Anastasia Higginbotham

People of color are eager for white people to deal with their racial ignorance. White people are desperate for an affirmative role in racial justice. Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness helps with conversations the nation is, just now, finally starting to have.

Not My Idea

An invaluable tool for kids to discuss death, explore grief, and honor the life of loved ones.

Death Is Stupid

A refreshingly honest portrayal of divorce, this beautifully illustrated book offers children the hope of staying whole during parents' split.

Divorce Is the Worst

"Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this necessary conversation stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body. The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose. Anastasia Higginbotham's tell stories of children navigating trouble with their senses on alert and their souls intact. Her previous books include Divorce Is the Worst and Death Is Stupid"--

Tell me about sex, Grandma

Patiently forthcoming with lessons your parents redacted, this book about sex for kids starts a necessary conversation that stresses consent, sex positivity, and the right to be curious about your body. The dialogue focuses on the dynamics of sex, rather than the mechanics, as Grandma reminds readers that sex is not marriage or reproduction, and doesn't look the same for everyone. Instead, each person's sexuality is their very own to discover, explore, and share if they choose. A refreshing, positive response to a child's questions about sex. . . . Above all, the author emphasizes that people have the right to make their own choices about sex, now and always. --SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL I love that it's Grandma giving advice. Some Native Americans say the very young and the very old understand each other best, because each is closest to the unknown. --GLORIA STEINEM, feminist and author of My Life on the Road

Tell Me about Sex, Grandma

With the help of her mom and sister, an 11-year-old heals from the aftermath of being assaulted by her cousin.

A Book about Boundaries

You Ruined It

Kids are told, "it's for the best"--and one day, it may be. But right now, divorce is the worst. Frank but funny, Anastasia Higginbotham conveys the challenge of staying whole when your entire world, and the people in it, split apart. Exceptional in its child-centered portrayal, Divorce Is the Worst is an invaluable tool for families, therapeutic professionals, and divorce mediators struggling to address this common and complex experience.

A 6th grader speaks out about his queerness, Blackness, and the love that dismantles whiteness.

Anastasia Higginbotham

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