All About Vulvas and Vaginas: A Learning About Bodies Book

In this early title in the Learning About Bodies series, educators Solot and Miller take a straightforward approach, eschewing gendered language to introduce vulvas and vaginas. Brightly hued, textbook-like drawings and diagrams by Feder (Bodies Are Cool) portray variously inclusive bodies while employing defined line work to depict the vulva, inner and outer labia, urethra, vagina, anus, and clitoris alongside spot-art illustrations (an adult changes an infant’s diaper, a child sits on a toilet). Emphasizing that “however they look is just right for that body,” the authors briefly detail each part’s function (the clitoris “has lots of nerve endings inside it”), then delve clearly into concepts of privacy and consent (“It’s okay to touch these body parts when you’re in private”; “It is always okay to say no if someone wants to touch these private parts”). Educational and approachable, this engaging read offers up age-appropriate definitions of these “private parts” while describing them as “just parts of the body, like elbows, chins, or toes” as well as “pretty special” components that “do things that no other body part can do.” Includes information for caretakers. Publishing simultaneously: All About Penises. Ages 3–7. (Apr.)