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gingerbread_void's review against another edition
4.0
I wish this book had been around when I was a young girl! So so many young vigina havers need/needed this book! Being able to understand and love your body is so very important for young people. This is such a wonderful novel I truly think this is a book schools should be handing out. Anyone can get something put of this book weather its how to handle your own period or helping loved ones through theirs! This book was so so needed and I really hope to see young people and parents buying this book.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
This dates me, but gosh I would have loved to have had a book like this when I first got my period. This has all the information you could want, and all the questions you might have, including the color that period blood is, when you first start, and later in the cycle.
Good advice about what to carry with you incase you get your period when you are out and about. Oh my gosh, that is, I agree with the author, why we carry purses.
I disagree about the period party. But I get that the authors are trying to make it something to celebrate.
Glad that gender identity and periods is brought up here. Other reviewers felt that it wasn't necessary, but really, where else are you going to have someone talk to you about it?
All in all, an easy to access book for girls just wanting answers to all their questions.
Thanks to Netgallky for making this book available for an honest review.
Good advice about what to carry with you incase you get your period when you are out and about. Oh my gosh, that is, I agree with the author, why we carry purses.
I disagree about the period party. But I get that the authors are trying to make it something to celebrate.
Glad that gender identity and periods is brought up here. Other reviewers felt that it wasn't necessary, but really, where else are you going to have someone talk to you about it?
All in all, an easy to access book for girls just wanting answers to all their questions.
Thanks to Netgallky for making this book available for an honest review.
noonanjohnc's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
eatreadbreathe's review against another edition
5.0
A very thorough and helpful guide for people who experience periods. I wish this existed when I was a kid, because it is so detailed and covers so many feelings and questions that I didn't know to ask about when I was young and preparing for my own period. My parents were always willing to listen and educate when they could, but it's hard to prepare yourself or your kids for everything. This goes a long way toward reaching that goal.
I was also very pleased with the author's brief but important inclusion of information specific to persons with disabilities as well as trans and non-binary folx. Yes, trans and non-binary people exist and they experience these issues differently than us cis folx. These are the facts.
This book is informative for all kids -- including those who will never have periods (see the Ally chapter!) -- for a full understanding of what our bodies and minds experience during periods and menstrual cycles.
I was also very pleased with the author's brief but important inclusion of information specific to persons with disabilities as well as trans and non-binary folx. Yes, trans and non-binary people exist and they experience these issues differently than us cis folx. These are the facts.
This book is informative for all kids -- including those who will never have periods (see the Ally chapter!) -- for a full understanding of what our bodies and minds experience during periods and menstrual cycles.
sofiahsszklarczyk's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This is for teen or tweens expecting their period / puberty to any girl who wants to know more periods and puberty
brittmariasbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Welcome to Your Period! is a wonderful, inclusive guide for everyone, especially those who just started their period or will do so soon. But as an older bleeder, it was nice to read too.
The book covers it all: from the basics to what to use and covers (briefly) topics like period poverty and sustainability. The illustrations and the language are inclusive to all which is so important. Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang made an amazing book which normalizes periods and hopefully will make a new generation feel more informed and comfortable around their cycle.
I would really recommend this book to teens and young adults who just started having their periods.
The book covers it all: from the basics to what to use and covers (briefly) topics like period poverty and sustainability. The illustrations and the language are inclusive to all which is so important. Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang made an amazing book which normalizes periods and hopefully will make a new generation feel more informed and comfortable around their cycle.
I would really recommend this book to teens and young adults who just started having their periods.
erine's review against another edition
5.0
Accessible and friendly, this book goes out of its way to be both inclusive and comprehensive. Incorporating digestible chunks of text as well as a little bit of question-and-answer format, this little book tackles a lot of information from the mechanics of periods, to menstrual hygiene, to societal pressures and expectations. I was impressed.