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Cory Silverberg

コリー・シルバーバーグ

Korī Shirubābāgu

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism

Career

Occupations
sex educator, author, public speaker, blogger, founding member of Come As You Are
Active Years
2003-2024
Affiliations
Come As You Are (sex shop), American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
Nominations
2016 Joe Shuster Award / Canada's National Comic Book Award Nominee for Sex is a Funny Word

Education

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Degree: Master of Education
Country: Canada

Awards

Lambda Literary Awards
2014
Work: What Makes a Baby
Category: LGBT Children/Young Adult
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: Finalist
Stonewall Book Award
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Category: Children's and Young Adult Literature
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Honor Book
Norma Fleck Award
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Category: Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
Result: Winner
American Library Association Notable Children's Book Award
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Notable
Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Organization: Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result: Award
Association for Library Service to Children Notable Book
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Organization: Association for Library Service to Children
Result: Notable
Rainbow Book List
2016
Work: Sex is a Funny Word
Result: Selection

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability

2003 Non-fiction

Comprehensive guide to sex and disability. Co-authored.

sexualitydisability

What Makes a Baby

2012 Children's non-fiction

Children's book explaining how babies are made for all families. Most funded on Kickstarter.

reproductionfamilyinclusivity

Sex is a Funny Word

2015 Children's non-fiction

Candid, inclusive primer on sexuality and gender for children.

sexualitygenderinclusivity

You Know, Sex

2022 Children's non-fiction

Third sex education book.

sexuality

Bibliography

  • The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability (2003)
  • What Makes a Baby (2012)
  • Sex is a Funny Word (2015)
  • You Know, Sex (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Colorful, illustrated sex education for childrenInclusive, stereotype-defying style
Recurring Motifs
bodiesfeelingsinclusivitypleasureaccess

Legacy

Pioneer in inclusive children's sex education books, recipient of multiple awards. Teaches on sex and disability, technology, pleasure, inclusion across North America.

In Popular Culture

  • Sex is a Funny Word appeared on ALA's Top 10 Most Challenged Books list.

Trivia

  • What Makes a Baby was the most funded children's book project on Kickstarter to date.
  • Sex is a Funny Word was on ALA's Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2017 and #20 on Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010-2019.
  • Grew up in a middle class liberal Canadian home in the 70s.