Raised by a children's librarian and a sex therapist, CORY
SILVERBERGgrew up to be a sexuality educator and writer.He received
his Masters of Education from the University of Toronto, and was a
founding member of the Come As You Are Co-operative. He teaches
across North America on topics including sexual communication,
sexuality and disability, technology, access, and inclusion. Cory
is the Sexuality Guide for About.com and the co-author of The
Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability with Miriam Kaufman and Fran
Odette.What Makes a Baby is the first book in a series of kid's
books Cory is writing for Seven Stories Press about sexuality,
sexual health, and gender.He has eight nephews and nieces, all of
whom know where babies come from.
FIONA SMYTH is a Toronto-based painter, illustrator, and
cartoonist. Her first graphic novel, The Never Weres, was published
by Annick Press in 2011. Fiona's comic Cheez was published
inExclaim! magazine for almost ten years, and her comic Fazoozwas
in Vice for eight years. Fiona teaches illustration and comics at
OCAD U in Toronto.
"The playful illustrations and simple but intelligent text
illuminate the basic biology of reproduction while honoring today’s
diversity of families, of genders and gender identities, and of how
kids can come into a family." —Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
"This is a solid, occasionally quirky book on an important
topic." —School Library Journal
“It’s an informative and entertaining read for kids of all parents,
straight or queer. And, hey, even if your kids were conceived the
old-fashioned way, they should know not everyone was—and why.”
—Queerty
"What Makes a Baby aims to be just about the most inclusive sex ed
book for kids you've ever come across[...] it has none of this
mommy and daddy love each other and he watered her flower with his
watering can and then a baby was born stuff; What Makes a Baby
is for kids around four to eight years of age, teaching them
about"conception, gestation, and birth" using really specific
language." —Jezebel
"What Makes a Baby offers a combination so rarely captured in
children's books; beauty and meaning, fact and nuance, and most
importantly the opportunity for all of us to see ourselves in these
pages." —Nadya Burton, PhD, Midwifery Education Program
at Ryerson University
“The book talks about where babies come from in a way that
encompasses kids who are adopted, conceived using reproductive
technologies, through surrogacy, or the old-fashioned way, and
regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation,
gender, and other identity, or family composition. Author and sex
educator Silverberg nails it, as does award-winning Canadian artist
Fiona Smyth." —The Advocate
"Designed for all kinds of children in all kinds of families, this
will be particularly welcome in adoptive and non-traditional
families but is, uniquely, an appealing and informative complement
to early sex-education discussions with any child.” —Kirkus
Reviews, starred reviews
"Silverberg’s quest to exclude no one means he omits much in the
book – including any mention of sex. The point, he says, is to get
children asking questions but letting parents answer them with
however much detail they see fit." —The Globe and
Mail
"What Makes A Baby presents factual information on conception on a
kid's level. With text that is open to personal embellishment, this
book is sure to cater to many families and birth experiences.”
—Green Parent Chicago
“The new book What Makes a Baby offers an origin story for all
children, no matter what their families look like." —The
Atlantic
“Our family needed this book. Your family needs this book. In fact,
I can’t think of a family that doesn't." —Philadelphia Family
Pride
"Now parents can have easy-going, straightforward, and (hopefully)
painless discussions with kids about the miracle of
birth!” —Parents
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