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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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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