{"title":"Cory Silverberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eCory Silverberg is a renowned author recognised for crafting engaging and inclusive children's books that offer a fresh perspective on topics often considered challenging to discuss with young minds. Specialising in sexuality, gender, and diverse family dynamics, Silverberg's works are celebrated for their approachable tone and educational value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Makes a Baby\u003c\/em\u003e is a ground-breaking book designed to answer the age-old question of where babies come from, in a way that respects and includes all types of families and children. It's perfect for curious young readers eager to understand the basics of reproduction without the constraints of traditional narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother standout work, \u003cem\u003eSex is a Funny Word\u003c\/em\u003e, continues Silverberg's mission to encourage open conversations about bodies, gender, and relationships. This book offers children and their caregivers a wonderfully honest introduction to these topics, emphasising respect and understanding for oneself and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCory Silverberg's books are an invaluable resource for parents and educators striving to introduce children to these subjects in a way that is both enlightening and entertaining. By using accessible language and vibrant illustrations, Silverberg creates a safe space for children to learn and ask questions, fostering a more inclusive understanding of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sex-is-a-funny-word-by-cory-silverberg-9781609806064","title":"Sex is a Funny Word","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities; an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch more than the 'facts of life' or 'the birds and the bees,' \u003cem\u003eSex is a Funny Word\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46516253196524,"sku":"9781609806064","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3994453482761.jpg?v=1748919302"},{"product_id":"what-makes-a-baby-by-cory-silverberg-9781609804855","title":"What Makes a Baby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeared to readers from preschool to age eight, \u003cem\u003eWhat Makes a Baby\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a 21st-century children's picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of the modern era by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families—regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust as important, the story doesn't gender people or body parts, so people can apply their own family experience to the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46518287237356,"sku":"9781609804855","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781609804855.jpg?v=1748954372"},{"product_id":"you-know-sex-by-cory-silverberg-9781644210802","title":"You Know, Sex","description":"A completely new approach to learning about puberty, sex, and gender for kids 10+. Here is the much-anticipated third book in the trilogy that started with the award-winning What Makes a Baby and Sex Is a Funny Word\n\n\"Silverberg's writing is fearless . . . Here is that rare voice that can talk about the hardest things kids go through in ways that are thoughtful, lighthearted and always respectful of their intelligence.\"    \n-Rachel Brian, The New York Times Book Review\n\n\n2023 ALA RAINBOW BOOK LIST\nWINNER 2023 DOUG WRIGHT AWARD\n\nA completely new approach to learning about puberty, sex, and gender for kids 10+. Here is the much-anticipated third book in the trilogy that started with the award-winning What Makes a Baby and Sex Is a Funny Word\n\n\"Silverberg's writing is fearless . . . Here is that rare voice that can talk about the hardest things kids go through in ways that are thoughtful, lighthearted and always respectful of their intelligence.\"  \n-Rachel Brian, TheNew York Times Book Review\n\n\nIn a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, You Know, Sex grounds sex education in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty-hormones, reproduction, and development-but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being.\n\nCentering young people's experiences of pressures and joy, risk and reward, and confusion and discovery, there are chapters on body autonomy, disclosure, stigma, harassment, pornography, trauma, masturbation, consent, boundaries and safety in our media-saturated world, puberty and reproduction that includes trans, non-binary, and intersex bodies and experience, and more.\n\nRacially and ethnically diverse, inclusive of cross-disability experience, this is a book for every kind of young person and every kind of family.\n\nYou Know, Sex is the first thoroughly modern sex ed book for every body navigating puberty and adolesence, essential for kids, everyone who knows a kid, and anyone who has ever been a kid.","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46996683030764,"sku":"9781644210802","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644210802.jpg?v=1763133784"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/cory-silverberg.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}