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This Vintage Childrens Book LeavesNothing To The ImaginationKids need to learn somehow.

posted on Jun. 13, 2015, at 2:56 a.m.

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Children have to learn the birds and the beessomehow, and the 1975 book How a Baby Is Madewas written to show them EVERY step of the process.In graphic detail.

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The book, written by Danish author, teacher, and psychotherapist Per HolmKnudsen, chronicles the entire process of making a child from conception to actualbirth with frank language and colorful illustrations.

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This gem might have been forgotten, until Crysta-MaiElassaad posted photos of the pages to Facebook.The pictures have since been shared over 134,000times to date.

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We begin with an adult couple in love.

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Naked as the day they were born.

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Looks like the drapes match the carpet.

Then they actually make a baby.

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Blerg.

Oh, and they naturally make time for a little postcoitalkissing.

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The naked couple happily waits for the baby to grow,clearly feeling it unnecessary to put any clothes on

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It gets bigger, but their nakedness stays the same.

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Eventually the day comes for the baby to be born, sothey drive to the hospital in their hippie love-mobile.

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And they meet with the doctor.

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Then the miracle of birth occurs. *Shudder*

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Note how throughout the whole process the mother never removes the bows in herhair, as women do.

Complete with jazz hands!

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Ta-da!

A gross miracle.

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Such a happy cartoon family. Plus a doctor who canttake a hint.

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