"What's Happening to Me?" The Classic Illustrated Children's Book on Puberty
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- Create Date：2022-05-09 06:57:07
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Peter Mayle
- ISBN：0818403128
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Reviews
EddieP
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I used to love passing the time reading this puberty tome while I waited for God to bless me with pubes
Casey
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Three stars for the masturbation section alone。 Surprisingly sex-positive and modern， I would happily let my kid read this part as well as some other carefully curated excerpts。 That said， other aspects of the book are wildly out-of-date and problematic for teaching a 21st century understanding of gender and sexuality。 Also， like in Where Do I Come From？， the illustrations are ridiculous and occasionally bordering on disturbing; for the most egregious example， see the pages that chart young peop Three stars for the masturbation section alone。 Surprisingly sex-positive and modern， I would happily let my kid read this part as well as some other carefully curated excerpts。 That said， other aspects of the book are wildly out-of-date and problematic for teaching a 21st century understanding of gender and sexuality。 Also， like in Where Do I Come From？， the illustrations are ridiculous and occasionally bordering on disturbing; for the most egregious example， see the pages that chart young people's growth during puberty and compare the audience's expressions--particularly the teacher's--on the girls' page vs。 the boys'。 。。。more
Sammy
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How would I have survived my teenage years without this book？
Radiolab
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John says this book "is full of hilarious and on-the-nose artwork and facts about always silly， often embarrassing universal experience that is puberty。 From acne and smells to a whole page of how boobs can be totally different shapes， it made adolescents everywhere feel more comfortable in their skins while going through what might be the weirdest part of life。 In the age before youtube， books like this were truly special。" John says this book "is full of hilarious and on-the-nose artwork and facts about always silly， often embarrassing universal experience that is puberty。 From acne and smells to a whole page of how boobs can be totally different shapes， it made adolescents everywhere feel more comfortable in their skins while going through what might be the weirdest part of life。 In the age before youtube， books like this were truly special。" 。。。more
Rileigh
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I didn’t like how it mentioned that a girl’s breasts are for male pleasure。 That is not their purpose and not what they are there for。 It encourages the sexual objectification of girls and is by no way charming。
Cindy
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Excellent text for young children entering puberty。
Jeff Silvester
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Great to help have the talk with kids
Maki
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Explains changes to your body as a teen。 Great book with cartoon images。
Lilly Smith
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I was like ten or nine when my mum got this book for me。 I read it a while ago， but I didn't really remember it so I re-read it the other day。 It's a very good book。 It taught me a lot about puberty and alot of other things。。。 I was like ten or nine when my mum got this book for me。 I read it a while ago， but I didn't really remember it so I re-read it the other day。 It's a very good book。 It taught me a lot about puberty and alot of other things。。。 。。。more
Carline
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Horrible book。 Maybe when it came out in 1975 it was useful but the language and content intended for preadolescent boys today is simply useless。 I pretty much shock my head the entire time I was reading it。 It is obvious a man wrote it。 I wouldn't have my son or daughter read this。 Horrible book。 Maybe when it came out in 1975 it was useful but the language and content intended for preadolescent boys today is simply useless。 I pretty much shock my head the entire time I was reading it。 It is obvious a man wrote it。 I wouldn't have my son or daughter read this。 。。。more
Top Cat =^_^=
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This is very helpful with talking to your child about their body and what to expect。Read the book first so you can choose what you want to read with them as it talks about the body as well as the hormones and feelings they may be feeling and how to manage that。This book made my conversation with my child a lot easier than what I originally going to have with them。 I highly recommend this book to parents that may be a bit nervous talking about this close and personal topic with their child/childr This is very helpful with talking to your child about their body and what to expect。Read the book first so you can choose what you want to read with them as it talks about the body as well as the hormones and feelings they may be feeling and how to manage that。This book made my conversation with my child a lot easier than what I originally going to have with them。 I highly recommend this book to parents that may be a bit nervous talking about this close and personal topic with their child/children。 。。。more
Sarah
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I pored over these pictures when I was a kid。 I think I did find it very helpful to have this around when I was growing up。 As with "Where Did I Come From？" I think this is a great starting point for parents to have a discussion about sex and puberty。 I pored over these pictures when I was a kid。 I think I did find it very helpful to have this around when I was growing up。 As with "Where Did I Come From？" I think this is a great starting point for parents to have a discussion about sex and puberty。 。。。more
Rarity Dalishuz
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good book
Cinders
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Great no-nonsense， lighthearted and informative book targeted at pre-pubescent kids。 Great for parents too！
Carlos
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Este libro lo empezé leyendo con mi padre pero lo repasé más de una vez solo :）
Ruskanen
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This morning， somewhere between sleep and wake my mind was remembering this book。 I believe it was provided to my older brother and me in lieu of "the talk"。 Remember the funny cartoons， photos and graphics of not only this book， but its prequel "Where Did I Come From？" makes me giggle。 This morning， somewhere between sleep and wake my mind was remembering this book。 I believe it was provided to my older brother and me in lieu of "the talk"。 Remember the funny cartoons， photos and graphics of not only this book， but its prequel "Where Did I Come From？" makes me giggle。 。。。more
Katie
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My Mom bought this for me when I was a tween， and I loved it - it's funny， the illustration are great， and it explains puberty and your body's changes really well。However， my sister & I both had the same experience when we bought this book for our sons - neither of them would read it！ It's been sitting on my son's bookshelf for over a year - untouched！ Maybe it's a boy thing？ My Mom bought this for me when I was a tween， and I loved it - it's funny， the illustration are great， and it explains puberty and your body's changes really well。However， my sister & I both had the same experience when we bought this book for our sons - neither of them would read it！ It's been sitting on my son's bookshelf for over a year - untouched！ Maybe it's a boy thing？ 。。。more
Johnson Peabody
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I gave this book to my 5 year old son and he LOVED it。 It's so informative and teaches the young ones so much。 I gave this book to my 5 year old son and he LOVED it。 It's so informative and teaches the young ones so much。 。。。more
Alli
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I had a copy of this and now I am giving a copy to my son！
Lorissa
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I remember this book clearly， almost to the page！ It's been about 20 years since I read it。。。。so it had an impact。 Just after having "the talk"， my parents gave me the book to consult if I had more questions。 I studied every page， giggled over some of them with my cousins， and really got a lot of info from it。 I remember this book clearly， almost to the page！ It's been about 20 years since I read it。。。。so it had an impact。 Just after having "the talk"， my parents gave me the book to consult if I had more questions。 I studied every page， giggled over some of them with my cousins， and really got a lot of info from it。 。。。more
Ray
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Another good book for the age frame of which it is targeted and was given。 Could open up dialog between parents and their kids with such a touchy subject。
Alisa
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Thought this would be a great book to discuss puberty with my 10 year old， since I loved the authors book about where babies come from。 TOTALLY disagreed with the authors on two pages about the big M word。 I know everyone had different views on the subject， but the author's view that everyone does it so "let it make you feel good， not guilty" was DEFINITELY not for me and my children。 Thought this would be a great book to discuss puberty with my 10 year old， since I loved the authors book about where babies come from。 TOTALLY disagreed with the authors on two pages about the big M word。 I know everyone had different views on the subject， but the author's view that everyone does it so "let it make you feel good， not guilty" was DEFINITELY not for me and my children。 。。。more
Kelly Linzey
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Read this as a Teenager。。。 ha
Ashley
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Instead of having "the talk" I got a book！ Good times！ SIKE。 Instead of having "the talk" I got a book！ Good times！ SIKE。 。。。more
Aimee
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This was my parents idea of our book about the birds and the bees。 makes me laugh to think about it to this day
Allison Marsh
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Another helpful parenting book。 Jordyn thought the illustrations in this book were really goofy。
MT
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i read it。 it helps。
Lauren
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Lauren
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This is a very funny book with great illustrations。 I had this book as a kid。 I remember my mother bought it for me， put it in the hall cupboard， and said she would leave it there should I ever have a question too embarrassing to ask。 Needless to say， I was too embarrassed to ever take it out of the cupboard。
Helen
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