A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? Anita gets answers when she meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."Meet the guests:- <a href="https://www.tylerfeder.com/">Tyler Feder</a>, the author and illustrator behind the book “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647974/bodies-are-cool-by-tyler-feder/">Bodies are Cool</a>"- <a href="https://www.shellyanand.com/">Shelly Anand</a>, the author of “<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/laxmi-s-mooch-shelly-anand/15050290?ean=9781984815651">Laxmi’s Mooch</a>"<a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-10-30/what-kids-books-teach-us-about-our-bodies-transcript">Read the transcript</a> | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@embodiedwunc?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/embodiedwunc/?hl=en">Instagram </a><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/254474/43/83gu0x074ydhd8wm">Leave a message for Embodied</a>

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Anita meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."

A new crop of children’s book authors are trying to help kids develop curiosity about their physical bodies. But how exactly do they turn fraught body politics into compelling children's stories? Anita gets answers when she meets Tyler Feder and Shelly Anand, the creators behind the books "Bodies Are Cool" and "Laxmi's Mooch."

Meet the guests:

- <a href="https://www.tylerfeder.com/">Tyler Feder</a>, the author and illustrator behind the book “<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647974/bodies-are-cool-by-tyler-feder/">Bodies are Cool</a>"

- <a href="https://www.shellyanand.com/">Shelly Anand</a>, the author of “<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/laxmi-s-mooch-shelly-anand/15050290?ean=9781984815651">Laxmi’s Mooch</a>"

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What Kids' Books Teach Us About Our Bodies

What Kids' Books Teach Us About Our Bodies

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