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How Babies Are Made Paperback – May 15, 2015

by Steven Schepp (Author), Andrew Andry (Author)
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"Where do babies come from?"

It isn't unusual for new parents to be posed this delicate question by the time their child is just three or four. Some children develop this natural curiosity sooner, some later, but when questions about sexuality and reproduction inevitably arise, the wise parent will keep this delightful book on hand!

Playful in style without sacrificing educational value, Andry and Schepp's, How Babies are Made, is an invaluable resource for parents eager to help their inquisitive children learn about sex and the reproductive process with clarity, honesty, and accuracy.

This slim volume will take you and your child through a variety of reproductive processes in the plant and animal kingdom before finally delving into human sexuality. Featuring inventive and engaging full-color, paper cutout illustrations by Blake Hampton, How Babies are Made is guaranteed to help your child establish the foundation on which they will build healthy sexual attitudes and practices as adults.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Echo Point Books & Media; Reprint ed. edition (May 15, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626541043
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626541047
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 9 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.24 x 8.5 inches
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Customers find this book explains the basics without being vulgar. It's geared toward elementary school-age children, providing just the right amount of information for them. The illustrations are beautiful and cute, with 3D paper cutouts. Customers appreciate that it covers the beginnings of several species in a tasteful way. They find the scientific accuracy and matter-of-fact presentation accurate, though not overly explicit.

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40 customers mention "Enlightenedness"40 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a good introduction to reproduction for older kids. It explains the basics without being vulgar. The book eases into everything by discussing plants, animals, and humans. Readers appreciate the straightforward explanations that break down complex topics for young readers.

"...It starts with flowers and bees, progresses to puppies, and ends with humans...." Read more

"...Not only is it well written but it is so beautifully illustrated with 3D paper cut outs. I just love looking at it...." Read more

"...to comprehend the basics so I felt this would be the perfect way to introduce the subject, as I'd attempted as "just talking" and it did..." Read more

"...I appreciated it's repetitiveness and simplicity. It made my job much easier as I could read it straight out and answer any additional questions." Read more

26 customers mention "Age range"26 positive0 negative

Customers find the book geared toward elementary school-age children. They say it's nonthreatening and a great way to teach kids about conception. The younger you start their education, the less awkward it is later. The book provides just the right amount of information for young enquiring minds.

"This book is completely nonthreatening and a great way to teach kids about conception...." Read more

"...I would absolutely recommend this book. I'd say it's geared toward elementary school-age children; any older and they've probably already heard it..." Read more

"...and written introduces the subject with little or no embarrassment or stress from the parents...." Read more

"...it tells truths about the role of actual male and females and how babies are concieved and that they are babies from conception!" Read more

19 customers mention "Graphic content"16 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the book's graphic content. They find the illustrations beautiful and engaging, with 3D paper cutouts and animals and plants used to depict reproduction.

"...Not only is it well written but it is so beautifully illustrated with 3D paper cut outs. I just love looking at it...." Read more

"...The artwork is lovely. Just lovely...." Read more

"...The illustrations are lovely paper cuttings. It also acknowledges the importance of love in the conception of a child...." Read more

"I had this book when I was a child. The way this book is illustrated and written introduces the subject with little or no embarrassment or stress..." Read more

4 customers mention "Taste"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable. They say it's a good way to explain complex topics for young readers.

"...I have always felt that the book was tasteful and showed enough to be medically truthful but not enough to be inappropriate...." Read more

"...This book is adorable, tasteful, and depicts the functional creation and gestation of a new generation with papercraft that now … miiiight remind..." Read more

"I had this book as a child, and got it for my daughter. It is tasteful, while breaking complicated topic down for little ears. Glad I found it...." Read more

"The book covers the beginnings of several species in a tasteful, accurate way. I haven't found a better book about how babies are made in 30+ years." Read more

4 customers mention "Zoology"4 positive0 negative

Customers like the book's zoology. They say it focuses on all animals and not just humans. They appreciate the comparisons to plants and animals, and how it covers the beginnings of several species in a tasteful and accurate way.

"...It eases into everything by discussing plants, animals, and then humans." Read more

"...I really liked how this book focuses on all animals and not just humans...." Read more

"...We like the comparisons to plants and animals" Read more

"The book covers the beginnings of several species in a tasteful, accurate way. I haven't found a better book about how babies are made in 30+ years." Read more

3 customers mention "Accuracy"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's accuracy. They find it scientifically accurate and matter-of-fact, without being excessively graphic or medically untruthful.

"...I think this book is fantastic! It's scientifically accurate; but not inappropriately graphic (and not too detailed: no fallopian tubes, etc.)...." Read more

"...I have always felt that the book was tasteful and showed enough to be medically truthful but not enough to be inappropriate...." Read more

"...It answers all of their questions perfectly and in a matter-of-fact manner without being overly explicit...." Read more

3 customers mention "Anatomy"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the anatomy book informative and appropriate for young children. It shows reproductive organs and sex, but does not show humans.

"...It shows the insides of the reproductive organs, as well as animals and people having sex..." Read more

"...It's old fashioned and insinuates the act between humans. It does not show humans...." Read more

"...Starts with flowers, chickens, puppies and then people. Not very explicit with anatomy. Well done and appropriate for even younger ages...." Read more

Fantastic book!
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Fantastic book!
This book is very informative without being too graphic or leaving too many things unanswered.My 7 year old recently asked me how babies actually get into your belly. I cringed and told her we'd talk about it later. After lots of research I found this book and all the wonderful reviews that came with it. Particularly reassuring were the reviews from adults who had read this book as a child and loved it.I sat down and read this with my child and found it very appropriate for her age. It starts with explaining how plants and animals reproduce and has cute paper cut out animation type pictures (think South Park) that are detailed but appropriate. When it gets to how humans reproduce there is a picture of a man and woman in bed about to kiss with the covers pretty much up to their necks. Very appropriate.I appreciate that the human reproduction part states: "Unlike plants and animals, when human mothers and fathers create a new baby they are sharing a very personal and special relationship."All in all this is a fantastic book. It's sad that it is not longer in printing and very hard to find. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to state the true facts to their children in a gentle and age appropriate manner. I gave this to my daughter to read whenever she wants and bought a second copy for my toddler when he is old enough and ready for "the talk".
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  • Karen
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Precious Way to Learn
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
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    This book is completely nonthreatening and a great way to teach kids about conception. It starts with flowers and bees, progresses to puppies, and ends with humans. The illustrations aren’t claymation, but they’re something close to it. Just right for innocent minds that want to know.
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  • SK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! I recommend it to all my friends with kids!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014
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    Last year, when my older son was 7, he started asking questions about where babies come from. I said, give me two days to get a book (I felt I needed a visual aid to really explain). I did a lot of research and looked at a lot of books and I'm SO GLAD I chose this one.

    Not only is it well written but it is so beautifully illustrated with 3D paper cut outs. I just love looking at it.

    Be aware, it is very frank in its description of the baby-making process. It begins with chickens, then puppies and then people. It shows the insides of the reproductive organs, as well as animals and people having sex (though the people are in bed and you don't see anything graphic.) However, as a person whose mother explained sex when I was 14(!), using only metaphors and euphemisms, I really appreciated the straight-forward nature of this book.

    I read this book to my 7 and 4 year old boys and they understood and liked it very much. It was easy to point to the pictures to answer their questions.

    In my opinion, when you make sex something secret and mysterious or embarrassing or taboo, you give it an allure of the forbidden which causes teenagers to want to explore it--perhaps before they are ready. If, on the other hand, sex is a natural part of life and is explained in a very matter-of-fact way, I do not think you are saying--now go out and do it! I think frank discussion demystifies it and puts it in its proper place--as an act of love between two mature people.

    Every parent has to decide what to tell (or not) to their children on this subject. However, as a child of someone who said almost nothing except DON'T, I can say that it didn't have the effect my mother desired.

    Anyway, excellent book. My kids really liked it. Easy to understand even for my four year old.
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  • ScribeBuddy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic That Still Works
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016
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    "The" classic "first talk" book. I bought this for my special-needs son, who is 12. It's meant for a younger child, but he is only able to comprehend the basics so I felt this would be the perfect way to introduce the subject, as I'd attempted as "just talking" and it didn't seem to be sinking in. Basically, he is in middle school now, and although he's in a special needs class, I was worried he'd hear tall tales running around school, so I wanted him to have a basic knowledge coming from home first.

    It all went well, he grasped the concepts and as I recall from having been a very little girl, the "steps up" (flower...then chicken...then dog...then human) "eased" the subject along. There was a little bit of giggling but nothing unexpected. Concepts were as I remembered them: clear, and neither overly-babyish, nor too clinical and wordy.

    The artwork is lovely. Just lovely. And yes, it's fairly explicit at times, but in an "artsy" (cardboard cutouts) way, so...nothing that would make a squeamish child say "gross!" yet visually informative.

    I would absolutely recommend this book. I'd say it's geared toward elementary school-age children; any older and they've probably already heard it from their friends if you haven't managed to give "the talk" yet. As I said, we have a special circumstance, and this fit the bill beautifully in that regard, and rounded things out a bit for my nine-year-old as well (we'd already had a brief version of the talk several times).
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    4.0 out of 5 stars This book was perfect for helping to explain the birds and the bee's ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017
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    This book was perfect for helping to explain the birds and the bee's to my girls. I appreciated it's repetitiveness and simplicity. It made my job much easier as I could read it straight out and answer any additional questions.
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  • Nature Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Introduction to the Subject for the Youngest: Accurate and Gentle
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
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    I received this book as a gift from my sister when our older daughter was just under three, and I was expecting our second child. Having accompanied me on all our visits to the obstetrician, she began asking questions about how the baby got in there. As the oldest child in my family of origin, where the children are spaced about two years apart, I'd had all this explained to me before I started school, so I was very comfortable talking about it with our girls. I think this book is fantastic! It's scientifically accurate; but not inappropriately graphic (and not too detailed: no fallopian tubes, etc.). The illustrations are lovely paper cuttings. It also acknowledges the importance of love in the conception of a child. I have found that giving children this information when they are too young to see it as taboo avoids much of the awkwardness that comes with waiting until they are preteens or teenagers (or just leaving it to the sex-ed teacher). It also ensures that they get basic information from their parents instead of from their friends. Having taught preschool and early elementary for many years, I know that lots of young kids are already talking about sex.

    When each of our daughters was ready to start a family, I ordered a copy for her to share with her children. When the older boy (4 1/2) in the family with younger children began asking questions our daughter said, "I think it's time to break out 'How Babies are Made'. "
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  • Misty Roth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still relatable after what...40 years
    Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2020
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    I had this book in the 80's and could remember the pictures and my mother explaining things. I bought this yo explain the creation of life to my child. She found it easy to understand and stright forward.
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  • ...Eric
    5.0 out of 5 stars A philosophy of life that lasts a lifetime
    Reviewed in Germany on July 10, 2019
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    My mother bought me this book 50 years ago when I was hardly older than one. I still use it as a reference to others to demonstrate why young children need to know how life begins; how each of us began. I maintain quite a philosophically liberal view of our persistence on earth; this book was a contributing factor. My young female university students are the primary target of my teachings; and when they become pregnant with their second children, I insist the first is given a copy of this book.
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  • Poppy
    5.0 out of 5 stars How babies are made
    Reviewed in Australia on May 25, 2020
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    I disliked the things about it like sex ;-; it’s weird lol uhh so ya hehe I am a person :3
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  • Matteo Casadio Strozzi
    5.0 out of 5 stars I had the italian version... unfortunately it is not aailable
    Reviewed in Italy on December 12, 2016
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    This is a book I am really attached to. I used to read it again and again when I was really young. So I decided to buy it for my children, who are experiencing a new and deep interest on "how THOSE things happen"... I wish I could buy it in Italian.
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  • Juin Kok
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2015
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