Tell me about sex, Grandma / by Anastasia Higginbotham.
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- ISBN: 9781558614192
- ISBN: 1558614192
- Physical Description: 64 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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Subject: | Sex instruction for children > Juvenile literature. Self-perception > Juvenile literature. Children > Family relationships > Juvenile literature. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | J 649.65 Higg (Text) | 33294002077881 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- ForeWord Magazine Reviews : ForeWord Magazine Reviews 2017 - May/June
Both sensitive and empowering, Anastasia Higginbotham's latest installment in the Ordinary Terrible Things series, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, addresses the stigma and mixed messages regarding sexuality and youth today. Cleverly designed collage art and beautifully simplistic language introduce the topic of sex as "an energy, an action, a conversation, a revelation," and open the door in a natural way for further discussion and education. Compelling themes of self-awareness and respect are relevant for boys and girls and young men and women everywhere.
© 2017 Foreword Magazine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - ForeWord Special Section Reviews : ForeWord Special Section Reviews
Both sensitive and empowering, Anastasia Higginbotham's latest installment in the Ordinary Terrible Things series, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, addresses the stigma and mixed messages regarding sexuality and youth today. Cleverly designed collage art and beautifully simplistic language introduce the topic of sex as "an energy, an action, a conversation, a revelation," and open the door in a natural way for further discussion and education. Compelling themes of self-awareness and respect are relevant for boys and girls and young men and women everywhere.
© 2017 Foreword Magazine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2017 Fall
A child who sees references to sex everywhere comes to Grandma for the skinny. Grandma has all the right answers ("Curiosity about sex is your birthright"; one's sexuality "belongs to no one else but you") as well as a sense of humor. As always with this series (including Death Is Stupid), the rough-hewn collage art makes clear that the book approaches the topic unsentimentally. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2017 February #2
A small child asks Grandma what sex is and gets a wise response.Higginbotham follows titles on death and divorce with a refreshingly different take on a child's sex question. A speech-bubble conversation, occasionally interrupted by eating and play, accompanies narrative answers, stated simply but directly and stressing the child's right to be curious. This is not a biology lesson or physical description; it's ethical and emotional. "Sex is private." It includes motion and feelings that grow and change as a child grows up. With whom and how "belongs to no one else but you." The child reiterates the lesson: what's most important is the personal choice: "I am the one-and-only, top-boss, in-charge decider about sex in my life for my whole life." Set on kraft paper, the collage illustrations have been assembled from a variety of materials including magazine pictures and photographs. The pair are black: the child has a reddish Afro and Grandma sports beaded hair (and very cool sho es). Images of Grandma's row-house neighborhood and comfortable apartment, decorated with religious images and looking out on trees, tell readers more about their world. Several pictures reinforce the final message that the internet is not a good place to find answers to this question; ask a savvy grown-up instead. With its strong message about sexual assault, this is a necessary addition to sex-education collections. (Picture book. 4-9) Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 February
Gr 3â5âA refreshing, positive response to a child's questions about sex. The narrator musters enough courage to ask his grandmother about the topic. Grandma shuts her laptop and asks, "Well, whattaya wanna know?" and is very quick to dispel the notion that sex is bad. It isn't, but it is a private, grown-up thing. The narrator pauses and takes a few moments to get ready for more queries. Grandma focuses not on the mechanics of sex but on its dynamics. Her direct and honest approach and the narrator's cautious but curious tone result in a bold discussion of sexuality. Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always. Higginbotham's collage illustrations largely center on the interaction between the two characters.
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