Puberty Books for Kids

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Madras, Lynda. The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters. New Market Press, New York. 2000. ISBN 1-55704-444-9

Madras, Lynda. The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons. New Market Press, New York. 2000. ISBN 1-55704-443-0

Jukes, Mavis. Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1998. ISBN 0-679-89027-0
This book and its companion, It's a Girl Thing for Teens and Pubescent Girls, are written with humour and sound advice.

Harris, Robie. It's Perfectly Normal. Candlewick Press, Cambridge Massachusetts. 1996. ISBN 1-56402-159-9
A comprehensive book with marvellous illustrations on puberty and sexual health. A Favorite!

Bourgeois, P. and Wolfish. M. Changes In You & Me : A Book About Puberty Mostly For Girls. Somerville House Publishing, Toronto. 1994. ISBN 0-921051-95-6
This book and its companion, Changes In You and Me: A Book About Puberty Mostly for Boys are Canadian books on puberty, one for boys and one for girls. Transparent pages attached. Excellent for younger kids.

Schaefer, Valorie. The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls. Pleasant Company Publications, Wisconsin. 1998. ISBN 1-56247-666-1

For ages 8 and up

Price, Geoff. Puberty Boy. Allen & Unwin, Sydney. 2006. ISBN 978-1741145632



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