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Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this book about sex for kids starts a necessary conversation that stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body.
The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose.
A refreshing, positive response to a child's questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always. -
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALI love that it's
Grandma giving advice. Some say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown. -GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of
My Life on the Road
About the author
ANASTASIA HIGGINBOTHAM is the author and illustrator of
Divorce Is the Worst,
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness,
Death Is Stupid, and
Tell Me About Sex, Grandma-all part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series. She lives in Brooklyn. Librarians love her, but not as much as she loves them.
Summary
Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this book about sex for kids starts a necessary conversation that stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body.
The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn’t look the same for everyone. Instead, each person’s sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose.
A refreshing, positive response to a child’s questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always.
—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
I love that it's Grandma giving advice. Some say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown.
—GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of My Life on the Road
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A refreshing, positive response to a child’s questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always.
—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
I love that it's Grandma giving advice. Some say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown.
—GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of My Life on the Road
A much-needed addition to parenting sections that builds a healthy sexual concept and deserves a home on every public library’s shelf.
—AMY FELLOWS, Multnomah County Library
Anastasia Higginbotham's update of Tell Me About Sex, Grandma examines the many layers of sex, opening up a very honest and clear conversation. Children will appreciate the honesty, parents will appreciate the open manner in which the grandmother discusses limits to sex, why adults act and react the way they do, and how sex can actually be a good thing—when you're ready and older. Grandma's casual manner creates comfort; this is the book that many adults will read and wish they had as a child, and a book that children will read and be grateful for the clarity.
—CHERIE YANEK, The Churchill School and Center
Aside from having what must be the best title of any book for kids out there today, there is something so comforting about sane, practical advice given to children on a topic that even adults can find scary or mysterious. This takes all the worry out of that first conversation, and paves the way for a sex-positive education to come.
—ELIZABETH BIRD, librarian and author
MORE ABOUT the critically acclaimed Ordinary Terrible Things series by Anastasia Higginbotham:
It’s that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham’s book work so well…
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (*Starred Review)
Author/illustrator Anastasia Higginbotham is a book creator who doesn’t shy away from tough topics. She tackles them directly in the “Ordinary Terrible Things” series, published by Dottir Press. These kid-friendly books can help start important conversations.
—CITIZEN TIMES
A beautiful assemblage of a book—as if Romare Bearden himself rose from the dead and created a sequel to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
—COURTNEY E. MARTIN, columnist for On Being
