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.
School Library Journal
Kathy Stinson’s latest book does more than “celebrate the joy of being bare naked.” It explores all the fascinating aspects of the human body, young and old, male or female. The text and illustrations go hand in hand to perfect these discoveries. Thus, one sees bodies that are running, jumping, loving, or happy. There is tangled hair, green and purple tongues, standing up bums, and many other delightful tributes to the different parts of our physical being.
Children and families who first shared this book in 1986 will be ready to revisit it with the next generation. This recently published 20th Anniversary edition is almost exactly the same as the original, except for some minor changes in the text format and a subtle fading in the colours of the illustrations. The people shown in this very “matter of fact” presentation of various body parts from hair to toes, show adults
and children doing every day things, like eating, washing and playing.
