It's Not the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends
Illustrator
Michael Emberley
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780763633318
Pages
64 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why are some parts of girls' and boys' bodies the same and why are some parts different? How was I made? Where do babies come from? Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? IT'S NOT THE STORK! helps answer these endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began. Through lively, comfortable language and sensitive, engaging artwork, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley address readers in a reassuring way, mindful of a child's healthy desire for straightforward information. Two irresistible cartoon characters, a curious bird and a squeamish bee, provide comic relief and give voice to the full range of emotions and reactions children may experience while learning about their amazing bodies. Vetted and approved by science, health, and child development experts, the information is up-to-date, age-appropriate, and scientifically accurate, and always aimed at helping kids feel proud, knowledgeable, and comfortable about their own bodies, about how they were born, and about the family they are part of.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; skin color; biracial family; different races
Main Character
none
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
Keywords
sex differences; sex intruction for children; childbirth; sex role in children
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Harris, Robie H., "It's Not the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends" (2008). Diverse Families. 1195.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1195