God Made Your Body (Pure Foundations) Hardcover – October 1, 2009

I am a strong advocate that when children ask questions, they should be answered in a developmentally appropriate, need-to-know basis. I am a certified Early Childhood teacher and mother of one six year old boy. If my son doesn't get information about his body and sex at home, he will get it from school, television, etc. When I give him information and include God's truth about it, he receives a well-rounded perspective. This book helped continue our relationship of open discussion about our bodies, how God made us, and the differences between boys and girls. I noticed my son's curiosity about girls when he was around baby dolls and opened a dialogue about it weeks ago. Then he started asking questions about why God made those differences in us. I ordered this book on my Kindle and found that the completely appropriate illustrations helped open doorways into the topics to which he was curious. We read up to the point I felt he was ready and curious about and then thumbed through the rest without going into topics I felt he wasn't ready for. It's definitely a book that may be used until he's about 8. It discusses anatomical differences, creation through sperm and egg, pregnancy, birth, and differences in families.

I just read this to my 5 & 11 year old girls. They enjoyed it. My 5 year old said, "Let's rate it! I want to give it all the stars". It is appropriate for the younger age group. I have other material I am using that's more age appropriate for my 11 year old as well. She still enjoyed this book. She came over when she heard me reading it to her sister. Illustrations are appropriate & show diversity. I recommend it as a starter for your young children. If we start the conversation early, it becomes natural & can be built upon with more age appropriate info as they grow.

This is the best I've found (so far) of books to help parents start "the conversation" early, which is why we still use it. But we alter some of the words/ideas. For instance, the male parts are called the anatomical names, which is what we prefer, but instead of calling the uterus the uterus it's called the womb. I'm not sure why there's a double standard here. Our kids should know what girl parts are really called too.

This book helped us answer some questions our son was asking in age appropriate language. We haven't read the entire book to him just yet.

I bought this book for my daughter on the recommendation of a friend. She loves this book and I love how it explains the body in a way that a small child can understand. I also love that it opens the door for future communication in a safe setting.

Great book and illustrations although the age recommendation is off. It was a great fit for our 5 and 8 year olds.

Too much detail and blatant talk for my comfort, but if you're ready for your kids to know A LOT from a biblical perspective then it's great. I'll be waiting for a bit. My kids are 6 3/4,5,2 3/4,infant. :)

Great way to introduce your kids to body parts from a moral perspective. And basic differences between boys and girls.