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Welcome to my website.
It’s full of information about the books I write, how I make them, and why I write what I write. And since I can’t draw for beans, you’ll also find out how lucky I am to work with so many talented illustrators, editors, and designers. And you can also find out what other people say about the work I love doing. I hope you will find answers to most of the questions you — kids, teens, and grown-ups — have about my books.

What’s New?
IT’S PERFECTLY NORMAL, CHANGING BODIES, GROWING UP. SEX. GENDER AND SEXUAL HEALTH JUST PUBLISHED!

The newest, most comphrehensive, up-to date edition of It’s Perfectly Normal, Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender and Sexual Health was published May 18, 2021! It’s full of new information and art for all preteens and teens, no matter who you are. [...]

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WHO? A CELEBRATION OF BABIES

WHO? A Celebration of Babies, illustrated by the endearing art of Natascha Rosenberg, is the first of two early board books I have written. Both are intended for very young babies, older babies, and toddlers. WHO? is all about the beloved people, pets, AND objects in an infant’s day-to-day life. The book features all kinds [...]

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LOOK! BABIES HEAD TO TOE

My second board book, LOOK! Babies  Head to Toe is beautifully illustrated by Anoosha Syed, introduces our youngest children, our infants and toddlers, to many parts of their bodies. It is filled with fun, repetitive sounds and a melodic voice that names body parts from head to toe along with illustrations that are bound to [...]

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20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION! 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!

It’s Perfectly Normal book cover

It’s So Amazing! book cover

The new and fully updated 20TH ANNIVERSARY Edition of IT’S PERFECTLY NORMAL, Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, And Sexual Health — The new and fully updated 15TH ANNIVERSARY Edition of IT’S SO AMAZING! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families.

Every year, a new set of kids and teens come along who need honest, responsible, up-to-date, and accurate information about sexual health. That’s exactly why I consulted yet again with experts to make sure the information in our books would be current and scientifically accurate...

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What’s Next?
COMPLETELY FULLY REVISED, UPDATED, INCLUSIVE AND VERIFIED NEW EDITION OF IT’S SO AMAZING! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, Gender, and Families.

Thrilled that this newest version of artist Michael Emberley’s and my book will be published this fall for children roughly ages 7 to age 9 or so. As we all know, children in this age-range have more information and questions than ever before. Our book gives them accurate and the most up-to-date and truthful information [...]

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A NEW PICTURE BOOK

It’s so exciting for me that a new artist has finished creating the art for a new picture book of mine to be published in early spring 2022. This magnificent fine artist, who has never illustrated a children’s book, has just the right sensibilities when it comes to portraying children, a beautiful sense of color, [...]

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ANOTHER NEW PICTURE BOOK

More exciting news! I have signed a contract for a new picture book. This magnificent artist will begin creating the art for this book soon. It will be published in fall 2022. Stay tuned for more information.

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A NEW NONFICTION BOOK

I am in working on a new nonfiction book that is under contract for kids roughly age ten and up on a current topic that affects each of us, including preteens and teens. The topic is daunting, constantly changing and challenging. A tough challenge is what keeps me rewriting and collecting new source material almost [...]

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WRITING. WRITING, REWRITING, AND MORE WRITING

I am continuing to work on a new picture and board book ideas. I find myself working on some of my ideas an hour at a time, every few days or so. As ideas pop into my head, I write notes, and more notes. Ideas don’t stop popping into my brain. Who knows which idea [...]

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News
HONORED, THRILLED, HUMBLED, GRATEFUL

I was so surprised to have been selected by the Freedom to Read Foundation to be the recipient of their 2021 Role of Honor Award at the American Library Association’s annual conference on June 24th, 2021. A big thank you to the Foundation and the artists who illustrated the books I have written and the [...]

WONDERFUL PODCAST—NEWLY PUBLISHED IT’S PERFECTLY NORMAL

Hosted by the amazing Christine Koh at AMAZE.ORG, Become an Askable Parent with AMAZE, here’s the recent podcast about how books I wrote on healthy sexuality and Michael Emberley illustrated can help parents, young children, older children, preteens and teens have the up-to-date, accurate information on sexual health. Here’s the link to the podcast: How [...]

LOOK! BABIES HEAD TO TOE—CITED FROM GOODREADS!

Here’s a wonderful quote cited on Goodreads: “ This book will captivate babies and toddlers. It’s the perfect follow-up to Harris’s first board book, Who? A Celebration of Babies. Read the full quote: HERE

WHO? A CELEBRATION OF BABIES IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE ARTICLE THE BEST 15 BOARD BOOKS FOR BABIES, ACCORDING TO BOOKSELLERS.

A quote from the article: “If you’re looking for another book to read aloud, Morrissey recommends this by Robie Harris, who usually writes for older kids. “Brightly colored drawings help introduce us to babies in all sorts of families,” she says. Bonus: “The gentle repetition helps with language development and makes for a great read-aloud.” [...]

NOW WHAT? HIGH PRAISE!

Here’s what Shelf Awareness wrote about NOW WHAT? “Puppy’s expressive pencil-stroke eyebrows and wagging tail catapult this bouncy protagonist to a huggability quotient rarely witnessed in math-oriented texts…