How Do You Make a Baby?

A factual and funny book for children aged 4 and up that answers the questions all children are curious about.

How does a baby get into the mother’s stomach? Who can make a baby, and how is it actually done?

With comic illustrations and a playful tone, this book is a great conversation starter for families and classrooms approaching the topics of sex education, human anatomy and how babies are made. Informational, funny and warm, How Do You Make a Baby? is an intelligent introductory teaching tool that keeps the topic light and easy through humorous language, illustration and inclusivity.

How Do You Make a Baby? gives parents, teachers and children a starting point for open and inclusive discussion on topics including different ways to be a family, same-sex parents, IVF treatment, adoption and a diverse cast of illustrated characters.

“"With a combination of cartoon illustrations, goofy humor, and candid information, this very Scandinavian baby-making primer approaches the topic with eyes wide open. The title question yields some ridiculous answers ('With dangerous chemicals? With butter, sugar, flour, and eggs?') before getting serious ('Making a baby begins with love'). After some real talk about how couples express affection ('Cuddling together naked, man and woman, woman and woman, or man and man is called having sex. It's something adult couples do because they're close and they like it'), Fiske covers the basics--conception, embryo development, pregnancy--in some depth. The journey of the sperm to the egg, for example, plays out over nine pages. Fiske includes the fact that having sex doesn't always result in a pregnancy and that some couples are unable to conceive ('We don't have any sperm'). The drawings maintain a sense of humor while introducing forthright details about intercourse: as a naked man and woman kiss, his erect penis says, 'Hello!' and her vagina replies, 'Come in!' This covers-off look at baby-making doesn't leave much to the imagination; those seeking an uninhibited approach to the topic will welcome this book's directness."--The Horn Book Magazine”

Sometimes it's best to just keep it simple, honest and real. With a book like this one, nothing can go wrong because it's informative, humorous, light and easy to read! Mr Love's Bookshelf - Instagram

Anna Fiske (b. 1964) is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. Fiske’s playful and distinctive style, both literary and pictorial, has earned her numerous awards and honours for her works. Several of her books have been published with great success in many countries.

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