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The Bare Naked Book
The Bare Naked Book
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BOOK DETAILS

  • Paperback
  • Jan.03.1986
  • 9781554510498
  • Annick Press
$19.95
Hardcover
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BOOK DETAILS

  • Hardcover
  • Jan.03.1986
  • 9781554510504
  • Annick Press

Kathy gives an overview of the book:

From hair (dripping, straight, curly, and tangled) to toes (stamping, ticklish, skinny, and squishy) and the private parts in between, there is nothing more special than your body. The Bare Naked Book pays tribute to the wonderful diversity of our marvelous bodies from a child's point of view.
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From hair (dripping, straight, curly, and tangled) to toes (stamping, ticklish, skinny, and squishy) and the private parts in between, there is nothing more special than your body. The Bare Naked Book pays tribute to the wonderful diversity of our marvelous bodies from a child's point of view.

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Shoulders

Big shoulders

Hunched shoulders

Up-and-down shoulders

Bony shoulders

Shoulders...

Where are your shoulders?

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I had several stories that didn’t work very well, and when I noticed that all of them had something to do with body parts, I decided to try putting them all together in one book, and added more. Since little kids love to be bare naked and are curious about bodies not like their own, I decided to include everything.

About Kathy

Kathy long ago sorted mail, waited tables, and taught school for five years, before finally figuring out that what she really wanted to do was write. She now has over 30 titles to her credit which include young adult fiction, novels for middle readers, picture books, non-...

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Published Reviews

Jul.14.2008

In this charming book a child suffers the common miserable woe of being misunderstood. The little girl loves red. Juice tastes better in the red cup. The red stockings help her to jump higher, but alas...

Jul.14.2008

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...