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The story of me

Stanton L. Jones - Author

This is a shared-reading introduction to reproduction and sexuality, combining explanations of pregnancy and birth with a Christian account of the body and family.

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The Story of Me is the first book in the God's Design for Sex series, written to be read to children ages 3-5. With candid, age-appropriate language and realistic illustrations, The Story of Me explains: God's love and the goodness of all He has made; the nurturing family as God's context for love; why God wants each baby to have both a mommy and a daddy; pregnancy as God's way to care for a baby until birth; the specialness of being made a boy or a girl; proper names for private body parts. Spend a few special moments with your child and The Story of Me sharing the stories of God's wonderful love and the marvelous body that is His special gift! - Back cover.

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Pregnancy· ExplainedBirth· ExplainedHuman reproduction· Explained

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Beyond the Cover

pregnancybirthhuman reproductionChristian beliefsfamilygender

Non-fictionIllustrated book

Themes in Context

Reproduction as an explanation

The book explains a baby’s growth inside the mother’s body and the birth process.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: Reproduction is presented as information about how a baby develops, within a religious account of the body as God’s gift.

Talk about: What questions might your child have about how a baby grows before birth?

Faith, family and gender

The book links God’s love and the goodness of creation with family, and says God wants each baby to have both a mother and a father. It also presents being a boy or a girl as special.

How the book presents it: The book affirms this religious and family framework rather than presenting it as a neutral set of alternatives.

Talk about: How would you like to respond to the book’s ideas about family and being a boy or a girl?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

It brings bodily knowledge together with beliefs about God, family and being a boy or a girl, so it may suit families seeking a faith-based approach to these subjects.

What Deserves Attention

It discusses pregnancy, birth, sexuality and private body parts, and presents a family model involving both a mother and a father. Consider whether that framing fits your family’s beliefs.

A Conversation Worth Having

How would you like to talk about the book’s connection between faith, family and how bodies develop?

Reading Approach

Read together and pause for questions about body-part names or birth. You can explain which ideas reflect your family’s beliefs and add any context you want your child to have.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Reproduction as an explanation: The detail and wording of the explanations are not established.
Faith, family and gender: The full discussion of gender and families, and how it handles circumstances outside this stated framework, are unclear.

The Story of Me - Stan Jones, Stanton L. Jones, Brenna B. Jones - Google Books

Limited information

Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Reproduction as an explanation

The story of me by Stanton L. Jones | Open Library