{"product_id":"sex-is-a-funny-word-a-book-about-bodies-feelings-and-you-cory-silverberg-hardcover","title":"Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and You -- Cory Silverberg, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e2016 Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2016 ALA Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2016 ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, \u003ci\u003eSex Is a Funny Word\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the facts of life or \"the birds and the bees, \u003ci\u003eSex Is a Funny Word\u003c\/i\u003e opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eagerly anticipated follow up to Lambda-nominated \u003ci\u003eWhat Makes a Baby, \u003c\/i\u003e from sex educator \u003cb\u003eCory Silverberg\u003c\/b\u003e and artist \u003cb\u003eFiona Smyth\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSex Is a Funny Word\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines sex talk for the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cory Silverberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609806064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Children's Starred Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2015 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016 pg. 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaised by a children's librarian and a sex therapist, \u003cb\u003eCORY SILVERBERG \u003c\/b\u003esplit the difference and grew up to be a sexuality educator and writer. With an academic background in education and counseling psychology, he has developed and facilitated workshops for hundreds of agencies across North America, working on a range of topics including sexuality and disability, sexual pleasure, and sexual communication. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability\u003c\/i\u003e, and since 2005 he has worked as the Sexuality Guide for About.com. In 2012, Silverberg developed a book project--\u003ci\u003eWhat Makes a Baby?\u003c\/i\u003e--that became the best-funded children's book on Kickstarter. He subsequently signed a three-book deal with Seven Stories Press to produce a series of inclusive children's books about gender and sexuality. Silverberg lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIONA SMYTH\u003c\/b\u003e is a Toronto-based painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. Her first graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Never Weres\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Annick Press in 2011. Fiona's comic \u003ci\u003eCheez\u003c\/i\u003e was published in \u003ci\u003eExclaim! \u003c\/i\u003emagazine for almost ten years, and her comic \u003ci\u003eFazooz \u003c\/i\u003ewas in \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e for eight years. Fiona teaches illustration and comics at OCAD U in Toronto.","brand":"Cory Silverberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45567389630692,"sku":"9781609806064","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781609806064.jpg?v=1777189250","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/sex-is-a-funny-word-a-book-about-bodies-feelings-and-you-cory-silverberg-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}