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 - Doesn't sell itselfI don't like that the excerpt for this book only gives one page of text. I really can't tell what this book is about by one page or if it's appropriate for my 5-year-old who bores easily if it's not about him. The "surprise me" page is only an illustration. Rather frustrating. Because of this, I'll look for other books that give more detail. Rating:  - Best to pre-read and edit according to childs ageWhen my husband and I found out we were going to have a second child(complete surprise). Our daughter will be almost 23 months when I should give birth. I have gotten the What to Expect when you are Expecting, and What to Expect the First year. When I saw this book, I knew we should get it. The only thing that I would warn all parents about is that the book is written matter of factly, using all the formal terms for the parts of the body for both men and women. The book does say that you should read it first to edit for your child(but you don't see this warning unless you read the book first). As it was delivered early in the day(stay-at-home mom), I almost read it to my daughter, but when I saw some of the terms used, I decided to read through it while she napped,and because of her young age, I am glad that I did. Rating:  - Too much info/words for 14 month oldI found this book at a discount book store and bought it without reading it. Should have read it first, my fault (it was cheap). It is way too lenghtly for a young child, read it to him for the first time at 14 months old. I realize it says 2-4 years old, but I thought it would be somewhat decent for my son. My son will be 18 months old when the baby arrives. We looked at the pictures and talked about them. I also paraphrased the wording and only read what I thought he could understand. Each section/question and answer has 50 words or more (sections are two pages long). Rating:  - does not tell "how the baby got in there" exactly!i found it when i was six years old. mom read it to me the night we got it. one sentence is:"daddy's sperm and mommy's ovum join together... like a jigsaw puzzle". It did not tell me how the sperm got in and they come from. i never knew those things until i was almost nine. p.s. i reccomend it's so amazing and whats the big secret! Rating:  - TWO THUMBS UP. . . . . . Way Up. This book was helpful to me as well as my daughter. We are expecting #2 in May. My daughter is 6. She has lots of questions. This answered her questions and gave me some good ideas to helo her feel involved with the baby.
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