Bare Naked Book (Annick Toddler Series)

Rating:
Summary: Lovely book
Review: I bought this book after hearing about it from friends and it certainly lives up to the praise. Both my kids love it and it's very matter of fact about our bodies and how we are different and the same.

Rating:
Summary: Fun book, nice message
Review: I like this book!

A very simple concept: name the parts of the body, from head to toe, and don't leave out the "forbidden" region between the belly button and the knees.

The illustrations are wonderful, and they portray a wide array of people: old, young, different colors, some in wheelchairs, some "bare naked" (as the title implies). The unstated message is that bodies are wonderful as a whole, and as a sum of their parts.

My only gripe (and it's a small one) is that girls are said to have "vaginas." Since the external genitals are collectively known as the "vulva" (the vagina being an internal organ), it's not exactly accurate -- though this is what a lot of families call girl's external genitals. Oh, well. I guess this is offset by the amusement I got at the very Canadian use of the term "bum" for the buttocks!

Great for all ages!

Rating:
Summary: Something is missing
Review: I like this book!

A very simple concept: name the parts of the body, from head to toe, and don't leave out the "forbidden" region between the belly button and the knees.

The illustrations are wonderful, and they portray a wide array of people: old, young, different colors, some in wheelchairs, some "bare naked" (as the title implies). The unstated message is that bodies are wonderful as a whole, and as a sum of their parts.

My only gripe (and it's a small one) is that girls are said to have "vaginas." Since the external genitals are collectively known as the "vulva" (the vagina being an internal organ), it's not exactly accurate -- though this is what a lot of families call girl's external genitals. Oh, well. I guess this is offset by the amusement I got at the very Canadian use of the term "bum" for the buttocks!

Great for all ages!

Rating:
Summary: Something is missing
Review: When I sat down with my son to read this book I was prepared to read about body parts including the "private" ones. It was a real treat to see these parts on a wide variety on bodies. After I read it I sat and thought about how much it really means to share a book like this with my son. For him to see moms with thick tummies and dads with double chins. How unique the characters' facial features and body types were. Slowly it began to occur to me that something was not quite right. Everyone in this book is white.

Normally I do not notice when books have primarily white characters. Our family is caucasion and so we naturally identify with white characters. But when a book like this comes along, and I can see how much the illutrator has made a point of depicting such a wide variety of people, it really feels like something is missing when the characters all have basically light skin.

It is still a very good book, and I highly recommend it.