Where Did I Come From?
by Peter Mayle
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Author: Peter MayleEdition: Paperback
Published: 2000-12-01
ISBN: 0818402539
Number of pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
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Book Review: Classic for small children
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a classic for explaining the birds and the bees to small kids. It's illustrated in a cartoony, friendly style and explains sex in a way that's comprehensible from a child's point of view. I don't think it crosses the line of what an average parent would consider "too much information".
The couple depicted are slightly chubby and middle-aged, quite the stereotype of a mummy and daddy. On one page they are standing together nude and smiling at the reader. On the page that explains sexual intercourse, they're under the blankets, so don't worry about kids seeing too much. Sex is explained as being like "skipping rope" - it feels good but you get too tired to do it forever! Sounds funny from an adult's perspective but I guess it's a good way to explain to a small child why grown-ups like it.
The book also explains fertilization down at the cellular level (the endpapers feature a cartoon egg being presented with a rose by a sperm) and pregnancy and childbirth in brief.
I read the book around age 5 or 6. My parents didn't want to have to explain this stuff face-to-face and I was an early reader =)
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