Where Did I Come From?: An Illustrated Childrens Book on Human Sexuality

I love this book. It opened the door to an easier-than-I-thought-it'd-be conversation for my husband and I to have with our two daughters. For us, the conversations that have stemmed from this book have ranged from puberty and our changing bodies, to pornography (good pictures, bad pictures), to inappropriate touching/looking, to showing affection in a loving relationship.A friend recommended this to me as I was struggling with a very curious 3rd grade daughter and an extremely modest 5th grade daughter. The two of them knew some general information already, it takes a man and a woman and they need to be naked, but I didn't know how to explain more of the details of intercourse in a way they would understand but wouldn't shock them either. I felt like my girls were ready (and needed) to know.My husband and I read it together with our daughters and it created an important level of confidence and comfort and trust in our relationship and for this topic. It opened the door to NOT EMBARRASSING conversations and further questions my girls had. I think this is an excellent resource to begin the conversation of sex and understanding that intercourse is for a loving relationship and for creating life.This book explains intercourse in a kid-friendly, yet still accurate way...from an erect penis entering the vagina to ejaculation...then onto fertilization and progression of a fetus to birth. **I especially liked the explanation that when two people love each other they want to be as close to one another as possible, and the man's penis in the woman's vagina is as close as you can be.**

I bought this for my niece, her daughter has been asking alot of questions regarding where do babies come from.

Super cool book. Got for my son, as a start for his sexual education. Beautifully illustrated!

My mom read this to my brother and I when we were about 7 and 8. For some reason my brother kept requesting this book as our nightly read . . . hmmmm. =pThe illustrations definitely show what's what, but they aren't drawn in such detail that they're obscene or uncomfortable. The cartoons are round jovial-looking people with middle-aged bodies rather than svelte young hubba hubba type bodies. This makes it easier on the reader and less eye-popping to the listener.The explanations are very frank and to the point; however, they're written so that young children can understand w/o Understanding, if you catch my drift. It's enough to make the reader blush a bit and Just enough to where I won't post an excerpt, but not so much that Amazon would reject my review if I Did post an excerpt. I'm just a bit shy. =DThe best I can say is, pick up a copy, flip through the pages and read what's written. You'll find that it's far from offensive and even uses some humor to put both reader and listener at ease when explaining some of the more blush-inducing things (i.e. "it rhymes with Carolina"). "This part often happens in bed, because a bed is so nice and comfortable."Even if you're not comfortable reading it to your child, the print is large enough and the words are small enough to where the child can read it on their own And understand it.Oh, one more thing. The cartoons are drawn holding hands and with hearts around them and things of that nature to reinforce the idea that this is all about love and caring, which is also a theme carried throughout the words. For that alone, it gets my vote!

under penis section “all you boys have one.”under vagina section immediately following: “ “ nothing there. ie they don’t say “all you women have one” or all you girls have one. they also say a man has something a woman doesn’t have, but they don’t say anything like that for the vagina, ie they are describing the vagina as the absence of something rather than the presence of something. if you can’t name it and describe it equally, then it doesn’t get equal scientific validity, and I don’t think it’s right to shame women by making them feel that their reproductive parts should be invisible or negative in the process of teaching them about sex. otherwise seems solid albeit (necessarily) cringeworthy.

My mom gave me this book when I was a kid. Now, I’m a mom in need of a way to educate my daughter about sex and feeling a little tongue-tied. I tried to have “the conversation” with her a couple years ago and it weren’t something like this, “Oh mom! You don’t need to teach me anything. I know all that stuff already.” Me, “Really?!…. Well then, I’m glad we had this conversation…” Okay. I knew that I copped out, and there was a lot going on in our lives at the time so that I never got to circle back around to the topic. So now I have planned a mother daughter getaway this coming weekend. She will read this book, I will answer her questions, we will look through some OTHER reading materials I also got called Passport to Purity from Family Life ministries, I will give her a small diamond purity ring that symbolizes her commitment to wait. Then we will enjoy the rest of the evening going to a movie, playing arcade games, having dinner, and staying at a fancy hotel, because that’s what she enjoys. If you are a Christian parent, you may be put off by the very explicit cartoon drawings in this book. It leaves nothing to the imagination. I recommend you review it and consider age appropriateness before you share it with your child. My mom shared it with me when I was seven, which I feel was WAY too young for it (she was a free spirit). But, my daughter is about to enter high school and, although she may have the general gist of what it’s all about, I want her to have a FULL understanding from a mature perspective instead of getting misinformation from other kids. She knows our weekend plans and has asked me if we can burn the book after she reads it. Lol! This won’t be awkward at all!…

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Highly recommended book

A "must have" book for young children. My grandchildren were starting to ask the question "where do I come from?" So I bought the book for my daughter to read to her children. My daughter comments they have great interest and fun in discussing the process with Mum and Dad (as are Mum and Dad!) I think the style of the book allows a sensitive subject to be explored and discussed comfortably by all.

Just the book to answer the magic question that will come eventually from little people. The illustrations are fun and precise, and the information to the point without being frightening for either kids or their parents. Just the right approach.

Item as described, good packing, delivered intact on time.