Seeking parental advice

[kiya]

Seeking recommendations from fellow parents: good basic anatomy book for small children, particularly one that doesn't bowdlerise the genitalia?

Comments

[polydad.livejournal.com]

I used "The Anatomy Coloring Book", largely because it *was* a coloring book, and also my anatomy text for my massage class, and hence was *extremely* anatomically accurate.

I don't seem to recall that the kids I was raising were near anyone's definition of "normal", however.

best,

Joel

[rosefox]

I've heard good things about It's Perfectly Normal (other than it completely ignoring trans* people when it discusses "girl parts" and "boy parts") but it might be for older kids.

[redheadedmuse.livejournal.com]

I don't think there's one perfect book.

All Robie Harris' books are great (with some limitations, as mentioned). The one for younger kids is called It's Not the Stork, I think. There's a middle one called something like "It's So Amazing" and then "It's Perfectly Normal" is for pre-teens.

There's also a fun silly book called Mommy Laid an Egg, which is just a really playful approach to the subject, but doesn't go into as much detail.

For addressing trans* identity, there's a great book called The Adventures of Tulip, the Birthday WIsh Fairy.

[ailbhe]

Claire Rayner's "The Body Book" doesn't address gender issues but treats sexual anatomy and digestive or respiratory anatomy on the same level as each other, IIRC.