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Tell Me about Sex, Grandma (Ordinary Terrible Things) Hardcover – Picture Book, October 19, 2021

by Anastasia Higginbotham (Author, Illustrator)

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Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this book about sex for kids starts a necessary conversation that stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body.

The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn’t look the same for everyone. Instead, each person’s sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose.

A refreshing, positive response to a child’s questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always. —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL I love that it's Grandma giving advice. Some say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown. —GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of My Life on the Road
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  1. Reading age
    6 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    Ordinary Terrible Things
  3. Print length
    64 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - Preschool
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
  7. Publisher
    Dottir Press
  8. Publication date
    October 19, 2021
  9. ISBN-10
    1948340429
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1948340427
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A refreshing, positive response to a child’s questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always. —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL


I love that it's Grandma giving advice. Some say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown. —GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of My Life on the Road


A much-needed addition to parenting sections that builds a healthy sexual concept and deserves a home on every public library’s shelf. —AMY FELLOWS, Multnomah County Library


Anastasia Higginbotham's update of Tell Me About Sex, Grandma examines the many layers of sex, opening up a very honest and clear conversation. Children will appreciate the honesty, parents will appreciate the open manner in which the grandmother discusses limits to sex, why adults act and react the way they do, and how sex can actually be a good thing—when you're ready and older. Grandma's casual manner creates comfort; this is the book that many adults will read and wish they had as a child, and a book that children will read and be grateful for the clarity. —CHERIE YANEK, The Churchill School and Center


Aside from having what must be the best title of any book for kids out there today, there is something so comforting about sane, practical advice given to children on a topic that even adults can find scary or mysterious. This takes all the worry out of that first conversation, and paves the way for a sex-positive education to come. —ELIZABETH BIRD, librarian and author


MORE ABOUT the critically acclaimed Ordinary Terrible Things series by Anastasia Higginbotham:

It’s that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham’s book work so well… —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (*Starred Review)

Author/illustrator Anastasia Higginbotham is a book creator who doesn’t shy away from tough topics. She tackles them directly in the “Ordinary Terrible Things” series, published by Dottir Press. These kid-friendly books can help start important conversations. —CITIZEN TIMES

A beautiful assemblage of a book—as if Romare Bearden himself rose from the dead and created a sequel to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. —COURTNEY E. MARTIN, columnist for On Being

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MORE ABOUT the critically acclaimed Ordinary Terrible Things series by Anastasia Higginbotham:

It’s that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham’s book work so well… —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (*Starred Review) Author/illustrator Anastasia Higginbotham is a book creator who doesn’t shy away from tough topics. She tackles them directly in the “Ordinary Terrible Things” series, published by Dottir Press. These kid-friendly books can help start important conversations. —CITIZEN TIMES A beautiful assemblage of a book—as if Romare Bearden himself rose from the dead and created a sequel to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. —COURTNEY E. MARTIN, columnist for On Being

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Anastasia Higginbotham is an author, artist, and activist who created the Ordinary Terrible Things children’s book series which includes Divorce Is the Worst, Death Is Stupid, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, and Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness, published by Dottir Press. Not My Idea is the only children's picture book that roots the problem of racism in whiteness and empowers white children and families to see and dismantle white supremacy. Higginbotham makes her books by hand in collage on brown grocery bag paper, using recycled materials, including jewelry and fabric. She offers workshops at schools and libraries on art, activism, and how to make meaning through collage out of whatever broken, ragged, unraveling life circumstances we face. A speechwriter for social justice organizations, Higginbotham lives her books' messages and teaches self-defense through Prepare Inc. for students of all ages. Dottir Press will publish her next book, What You Don't Know: Not a Coming-out Story, in January 2021.