The Book of Boys (for Girls) & the Book of Girls (for Boys)

by Joy Allen

Inspired by the classic rhyme: What are little girls made of? and What are little boys made of? Greenberg supplies his own take on the matter, celebrating the differences between boys and girls. Full color.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316362107
• ISBN13: 9780316362108
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Playful stereotypes

Review by Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff and SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe At first glance this book seems as non-politically correct as one can get. In fact, it was with great hesitance that I finished reading the book to my daughter. I'm glad I did. Given the contemporary climate of speech control and the like, broaching the subject of gender differences is a dangerous thing. David T. Greenberg does it with grace, humor, and a necessary amount of tongue and cheek. Using language a child would, he mimicks what is said on playgrounds and in school halls and in the minds of girls and boys. From blaming flatulance on members of the opposite sex to pointing towards their lack of hygiene, Greenberg gives voice to both sides of the story. Children will laugh, grin, and agree that boys and girls are different, but they can be cool, uproarious, glorious and wondrous, too.