Any Body
A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies
by Katharina von der Gathen
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Pub Date May 09 2023 | Archive Date Jan 30 2023
Gecko Press | Gecko Press ™
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Description
An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies.
Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen's many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia covering interesting facts about skin, hair and body functions alongside the questions that may affect us through puberty and beyond—gender identity, beauty, consent, self-confidence, how other people react and relate to us, and how they make us feel.
With accessible and warm text, Any Body gently acknowledges common feelings of ambivalence about our bodies. Through showing body diversity and positivity, it encourages acceptance of self and others. The illustrations are relatably funny and include charts, cartoons and more—even a handy page of visual compliments.
This compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children navigating puberty and laying the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly entertaining way.
Translated from the German edition by Shelley Tanaka.
Katharina von der Gathen works in the area of sex education with children and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds. She lives in Germany.
Anke Kuhl is one of Germany's leading children's book illustrators, whose awards include the German Youth Literature Award in 2011.
- Bodies from the outside
- Body difficulties
- Bodies from the inside
- Poster pages
- Changing bodies (and minds)
- How we change our bodies
- Other people and your body
Praise for Any Body
"A whimsical, enlightening, and empowering volume to set readers on the path toward self-acceptance and body positivity.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews
"This factual guide in an eye-catching package will appeal to curious browsers."—Booklist
"A wonderfully browsable - and amusing! - book to help a kid understand their body and their feelings about it as they go through puberty.”—Youth Services Book Review
A California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award, Silver Honor
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781776575466 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 88 |
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Featured Reviews
Angie k, Educator
This is a unique non-fiction text that freely discusses all aspects of the human body, including body changes throughout the life span, disability, and feelings towards our bodies. The book includes many illustrations of naked people, while not graphic, they do include drawn images of reproductive organs. This book is probably one that should be introduced to children with adult guidance, but is one that I could see children going back to into their preteen and teen years to reference as their understanding of the human body and as their own body begins to change. The book uses appropriate language and descriptions, and teaches about important concepts, but parents should be ready to follow up and answer questions as needed. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book.
L G, Educator
What an excellent l resource! I wish I had this available to me when I was young. This is a frank and lighthearted exploration of all the wonderful shapes, sizes, and varieties of bodies. The tone is very matter-of-fact and open and there is an acknowledgement that we may have mixed feelings about our bodies given all the messages we're bombarded with.
Any tween would really benefit from having this--it's something they could come back to when they have questions or just need reassurance that they, and their feelings, are perfectly normal and probably more common than they think. It could be a great way to start conversations with kids at a time when that starts to get a bit more challenging. I would encourage parents to have a copy of this at home and it would make a great addition to school and community libraries too!
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!
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