Review by Kirkus Book Review
Charbonneau's debut picture book uses medical terms and diagrams to explain the human body. After noting the wide variety of hair that people can have, the book's third-person narrator identifies the scalp, hair shaft, and root. The work goes on to explore the ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. Regarding the chest, the work mentions that some people grow breasts. Next are the hands, arms, and abdomen, and, later, legs, feet, and toes, among other parts. In an author's note, Charbonneau writes that she unsuccessfully searched for a picture book for her son that "discussed genitals the same way as other body parts," so she consulted with other parents, child-safety experts, pediatricians, gender specialists, and professional educators before writing this one, which illustrates and labels the parts of the penis and vagina in detail. (There are no sexual or reproductive explanations included.) Overall, the work will be useful for parents who want to explain complete and proper anatomy to their kids, including lesser-known parts, such as the tragus and helix of the ear. It also takes care to note a range of human experience, such as that "Some people are Deaf and cannot hear." Iver's full-color, painterly illustrations depict diverse children with different skin tones; one boy wears eyeglasses, and one girl uses a prosthetic leg. A comprehensive and detailed anatomy lesson for young readers. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
