
It's So Amazing!
A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 9, 2024
From the trusted team of Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley, this classic resource for younger children receives its most ambitious update yet.
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- Who it’s for
- An open, reassuring guide to bodies, reproduction, gender, and the many ways families begin.
- Themes
- Reproduction and birth, Gender identity and sexuality, Inclusive families and adoption
- Genres
- Sex & Pregnancy (Teens), The Body, Family Life
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From the trusted team of Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley, this classic resource for younger children receives its most ambitious update yet. How does a baby begin and how is it born? How did I begin? Why are some parts of kids’ bodies different from some parts of other kids’ bodies? Most younger kids have questions about reproduction, babies, love, sex, and gender, too. Some also have concerns. For over twenty years, It’s So Amazing!
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has provided children age seven and up with the honest answers they’re looking for through age-appropriate, reassuring words and accurate, up-to-date, inclusive art. Throughout the book, two cartoon characters, Bird and Bee, are the voices of kids. They talk together to help children feel that they are not the only ones wondering how we all began. Rigorously vetted by experts and featuring updated and new facts on pregnancy, birth, adoption, bodies, sexuality, gender identity, OK touches, not-OK touches, straight and LGBTQ+ families and people, and many other topics, this comprehensive resource for kids, parents, librarians, teachers, booksellers, and healthcare providers is the book that can help younger kids and their families talk together and find answers to their many questions.
Big Questions, Clearly
An open, reassuring guide to bodies, reproduction, gender, and the many ways families begin.
Come here for
- Honest answers to questions children may find hard to ask
- Inclusive attention to bodies, families, and gender
Expect
- Age-appropriate explanations in reassuring language
- Bird and Bee voicing the questions kids wonder about
Where it sits
| Sex & Pregnancy (Teens) | 98% |
|---|---|
| Family Life | 25% |
| The Body | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sex & Pregnancy (Teens)
- Puberty
- Human Body
- Authors
- Robie H. Harris
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 9, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Reproduction and birth · Gender identity and sexuality · Inclusive families and adoption
- Reading lane
- Sex & Pregnancy (Teens)