Recommended Reading
Facts of Life
Are You a Boy or a Girl?
Author: Karleen Pendleton Jimenez
Ages 4-8
Kids spend a lot of time debating with each other over what makes a boy a boy and a girl a girl. Decorated with black-and-white photos of a girl, this tells her story in a simple, forthright manner.
Everything You NEVER Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex
Authors: Justin Richardson, M.D. and Mark A. Schuster
This book is a guide that will help you through every stage of your child's sexual development. There's a chapter on gay/lesbian youth, and the authors also integrate same-gender parents in the examples throughout the book.
It's NOT the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends
Author: Robie H. Harris
Illustrations: Michael Emberley
Ages 4 and up
A book to help kids to have straightforward and accurate information about healthy sexuality. This book helps answer the endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten and early elementary school children ask about where they came from.
It’s Perfectly Normal
Author: Robie H. Harris
Illustrations: Michael Emberley
Ages 10 & up
Everything kids need to know about sex, including a positive section on homosexuality and facts about HIV/AIDS.
It’s So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies
Author: Robie H. Harris
Illustrations: Michael Emberley
Ages 5-9
A complete, inclusive and respectful book for kids about sex/reproduction. The cartoons and a humorous style may help shy or embarrassed kids get the picture.
What Does Gay Mean? How to Talk to Kids About Sexual Orientation and Prejudice
L. Pontar, National Mental Health Association, 2002
The booklet provides tips for talking to kids about sexual orientation and homophobia.