Age appropriate books about sex.

[Traveller]

The one we have, which admittedly has nothing about relationships, is "how your body works" which is an usborne book I think. It's really good with lots of cartoon robots explaining various bodily functions in a very non confrontational way. The only problem is the birth scene involves a woman in theatre in stranded beetle position with lots of doctors in masks. When we read it they know to correct the book and say lots of ladies stay home to have their babies and it's better to give birth on all fours

[Astrid]

The one we have, which admittedly has nothing about relationships, is "how your body works" which is an usborne book I think. It's really good with lots of cartoon robots explaining various bodily functions in a very non confrontational way. The only problem is the birth scene involves a woman in theatre in stranded beetle position with lots of doctors in masks. When we read it they know to correct the book and say lots of ladies stay home to have their babies and it's better to give birth on all fours

Oh wow - I had that book as a kid, infact I still have it! Found it the other week along with my copies of "where did I come from?" and "what's happening to me?"

[Miss_Dee]

My mum got me "Where did I come from" and "What's happening to me" when I was quite young. Not sure how old I was, but I do remember that the idea of talking to Mum and Dad about all that was horrifying and embarrassing, but happily read both books on a number of occasions.

[Miss.September]

Where Did I Come From and What's Happening To Me are still really popular. There are also two others that schools were loving when I was selling books "Secret Girls' Business" and "Secret Boys Business". There was also a follow up to the girl version. They were aimed at around grade 5 to year 7 or so.

ETA - Sorry, Onyx, just reread your post and saw the ages you were after. The first two are better for the age you're looking for.

[AnyDream]

I think Mama laid an Egg by Babette Cole is a good non confronting one to open the conversation, especially with the younger ones. I too grew up with "Where did I come from?" by Peter Mayle. When my DD got a little older (8 or 9) I bought a book by Usborne that was pretty comprehensive but simple and cut down enough not to be scary! LOL They have a pink girl's and a blue boy's version of the book and it's called "What's happening to me?" (not related to the Peter Mayle book of the same title). Family Planning NSW has an online bookshop with a lot of resources in the "puberty" category.