Fiona Smyth Cory Silverberg
Sex is a Funny Word : A Book About Bodies, Feelings and You
Hardcover
(Seven Stories Press,U.S. Aug. 16, 2015)
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, "Sex Is a Funny Word" is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or the birds and the bees," "Sex Is a Funny Word" opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. The eagerly anticipated follow up to Lambda-nominated"What Makes a Baby, "from sex educator Cory Silverberg and artist Fiona Smyth, "Sex Is a Funny Word"reimagines "sex talk" for the twenty-first century."