Nicholas AllanWhere Willy Went

Now, I'm not sure I would have given this to my 5-7 year old. Read some previous reviews who were all praising the way it was written and how it helped explain things to their child. The book is very well written and explains things in a way that I expect most adults would not have considered but I think maybe 8-10 is a better age range for the book - it will be saved for the future.

My little girl who's five had started asking things like, 'Where did I come from' and 'Where was I before I existed'. So I began explaining in my own way about how babies are made - just starting out with the sperm and egg part. Thankfully, she didn't ask at that point how the sperm got the the egg! So I decided it might be time to let someone else explain that in a well thought out manner. Having read all the positive reviews of Where Willy Went, I opted for this and am so glad I did. It is such a sweet story, explained in such a clear, innocent manner (with the sex part alluded to but in a way that allows a parent to give as much or as little added information as they feel appropriate). My only slight quibble with the book (and this is being very pedantic - but is something that my daughter raised) is that it poses the question (after the little girl is born and grows up) where did Willy go? Nobody knows, it says (but goes on to say that, like Willy, the little girl is good at swimming) - this makes it a bit confusing if you're trying to make a child understand that a sperm and egg make up a person. In fact, my daughter said that surely Willy became the little girl. So she got it, but only because I'd previously explained how babies are made, not because of the book making it clear. Other than that though, this is a fantastic little book with great illustrations.

I really didn't know how to address my 7 year old daughters questions and I really wish I would have just told her when she was ALOT younger. I had told her how the baby comes out of my belly when she was about 4 years old because she had asked and that was the end of that but I think because I had waited so long with these questions it all got a bit awkward and embarrassing. I bought Hair In Funny Places, Where Willy Went and Mummy Laid An Egg and she read them in that order. We all sat down, me, her daddy and her 15 year old sister and she read the books aloud and giggled and laughed and looked confused all the way through. She then asked tons of questions and we went through the books again and that was that.I honestly don't know how I would have done it without these books, she's asked for further books as she still doesn't understand how the baby grows from nothing and where the baby gets it 'bones and hair' from so she is still a bit confused but loves reading the books as she said that she has learned so much. 5 stars! ---> *****

Well done author! Friend was worried it would show where willy went...it is great and explaining everything properly without detail they at the age this book is for don’t necessarily need to know. They might however ask questions and plenty of them are possible form each page of this book!!! If questions are asked they need to be answered and properly...willie definitely goes where he is designed for and yet without actually saying how or where exactly that is ! Very well worth having this book with others and being an adult and explaining everything openly honestly and properly without embarrassing yourself or them about what Mummy and Daddy do together and where etc !

My children, aged 9 and 10, and I found this a very funny way of learning about the birds and the bees, in a light hearted way. I would recommend adults to read it before the children as you may freak out about what they are reading but once read it really isn't that bad. Kids just love it for the humour.

This book was suggested as my 6 year old daughter had asked how babies got in your tummy. However when it came, I decided it was too soon to read it to my daughter, despite several reviews saying they had read to similar age or even younger. It just didnt sit right with me. The book points to mr browns on show private parts on the second page and says thats where the sperm live. I guess everyone is different but for me it felt too soon. I think Ill wait a bit longer.

Such a good book to teach children from a young age how the body works & where babies come from without them really knowing where it comes from.

This book is fabulous! My 5 year old started to ask about where babies come from last year when I was pregnant with his baby sister; at that time he was happy with a quick "from mummy's tummy". As more and more mum's at school are having babies he has started to ask again and I felt that I needed something simple and none threatening to help him understand. This book is just the ticket. It is written in language they understand and it is funny. I would definatly recommend this book to anyone struggling with the best way to tell their child the facts of life without scaring them half to death!