Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this necessary conversation stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body. Back in print from Dottir Press, this book’s dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose.

“I love that Grandma gives advice. Some  say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown.” —Gloria Steinem

“Aside from having what must be the best title of any book for kids out there today, there is something so comforting about sane, practical advice given to children on a topic that even adults can find scary or mysterious. This takes all the worry out of that first conversation, and paves the way for a sex positive education to come.” —Betsy Bird, Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library

“A refreshing, positive response to a child’s questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always.” —School Library Journal

"A much-needed addition to parenting sections that builds a healthy sexual concept and deserves a home on every public library’s shelf." —Amy Fellows, Multnomah County Library

“Remarkable. . . . If I were independently wealthy, I’d buy a small plane, fly across the country, and drop off copies of this book to every elementary-school health and sex educator out there.” —Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews

“Grandma's casual manner creates comfort; this is the book that many adults will read and wish they had as a child, and a book that children will read and be grateful for the clarity." —Cherie Yanek, Library Media Specialist at The Churchill School

About the Author

Anastasia Higginbotham is the White Raven award-winning author and illustrator of Divorce Is the Worst, Death Is Stupid, Tell Me About Sex, Grandma, and Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness—all part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series. Her other books include What You Don’t Know: A Story of Liberated Childhood and the forthcoming You Ruined It. She lives in Brooklyn.

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