{"product_id":"sex-is-a-funny-word-a-book-about-bodies-feelings-and-you-9781609806064","title":"Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and You","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\u003cbr\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582290006290,"sku":"9781609806064","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e14e94b-ef47-42b0-8f79-92c1e48e8929.jpg?v=1732020255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sex-is-a-funny-word-a-book-about-bodies-feelings-and-you-9781609806064","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}