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Vinnie's Giant Roller Coaster Period Chart & Journal Sticker Book

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OK, so this car mechanic guy with one eyebrow is going to educate our young ladies about their menstrual period. What's more, he is going to empower them to keep track of their own monthly cycles, and give helpful hints about dealing with PMS and cramps. YEAH,RIGHT!!

Well.... actually...maybe he will.

Vinnie encourages you to take charge of your menstrual cycle by charting it and keeping track of how stress, foods and other events affect their menstrual experience. Every other page contains a roller coaster picture with the days of the month. You put stickers on dates corresponding to PMS days and Menstrual Flow days. "Psychic Dice" go on the following month to help predict the next period.

Everything in the book is upfront. This makes it a great shame-buster. It encourages you to share information with friends about their cycles and favorite cramp remedies. There are "Pal" stickers to keep track of friends' cycles. In the back, there are tear-out postcards to send and receive when you or your friends are having cramps or PMS.

Gyno stickers help keep track of your next gynecological appointment. There is a place to fill in the information that your gyn will probably need to know.

I checked this book out with some older teens who usually find such books too juvenile. They all liked it. I can't really use words to give you the flavor of this book. Be sure to look at sample pages.

I first saw Vinnie's book in a bookstore with Vinnie's tampon case attached, and I knew I had to have it. I share a desk at work with a guy named Vinnie who handles the monthly statistics report, so he gets annoying and in the way around the end of the month.
Although I haven't yet gathered the nerve to leave the case or book lying on our desk, I have really enjoyed them both. I wish the case were bigger since I use washable Glad Rags, and have to carry both used and fresh ones. Vinnie's tampon case leaves little room for that, so I've been using it to hold tissues. The book is fabulous. I loved the different comments from women on about their periods, demonstrating the diversity of experience in something common to all women. The postcards and stickers in the book are just the sort of thing my friends have come to expect from me, and I'd hate to disappoint them.
The book is perfect for almost anyone; while informative to menstruators, it's funny enough for men and postmenopausal women. For girls just starting their periods, I'd recommend it as a supplement to another "just the facts" type of book, since the information is not basic, and the physical process and reason for it is not explained. As a taboo-buster, it's empowering to women of all ages. I knew it was perfect when my stodgy boyfriend Dave hated it.

I wish I'd had this book as a teenager...but if I couldn't have it then, at least I have it for perimenopause! This book is an absolute scream and seriously useful. The tone of the text lends a delightful air of camaraderie and common-sense to a subject that has traditionally been the source of embarassment or shame for many girls. There isn't any nonsense about the Miracle of Womanhood, or what a blessing it is to have cramps, etc. Instead, the less appealing aspects of the event are treated with light humor in that "of course you get cramps, we all do, what a nuisance, but what can you do but laugh" sort of way. The tracking process also provides room for very useful notes on diet, exercise, and stress - basically, all the things that might reasonably affect your cramps, flow, etc.

I can! Thank you, Vinnie, for showing me that 'tampon' is not just another six letter word...And, for helping me score big points with my girlfriend: I bought her this book and a bottle of your cramp relieving bubble bath, and, all of a sudden, I'm allowed to play my mp3s in her car again.

Cool art, too! Did your grandma teach you that?

I brought this home thinking I'd found a vintage book, ok so I didn't read the title or much of the inside but the artwork was great and the book as a whole really well put together. Once I brought it home, my girlfriend loved it and I WAS SHOCKED. She told me all about it, made me sit down and take a look at the stickers and we both cracked up. Ours didn't come with the tampon case (used book store) but we have found them for sale so now our collection is complete!

This book makes you look twice, no, make that twelve times!

This book is LOADS of fun! from the funny and colorful cartoons, to the postcards and sticker fun- this is a must have! i bought this a few years ago and am going to get it again it was so much fun!

Ok I'm 32, I'm male, and I first bumped into this book at a BBQ. Its so well done and entertaining that we passed it around the bbq between vodka tonics and burgers. We took turns witht the women present reading passages and discussing menstration. We were laughing a bunch, but it was the first time we ever did this and somehow I felt like the world became a better place. Wow. This thing is amazing.

My wife loves Vinnie's sticker book! She charts her menstrual progress with the stickers, and I look over her shoulder for an alert to her pending mood shifts. We both win! We're also using it as a guide for creating our second child by charting my wife's ovulation schedule. A handy tool indeed! And it's so beautifully illustrated and produced!

This is such a fun way to keep track of your period! It might sound crazy but after I got one for myself I got 2 for my nieces who are only 2 and 4! I'm going to save it until they get their menstrual cycle! I didn't want to risk the book no longer being printed! My mom thinks I'm crazy, but I think it's sooooo important for girls to take pride in their body and this book can be a part of that process.

I am 36 and have been using Vinnie's book for years. At first it was just kitchy, but then I started thinking about how gawdawful getting my period was, and how much I could have used something just like this to bring it into perspective. Today I'm getting one for my 14-year old neice. She'll like the stickers and the no-nonsense commentary.