Mommy Laid an Egg or Where Do Babies Come From by Babette Cole

I think this story is very funny and cute in a way. I like how at the beginning of the book the mom and dad want to tell their kids where babies come from and they say weird things. For example girl babies are made of sugar and spice, some are brought by dinosaurs, grow as plants, and an egg. Then the kids say to the parents that they are wrong and they will teach them how babies are born.

What I thought was very controversial are the pictures the kids draw to show the mom and dad how babies are born. Phrases like, "this fits in there" or "different positions that mom and dad fit together," are just a little over top to me. I do believe this book is a good idea but I believe that how babies are born should be understood at home and not in school. I not only think kids will laugh and giggle at these sorts of things but I also think they might try to investigate these things at school. I think that because it is in a book these children will think it's okay to do and experiment with. It doesn't seem like the right place to read this book to students I think it should stay at home for the mother and father to take care of.