Author

Toby Renner

Toby Renner writes the kind of straight-talking books he wishes someone had handed him when he was ten.

He isn't a doctor, and his books never pretend he is. What he is, is the older-brother type — the one who remembers exactly how confusing and quietly stressful growing up felt. The voice cracks in front of the whole class. The questions too embarrassing to ask anyone. The constant low-grade worry of "am I the only one?" He remembers wishing, more than once, that a book like this existed. So he wrote it.

Because none of it is medical advice, every fact in his pages is carefully checked against reputable, up-to-date sources written by real medical experts — the American Academy of Pediatrics, Nemours KidsHealth, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. The goal is simple: say the real, honest thing a kid actually needs to hear, in plain words, without the shame, the lecture, or the health-class stiffness — and make sure every word of it is accurate.

If his books make growing up feel a little less weird and a little more normal, they've done their job. For anything specific or worrying, the best resource is still a trusted adult — a parent, a school nurse, or a doctor.