What's the Big Secret?. Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys

Customer Reviews

Not a secret any more

2007-12-11
We have 2 kids (girl and boy), ages 8 and 10. The book was good for both of them. Some laughs and giggles but the message got across to them both. Lots of appropriate pictures to help the message.

Pretty Cool!

2007-10-31
It's amazing that there are so many private stuff in this books. I think children should know about sex at a young age because it will happen to them when they get older, like age 8. Go books!

Just Right

2007-07-23
Just the right amount of information, without overwhelming parents or kids with too many medical terms, etc. I am a registered nurse with two boys, ages 7 and 9, and this book was a great starting point to our conversation about the birds and bees.

Perfect for reading with your tweeners!

2007-06-26
I love this book! I appreciate its matter-of-fact tone and the friendly, comfortable pictures, instantly recognizable as being drawn by Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the Arthur series (very popular in our house). (The author of this book is Laurie Krasny Brown, his wife). I read it with my 8- and 10-year olds at the same time. There were some giggles, but also lots of interest, and good questions asked. My ten-year-old took it and read it again by himself when we finished. I was grateful to come across a book that so exactly suited my purposes, and would highly recommend this for helping with the "talk" with your tweeners. (Best for ages 7-12).

great intro to the facts of life

2007-05-14
I bought this book for my 5 yo who is starting to ask about the facts of life. We will read it together as the topics come up. It was helpful for me to just get some phrasing with which I was comfortable answering her. It does have one sentence that is a clear description of intercourse - since I think she's too young for that knowlege, we will just skip that sentence when reading to her (and she can read it herself when she is older).

Fun, friendly but sensible pictures and illustrations from Marc Brown (Arthur books).

Great Book!

2008-06-20
We purchased this book to read with our 10 1/2 year old. It's a very age appropriate book and a great introduction to the "birds and the bees". It gives just enough information without being overwhelming for little minds and it helps to open the door to communication with your kids abut sex. We highly recommend this book.

to much info

2008-05-21
I bought this book to explain sex to my 10 year old daughter. I read it first then hide it fast! I didn't let my daughter read it. The book was good until it talked about masturbation. It says, "Touching and rubbing your genitals to feel good is called masturbation." This is not something I want her to know about yet. It also says 'sexual intercourse feels wonderful.' Well, I don't want her to know that either. (I don't want to lie to the girl!) So the hunt is back on for the perfect sex book.

Great for explaining body changes to younger children

2008-04-14
This is a keeper and will be on our shelf for a long time. It's wonderful to see Marc Brown's familiar illustration style and Laurie Krasny's clear explanations of the mysteries of growing up. Great job and thank you!

Great Book- gave to my 8 year old son

2008-03-11
I had my son to read this book- I read thru it first, and then I gave it to him to read on his own. When he was finished, I asked if he had any questions, and opened the room for discussion. I feel this book was very helpful in answering everything he was curious about- it was just the right amount of straight forward, yet age appropriate information.

Nicely done

2008-03-07
WtBS handles a sensitive subject, well, sensitively. The book provides just enough detail about the mechanism of making a baby without being overwhelming for young ones. Your child will learn the actual physical acts involved.

Both my 6 and 4 year olds loved the book, though with varying degrees of comprehension. They request it as bedtime reading from time to time. This was the perfect book to use to answer my six year old's "How are babies made?"