"What's Happening to Me?" A Guide to Puberty
by Peter Mayle
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Author: Peter MayleBrand: Books
Illustrator: Arthur Robins
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN: 0818403128
Number of pages: 188
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
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- ISBN13: 9780818403125
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of "What's Happening to Me?" A Guide to Puberty
Book Review: Wonderful in 1975, and still is
Summary: 5 Stars
My parents read both this book and "Where did I come from?" to me when they were first published in the mid-seventies (I was born in 1970). I don't remember feeling awkward or embarrassed about the books. I was at an age where everything was pre-sexual. I had no social hang-ups about my body parts. I remember very clearly starting elementary school about this time and I was able to understand what all the innuendos were about. Yes, sexual innuendos by many other children that couldn't have been older than nine. I remember other kids laughing at the girl who really believed that children came from the cabbage patch! I remember one of my friends crying and running to her mother when she caught our friend Kenny using the toilet while standing up. She though he had a horrible tumor.
I never had any confusion about how the sexual process worked. I grew up with a healthy respect for abstinence and a deep understanding of what can really happen when one has intercourse early. I knew that one day I would have a menstrual cycle all my own and that it wasn't really "a curse that women have to bear because they are they weaker vessel" as was said around my town.
I remember the illustrations being fun and colorful. Language is used that is respectful, but not overtly sexual or enticing. They're probably a little dated by now.
Just now I was looking for these books so I can buy them to read to my 2 ½ year old son. He already is able to understand the basic differences between men and women. He has a penis (he tells me) and Momma doesn't. Momma has a vagina (although his pronunciation is a little shaky) and that's where babies come out. I'm looking forward to sharing this wonderful part of my childhood with my son and hoping that my Mom and Dan will also read this book with him, like they did with me.
I truly appreciate the gift of understanding that my parents gave me though reading this book. Because they were open with me about the truth behind sex and sexual maturity, I wasn't the child that was laughed at in school and I can feel good about my body and about sex with my wonderful husband now.
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