From the expert team behind Its Perfectly Normal and Its So Amazing comes a book for younger children about their bodies a resource that parents teachers librarians health care providers and clergy can use with ease and confidence. 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 Its 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 childs 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 uptodate ageappropriate 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. Back matter includes an index. show more