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The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made
A long-standing favorite with Christian parents, The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made will help you teach your children about families, babies, and sexual intimacy from a joyful Christian perspective. Uniquely set against the backdrop of God's creation and our role in it, this book is an excellent place to begin presenting the information, feelings, and attitudes you would like to share with your children about the truly wonderful way babies and families are made.
Special features
Large-print, rhyming text designed to be read aloud to children three to eight.
In-depth, age-appropriate information in smaller print allows the book to "grow" with children older than eight.
A unique section to help children understand adoption.
This kid-friendly and thoughtfully written classic is sure to instill a lasting appreciation for the miracle of The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made!
Special features
Large-print, rhyming text designed to be read aloud to children three to eight.
In-depth, age-appropriate information in smaller print allows the book to "grow" with children older than eight.
A unique section to help children understand adoption.
This kid-friendly and thoughtfully written classic is sure to instill a lasting appreciation for the miracle of The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made!
47 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1982
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September 4, 2025read this on my break. 0 stars since i believe in evolution. should be called The Way that Straight Conservative Christians Have Vanilla Sex and Make Vanilla Ill-Informed Babies but what do i know
April 11, 2010
This is fabulous book to help parents introduce the topic of how babies are made. Here is what I like:
-The paintings and illustrations are beautiful and depict families of different races which I appreciate.
- On each page there is big font, which is sometimes more prosey but aloften so has pages that have rhythm and rhyme as well. This read-out loud text for children under age 8.
- Text box containing a smaller font goes into a little more detail and if a child is about 8 or up they can read the more specific/mature explanations that I thought were totally appropriate.
- It is from a VERY Christian point of view. I like that the topic of why families are important and how families came to be starts off with a discussion of the creation and God's plans for all of his creations, and Adam and Eve, etc.
Disclaimer here: Some of his "points of doctrine" depart from some of my person religious views. For example, the text mentions that no one knows what God looks like. True, but we teach the doctrine firmly in our faith that we are created in God's image. That we are are literally his spirit children. So, there are probably a few parts where I might feel more comfortable changing the words or omitting his doctrinal views. But overall, I really really like his faith-based perspective in the building of families.
- There is a wonderful section about adoption as well.
Overall, I felt the book to be a very empowering tool in helping me approach this topic with my 4 year old daughter. I never received "the talk" from my parents and learned about male and female relationships and sex from novels and friends.
I found this book gave me the words, or at least, ideas for what words I want to use, even if I change the phrasing a little, it really helps my approach to the topic.
I definitely recommend to Christian families who would like a way to start talking about the birds and the bees with toddlers and pre-schoolers.
If you are not Christian, you will NOT love this book.
-The paintings and illustrations are beautiful and depict families of different races which I appreciate.
- On each page there is big font, which is sometimes more prosey but aloften so has pages that have rhythm and rhyme as well. This read-out loud text for children under age 8.
- Text box containing a smaller font goes into a little more detail and if a child is about 8 or up they can read the more specific/mature explanations that I thought were totally appropriate.
- It is from a VERY Christian point of view. I like that the topic of why families are important and how families came to be starts off with a discussion of the creation and God's plans for all of his creations, and Adam and Eve, etc.
Disclaimer here: Some of his "points of doctrine" depart from some of my person religious views. For example, the text mentions that no one knows what God looks like. True, but we teach the doctrine firmly in our faith that we are created in God's image. That we are are literally his spirit children. So, there are probably a few parts where I might feel more comfortable changing the words or omitting his doctrinal views. But overall, I really really like his faith-based perspective in the building of families.
- There is a wonderful section about adoption as well.
Overall, I felt the book to be a very empowering tool in helping me approach this topic with my 4 year old daughter. I never received "the talk" from my parents and learned about male and female relationships and sex from novels and friends.
I found this book gave me the words, or at least, ideas for what words I want to use, even if I change the phrasing a little, it really helps my approach to the topic.
I definitely recommend to Christian families who would like a way to start talking about the birds and the bees with toddlers and pre-schoolers.
If you are not Christian, you will NOT love this book.
August 10, 2018
This book was part of our school curriculum and I am very pleased with how it handles this topic. With two different text options on each page for children of varying ages. I found myself volleying between these options to customize the text for my child. If you want to address reproduction with children, and do so from a Christian perspective, I recommend this book to you. I especially appreciate the author's inclusion of several pages on adoption. I normally have to add a few words about adoption myself when talking with my adopted child about genetics or ancestry. I love that this author was thoughtful to weave it into this book beautifully.
March 7, 2018
Looks like a baby book, but has some great Christian biology lessons for older kids too!
March 31, 2018
Mystery solved.
April 11, 2018
The rhyming verse is god-awful from an literary perspective, but the message is good. I love how they include adoption and the story of the incarnation.
June 10, 2019
Such a helpful, excellent resource for parents who don’t know where to begin in explaining this beautiful truth.
November 19, 2020
a Christian centered look at reproduction. Read my full review at http://letterstocassiandotherfolks.bl...
December 4, 2020
Excellent. Has a simpler text for the younger crowd, and a more detailed version for the older kiddos on the same pages. Used with our study of the human body in our homeschool.
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May 1, 2021Reading this book was the best part of my weekend. I cannot believe this is how some people are introduced to sex. There's gotta be a better way than this book. Had a few good laughs though.
February 25, 2022
Good for younger or older children.
September 5, 2022
Super book to tastefully introduce the birds and the bees from a Christian perspective.
January 20, 2010
Astonishingly, given the obsession our culture has for sex, many books on the topic (both Christian and secular) somehow make it boring and uncomfortable. This book, beautifully written and pleasingly illustrated, is neither. The author does a very nice job placing sex within a larger context by describing how God created the universe and the world, and how He allows living beings to participate in that creative work through procreation. The institution of marriage is described as the appropriate place for sex, and the mechanics of sex and procreation are described accurately and respectfully. Wonderfully, at the end of the book the author notes that babies also come into families through adoption, and that Jesus Himself was adopted by Joseph and subsequently listed in Joseph's family tree.
The book is targeted for readers between the ages of 3 and 14, and strikes a balance between too much and too little information by giving simple lyrical text in large print for young listeners, and additional details in small text to be read by older children. Unlike many other books on this topic, the illustrations are quite modest, with one image of partial nudity (Adam and Eve seen from behind, viewed from the waist up) and one image of a married couple embracing beneath a modestly-draped blanket.
There is absolutely no substitute for an ongoing conversation between loving parents and children about sex and marriage. This book makes a very nice supplement (and possibly a jump-start) to that conversation.
The book is targeted for readers between the ages of 3 and 14, and strikes a balance between too much and too little information by giving simple lyrical text in large print for young listeners, and additional details in small text to be read by older children. Unlike many other books on this topic, the illustrations are quite modest, with one image of partial nudity (Adam and Eve seen from behind, viewed from the waist up) and one image of a married couple embracing beneath a modestly-draped blanket.
There is absolutely no substitute for an ongoing conversation between loving parents and children about sex and marriage. This book makes a very nice supplement (and possibly a jump-start) to that conversation.
May 6, 2014
This is a wonderful resource that a friend recommended. There are two levels of reading, for younger and older children. I read the older version with my young teen today (probably could have read it earlier, but he wasn't interested), and despite the assumed awkwardness of the topic, I found it tremendously well written, guiding us along not just how babies are made, but the background and big picture of sex in the first place. Between this book and "Lintball Leo's not-so-stupid Questions about your Body" I feel like I have a couple of great books beyond the Bible to set a foundation and prepare my sons for puberty and maturity that are Bible-based.
Keep in mind this is just basic sex-ed and foundational biblical teachings on abstaining until marriage. The topics of safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases are not discussed.
Keep in mind this is just basic sex-ed and foundational biblical teachings on abstaining until marriage. The topics of safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases are not discussed.
June 30, 2011
I could go on forever about why I didn't like this book, here's the breakdown - the good and the bad: great illustrations, ethically diverse representation and comprehensive in everything from natural birth to adoptions. What I didn't like was the theological tone (I didn't realize it was a christian book until I got it home from the library). I admit that I am agnostic at best, but this seemed very judgemental (sex is only intended for married couples who are going to have a baby), hypocritical even from a "christian" standpoint, and went into biblical refrences. I would've entitled it: The Wonderful Way Babies Are Made For The Uber Dedicated And Extremely Conservative Christian or Proselytism For Kids - That way the reader knows exactly what the book is like.
March 21, 2012
This is a beautiful book. I have used it with both of my older girls to go over the birds and the bees - God's way. It is not threatening or intimidating!
February 14, 2013
Best book I've read to teach beginning sex-ed to children, in a Godly framework
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