What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg
Finalist for the 2014 Lambda Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult"What Makes a Baby is extraordinary! Cory is a Dr. Spock for the 21st century."-Susie Bright
"A Truly Inclusive Way to Answer the Question 'Where Do Babies Come From?'-The new book What Makes a Baby offers an origin story for all children, no matter what their families look like." -The Atlantic
"This is a solid, occasionally quirky book on an important topic."-School Library Journal
Geared to readers from preschool to age eight,What Makes a Babyis a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children's picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time 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. Just as important, the story doesn't gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience.
Written by sexuality educator Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth,What Makes a Babyis as fun to look at as it is useful to read.
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 | 9781609804855 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609804856 |
| Title | What Makes a Baby |
| Author | Cory Silverberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2013-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Lambda Literary Award 2014, Short-listed for Lambda Literary Award 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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