It's Not the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends

This landmark book by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley provides straightforward, age-appropriate, and scientifically accurate information on human sexuality for children aged 4-11. It addresses common questions like "What makes me a girl or a boy?", "Why are bodies different?", and "Where do babies come from?". The authors use comfortable language and sensitive artwork, vetted by experts, to help children feel proud, knowledgeable, and comfortable about their bodies and how they were born. The inclusion of a curious bird and a squeamish bee offers comic relief and validates a range of emotional responses, making it an excellent tool for parents and educators to open conversations about these important topics.

"In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for readers as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids." – The Horn Book (starred review) 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.