Robie H. Harris is an American author, specializing in books for children. She was born in

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. Harris wrote several children's books about childbirth and human sexuality, including ''

It's Perfectly Normal ''It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health'' is a children's book written by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley. The purpose of the book is to inform preadolescent children about puberty by exploring ...

'' and ''

It's so Amazing ''It's So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families'' is a 1999 children's book about pregnancy and childbirth. It is written by Robie Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley. Content The book is intended for tweens, ...

'', two of the

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's most-challenged books of the 21st century. She is a cousin of children's author

Elizabeth Levy Elizabeth Levy (born April 4, 1942) is an author who has written over eighty children's books in a variety of genres. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is currently living in New York City. She has appeared as a contestant on " Funny Or Die's Bil ...

. She graduated from Wheaton College and the Bank Street College of Education. She won the 2019 Mathical Book Prize for her book Crash! Boom! A Math Tale.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni Bank Street College of Education alumni American children's writers {{US-child-writer-stub