| Meet Robie Harris
Tuesday, October 13 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Charles A. Dana Center Maine Medical Center 22 Bramhall St. - Portland
Join us for this very special evening with nationally acclaimed children's book author Robie Harris. Robie will read and talk about her popular books It's Perfectly Normal, It's So Amazing!, and It's Not the Stork! and join members of the Real Life. Real Talk. Coalition to discuss how parents and community members can work together to raise sexually healthy kids. Robie will address issues related to the internet, GLBTQ issues, sexuality education, and more. Purchase your own copies of Robie's books at the event from Longfellow Books and have Robie sign them for your kids! To register for this FREE event, call Toll-Free 1-866-609-5183 or click here. |
| Want to Know More about Robie Harris? Check out this interview with Robie by sexuality educator, Susan Wilson, on Answer. The 15th Anniversary Edition of It's Perfectly Normal, for ages 10 and up, specifically addresses sexuality issues raised by the internet age. Author Robie Harris Talks Candidly to Children About Sex by Susan N. Wilson I happen to think that Harris's delightful and informative books belong in every elementary and middle school library, public library, and home in America. I once somewhat jokingly suggested that all new parents should be given Harris's books for free when they leave the hospital with their first baby and told to put them on a shelf and retrieve them when their kids reach certain ages. I recently interviewed Harris about the new, updated, 15th anniversary edition of It's Perfectly Normal, which her publisher, Candlewick Press, will release in early September. The edition includes a new chapter on young people's fascination with and use of the Internet... Read more |
