Can you recommend a book about puberty that doesn't overdose on the sex stuff?

[Miaou]

I am looking for a book that explains puberty to a bright nine year old - preferably more about the emotional and physical changes and less about sex and sexual feelings (not because I am prudish, just that I think she is too young to have all that pushed at her just yet). Dd1 is v bright and quite mature but not at all streetwise, but needs to hear from someone/where other than us that what she is going through is "normal", bless.

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TheLadyEvenstar - done the chat thing. But dd1 is a real bookworm and also very shy, and I think that a book will help answer any questions that she is too embarrassed to ask me (or, perhaps provide a springboard from which to ask me questions if you get me). It's meant as a backup tool, not an alternative to talking to her!

Suedonim - I searched the Highland Libraries Catalogue to see what I could come up with - outside of that, I would have to pay a fee/contribution for postage to get hold of books. Still, am going to order in the book I mentioned below to see if that's OK for her.

Miaou,
well i wish you luck......wish my ds was shy but oh no he'll just ask away lol

What about this or this, grumpy? Or are they too "old", do you think?

The Usborne one is good. I got the boy version for ds1 (9)

I was just going to start a thread exactly like this one, very helpfull tips. I'm coming to the UK next week and want an english version to read with dd - could get one in German and I probably will later so she has all the vocab but I'd rather do it in my language first.

I'm bumping this thread as it's an age old question! I know everyone's opinions are different re what's appropriate for what age but I've just been trawling thru amazon for over an hour and have come up with this book that I'm really happy to give my mature 7 year old DD. She's definitely interested in the differences between boys & girls bodies and kissing and cuddling and where babies come from. IMHO this book talks about all this in age appropriate language. It also explains what adoption / fostering is & what is OK & not OK touching.