Sex is a Funny Word is a comic book that is less about the mechanics of sex and more about the ideas surrounding personal identity, feelings, ethics, and interactions with others. The comic offers much more than “the birds and the bees” information as it also prompts open and honest conversations between children and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Additionally, author Cory Silverberg and illustrator Fiona Smyth describe the parts of the body and all the ways it can vary, while also making a point of how to treat others’ bodies with respect. This wonderfully inclusive comic book depicts four main protagonists who represent a colorful range of ethnicities, abilities, sexualities, orientations, and whose gender identities are not readily