Growing up, body positivity was not a term I heard. Now raising my kids, I am acutely aware of messages about bodies (their abilities and differences) and facing questions from my kids about how bodies work. Here are some picks for cultivating a sense of awareness of our amazing, fascinating, and sometimes bizarre bodies.
Bodies Are Unique
What’s the Difference? Being Different Is Amazing by Doyin Richards
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: a Book about Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn
It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
Human Body: Younger Readers
Who Has What? All About Girls’ Bodies and Boys’ Bodies by Robie Harris
Body Actions by Shelley Rotner and David White
The Human Body: A Shine-a-Light Book by Carron Brown
Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian
Under Our Clothes: A First Talk About Our Bodies by Jillian Roberts
Human Body: Older Readers
Weird But True! Human Body by National Geographic Kids
How the Body Works by DK Publishing
The Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks
Body Changes
Celebrate Your Body (and It’s Changes, Too!) by Sonya Taylor
Celebrate Your Body 2: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Preteens and Teen Girls by Dr. Lisa Klein
Hello, Flo: The Guide, Period by Naama Bloom
Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys by Dr. Cara Natterson
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