people's bodies that will definitely strike a chord with anyone who's ever uttered the immortal line: "Does my bum look big in this?".A little girl watches her older sister agonise about the size of her bottom when trying to squeeze into her swimsuit. She points out to her sister that people come in all shapes and sizes and that big bottoms can actually be quite useful. She goes on to demonstrate this by using famous people as examples--Santa Claus needs a big bottom for when he has to make unexpected crash landings in his sleigh, and Queen Victoria would have been lost without hers, being on the throne for so long. Of course, there are some instances where having a big bottom would be an occupational hazard—Houdini's career as an escapologist would have been cut short for certain! We learn that famous fairy tales would have been very different if they'd venerated the bottom as opposed to other parts of the body: "Cinderella had small feet but a big bum… so it's lucky Cinderella lost her shoe at the ball at not her knickers."Cinderella's Bumis irreverent yet warm, complemented by Allan's lively watercolour illustrations. Suitable for ages five upwards.--Alison Drury
Advantages: hilarious!!! keeps children entertained whilst answering those difficult questions. Disadvantages: should come with a warning for parents to read first out of sight of children!!!!
Advantages: Light hearted and entertaining way to deal with awkward questions. Disadvantages: A little simplistic and doesn't teach everything.
...At work we have a very useful section down in the Children's Library called The Parents Collection. On these shelves we stock a variety of fiction and non-fiction books and videos that are designed to help parents answer questions and learn about parenting skills. There are also items that deal with issues that may arise with your children ~ for example, first day at school, bullying, meals for babies, baby names and sex education.
Many of these books take a light hearted approach to teaching your child the facts of life and are written in a story format, rather than bombarding your child with facts. This is the case with a rather curious looking book I came across the other day ~ Where Willy Went by NicholasAllan (the author who brought us such delights as Cinderella's Bum and The Queen's Knickers!).
~~~THE STORY.
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Advantages: hilarious!!! keeps children entertained whilst answering those difficult questions. Disadvantages: should come with a warning for parents to read first out of sight of children!!!!
Advantages: Light hearted and entertaining way to deal with awkward questions. Disadvantages: A little simplistic and doesn't teach everything.
...At work we have a very useful section down in the Children's Library called The Parents Collection. On these shelves we stock a variety of fiction and non-fiction books and videos that are designed to help parents answer questions and learn about parenting skills. There are also items that deal with issues that may arise with your children ~ for example, first day at school, bullying, meals for babies, baby names and sex education.
Many of these books take a light hearted approach to teaching your child the facts of life and are written in a story format, rather than bombarding your child with facts. This is the case with a rather curious looking book I came across the other day ~ Where Willy Went by NicholasAllan (the author who brought us such delights as Cinderella's Bum and The Queen's Knickers!).
~~~THE STORY.
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