disabilities

Sexuality

Abstract

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability is the first complete sex guide for people who live with disabilities, pain, illness, or chronic conditions. Useful for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender, or sexual orientation, the book addresses a wide range of disabilities - from chronic fatigue, back pain, and asthma to spinal cord injury, hearing and visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, and more.

Notes

Recommended by CCDP

ISBN

9781573443043

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GA 110 KAU 2007

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