Changing You!: A Guide to Body Changes and Sexuality

by Gail Saltz

Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

612.6

Collections

Children's Books, Flint/ Genesee, Body Awareness

Publication

Puffin Books (2009), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

Explains puberty and sex to girls. Puberty can be an exciting - and confusing - time for children. In her follow-up to her bestselling Amazing You! , Dr. Gail Saltz navigates curious youngsters through body changes for boys and girls, reproduction, and emerging sexuality with her renowned brand of warmth and candor. Lynne Cravath's lively illustrations provide just enough detail while underscoring the direct and honest tone of the text. This refreshingly accessible picture book also includes an author's note to parents.

User reviews

LibraryThing member kathryn123

This book was about men and women's bodies. It shows children what their "Private Parts" are and explains to them how their bodies change over time. Some of the pictures shown in this book were a little to much i think for children. They should of made a seperate book for boys and their body parts,

and a book for girls and their body parts.

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LibraryThing member hcurrey

This book is excellent for older children--perhaps fourth or fifth grade--who are ready for the details, but will still respond best to cartoonish drawings and vague details. It goes into the specifics of everything. Useful, liberal, heteronormative.

LibraryThing member marti.booker

Very simplistic version of puberty, good for an introduction to the issues. Spent two separate pages discussing masturbation, which seemed very excessive.

LibraryThing member mirikayla

This book is a fantastic approach to explaining puberty and sex, so much better than Hair in Funny Places. There's a note at the beginning to parents, followed by guidelines at the end for having this discussion with their kids. The illustrations are fun and very educational. I think allowing your

kid to just read this on their own, then asking them what they thought of it afterward, would be an excellent way to educate them and let them know that the human body is not something to fear. The book also lets kids know that if they don't understand something, or if someone ever wants to touch their body in ways that make them uncomfortable, they should talk to an adult they trust. I can see this being the book I choose to use in the future.

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