"Where Did I Come From?"
by Peter Mayle
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Book Reviews of "Where Did I Come From?"
Book Review: Where Did I Come from?
Summary: 1 Stars
Okay, I'm a kid. 13 to be exact, and ever since the 2nd grade, my school reads this to us. Every year. Then, the show the movie version which has these sperms in top hats and ties. The egg is some sort of a ballerina. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that even when I was an innocent little seven year old, I knew the stuff they were teaching and so did everybody else in the school. Not to mention the pictures are very graphic. They have this naked lady and guy in the same bathtub. So they distract us with these shocking pictures while they try to explain boring stuff like semen? I mean, come on. Give it up. Then, they try to tell us what sex is. They show these two cats purring and and rubbing against each other while romantic accordian music plays. I dunno, if you think you're going to teach someone anything about where they came from, don't use this book. Telling them they came from a stork would sound more convincing than the way they tell it here.Book Review: Better ways out there
Summary: 2 Stars
I checked this book out in a local bookstore, and I have to say, I was pretty disappointed in it. I didn't like the overall "masculinity" of the book as a whole. They give names to female anatomy that I don't think are conducive to a child's learning of the physiology of humans, and yet the male parts are given straight forward names. Why do the female ones get slang words instead?
I wasn't happy with the effort put into describing all aspects of sex. Why do children need to know exactly what it feels like, what it looks like, etc? Really, shouldn't they just learn that it's an expression of love and they'll learn the rest soon enough? Don't children have enough on their plates as it is without them having to deal with graphic sexuality at such young ages?
I truly feel the best way to talk to your child about sex is to do just that, talk to them. Don't just go buy some book and hand it to them and expect that to work.
Book Review: Passed Down For Years..... A fabulous way to learn about sex
Summary: 5 Stars
My brother had this book when he was little, then I had the book when I was little. We neither one grew up promiscuos or messed up in any fashion. I am now 23 with number one on the way. This book was a wonderful and easy (and entertaining) way to learn about babys and sex and how it all happens. My mom would sit down and read the book with us and answer all of our questions and explain responsibility and good touch and bad touch and all of that with us at the same time. Any one who can blame a book for the promiscuos acts of their children needs to take a look at their parenting. My mother has saved the book for me, and I fully intend on using it to teach my children about sex. It is humorous and to the point. This book is a fabulous learning tool, and unless you plan on your children believing they came from the stork until their honeymoon night, it is a must when learning about sex, love, and baby making!Book Review: A different twist on the sexuality in this book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an absolutely wonderful book that my parents both read to me and discussed with me as a child. It was a favourite and very simply but honestly talks about adult sexuality.
In addition, as an adult who is appalled by the type of sexuality that is displayed in our present-day media, I think that the couple, in all their lovely frumpiness, in their loving expression of sexuality for each other, in their "non-sexed-upedness" not only give children a primer on biology and explain the nature of human sexuality, but also give children a very healthy view of sexuality. This couple in the book are not sexy. They are not super-slim, models drooling over each other. They are a mature, normal looking adult couple who love each other.
Hooray for sexuality being expressed as something other than beauty and basal attraction. A fabulous book, for more than one reason!
Book Review: The Best
Summary: 5 Stars
My parents gave me this book and the next in the series "What's Happening to Me?" when I was a young girl (10-ish) and had begun asking questions. While I don't think that it is ever an easy conversation for parents and children, this book WITHOUT A DOUBT made it alot easier! I actually remember thinking that if this was how I was made, I was glad I didn't have to learn that directly from my parents mouths!! My questions were absolutely answered. Answered honestly. As I look back I remember that the best part was that it was written in the context of sex being about love. I think that that was the most resounding thing about it. I want my children to see that in these books, and not the clinical definition which never seems to include that. I am buying these for my sons and I have nothing but praise for how they are written and how they make it easier to begin "the conversation'!!