Who Has What?: All About Girls' Bodies and Boys' Bodies (Let's Talk about You and Me) [Hardcover]

Robie H. Harris (Author), Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: September 13, 2011 | Age Range: 3 - 7 years | Series: Let's Talk about You and Me

The trusted, New York Times best-selling author of It's Perfectly Normal presents a charming and reassuring picture book series for preschoolers.

Young children are curious about almost everything. Asking questions is one of many ways they learn about themselves and the world around them. Now, this unique series for our youngest children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers to their delightful, thoughtful, and often nonstop questions. Launching the series is WHO HAS WHAT?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful. Authoring the series is Robie H. Harris, whose nonfiction books are known as the source for addressing kids' questions about themselves, their families, and their friends. Nadine Bernard Westcott's accurate and entertaining illustrations offer an inviting way for children to discover straightforward, fascinating information about themselves.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book serves as a great way to introduce male and female body parts for anyone not used to discussing or naming them.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Harris' tone is cheerful and confident... Westcott's bright digital illustrations keep the affair as breezy and non-shocking as possible -- just as it should be. Expect the usual outcry, as well as the usual demand.
—Booklist (starred review)

This much-needed title stands out for its comfortably familiar presentation of material adults sometime find difficult to share with young children.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About the Author

Robie H. Harris is the author of the much-acclaimed Family Library series. While working on WHO HAS WHAT? she consulted parents, grandparents, educators, librarians, child development specialists, health professionals, and clergy to make sure that the information and illustrations answer young children's questions about themselves in an appropriate and honest manner. Robie H. Harris lives in Massachusetts.

Nadine Bernard Westcott is the illustrator of more than fifty books, including SUPERMARKET! and UP, DOWN, and AROUND. She lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Age Range: 3 - 7 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (September 13, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763629316
• ISBN-13: 978-0763629311
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Sexuality
  • #26 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Anatomy & Physiology

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect primer for kids and their bodies October 21, 2011

By Think Banned Thoughts

Format:Hardcover

What I loved about the book was that it really emphasized how much boys and girls, men and women are ALIKE. It showed dads and moms feeding babies. Sure, one has to use a bottle, but he can still feed the baby. It showed both parents being, well, parents. It talked about how all kids, boys and girls "like to catch frogs, swing high up in the air, ride scooters, and make lots of noise." It talked about how we all have belly buttons, fingers, toes and nipples. It talked about all the ways we are the same.

Then, it talked about the couple of ways that we are different, and what those differences mean - that some of us are male, and some of us are female. (Though, now that I think about it, the author never used those words... It was always baby, girl, woman and baby, boy, man.)

This is NOT a sex-ed book for kids. Sex is never mentioned, not even when the topic of babies and becoming moms and dads comes up at the end of the book. This book really just answers one question - Who has what? And it does that very well.

This is an excellent primer for young children just starting to ask questions about their bodies (and their friends', parents', and pets' bodies.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my 6 year old January 9, 2012

By Robin A. Ravech

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I wanted this book for my 1st grader (6 yo) as they start getting curious about their bodies and the opposite sex at this age. I wasn't sure the exact way I should phrase the parts of male/female bodies.

This book was perfect - just enough to give him the information he needs without getting into too much detail.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book to help young children understand and learn about their bodies ... January 28, 2012

By D. Fowler TOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

Dad buckled up Nellie and Gus in the car because they were headed to the beach. The tote bag was filled with suntan lotion, dog bones for their puppy, and Goldfish for a snack. When Gus claimed that everybody was going to the beach, Nellie claimed, "Yes, Gus. Every body--your body, my body--every body is going to the beach!" Everybody had a body, but were they the same or different? A lot of kids like the same kinds of things and lots of things were the same about them, but some of their body parts were different. They could even see that in puppy dogs.

Once Gus and Nellie arrived at the beach, they thought about the differences. Nellie thought that "girls' bodies and boys' bodies aren't EXACTLY the same," but Gus figured they weren't "all THAT different." Even puppies had some of the same parts that they did, including their cheeks, their eyes, ears, chins, mouths, and all sorts of things. Nellie had to agree with that, because the similarities were easy to see, but what about the things that they couldn't see? They knew that boys and girls were alike in lots of ways, but just how were they different?

This is an excellent book to help young children understand and learn about their bodies. The picture book format makes this book much less intimidating and more interesting. Gus and Nellie are having a long conversation, not unlike many other children, about the similarities and differences they've noticed about their bodies. The conversational tone is welcoming and easy for parents or caretakers to introduce proper names for body parts and talk about them if they choose. The artwork meshes perfectly with the story and the comparisons between male and female anatomy (including the puppies) is excellent. This is a perfect choice for those who want to introduce age-appropriate human anatomy concepts to their little ones.