Available Formats
The Bare Naked Book
By (Author) Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by Heather Collins
Annick Press Ltd
Annick Press Ltd
1st March 2006
Canada
Children
Fiction
611
32
Width 204mm, Height 204mm
227g
Twenty years old and still going strong, The Bare Naked Book remains a favorite family introduction to the human body. There is nothing more ordinary and more special than the human body. After all, everybody has one, and for all the parts that are the same each comes in a different shape and size. The Bare Naked Book joyfully celebrates this wonderful ordinariness with a matter-of-fact introduction for toddlers to the parts of the body. From hair (dripping, straight, curly, and tangled) to toes (stamping, ticklish, skinny, and squishy) and the private bits in between, Kathy Stinson's playfully simple prose identifies the parts of the body at rest and in motion. Meanwhile, the friendly realism of Heather Collins's illustrations offers a variety of body types in familiar environments, from the bathroom to the beach.
The concept is well done. This approach is a good one for older toddlers and preschoolers who are becoming aware of others' bodies as well as their own.
Kathy Stinson is the best-selling author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. She lives outside Toronto.
Heather Collins has illustrated over 40 children's books, including "The Kids Campfire Book" and "The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad." She lives in Toronto.