Sex is a Funny Word
Sex is a Funny Word
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Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg
2016 Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction 2016 ALA Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book2016 ALA Notable Children's Book A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, 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.
Raised by a children's librarian and a sex therapist, Cory Silverberg grew up to be a sex educator and writer. He received his Masters of Education from the University of Toronto, and was a founding member of the Come As You Are Co-operative.
He is the former chair of educator certification for the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and teaches across North America on topics including sexuality and gender diversity, sex and disability, access, and inclusion. Cory is a regular contributor to CBC Parents, About.com, and the Huffington Post. He is the coauthor of The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability with Miriam Kaufman and Fran Odette. Fiona Smyth is a multiple award-winning Toronto-based painter, illustrator, and cartoonist whose artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She was the original illustrator for Nickelodeon's The Big Help volunteerism campaign, and has appeared in Owl Magazine. Her first graphic novel, for kids ages ten and up, titled The Never Weres was published by Annick Press in 2011. Fiona's comic Cheez was published in Exclaim Magazine for almost ten years and her comic Fazooza was in Vice Magazine for eight years. Cheez 100, a collection of the first one hundred strips in Exclaim, was published by Pedlar Press in 2001. What Makes A Baby was Fiona's first picture book. Fiona teaches illustration and comics at OCAD U in Toronto.
He is the former chair of educator certification for the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and teaches across North America on topics including sexuality and gender diversity, sex and disability, access, and inclusion. Cory is a regular contributor to CBC Parents, About.com, and the Huffington Post. He is the coauthor of The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability with Miriam Kaufman and Fran Odette. Fiona Smyth is a multiple award-winning Toronto-based painter, illustrator, and cartoonist whose artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She was the original illustrator for Nickelodeon's The Big Help volunteerism campaign, and has appeared in Owl Magazine. Her first graphic novel, for kids ages ten and up, titled The Never Weres was published by Annick Press in 2011. Fiona's comic Cheez was published in Exclaim Magazine for almost ten years and her comic Fazooza was in Vice Magazine for eight years. Cheez 100, a collection of the first one hundred strips in Exclaim, was published by Pedlar Press in 2001. What Makes A Baby was Fiona's first picture book. Fiona teaches illustration and comics at OCAD U in Toronto.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9781609806064 |
ISBN 10 | 1609806069 |
Title | Sex is a Funny Word |
Author | Cory Silverberg |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Hardback |
Publisher | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
Year published | 2015-07-28 |
Number of pages | 162 |
Prizes | Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2016 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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