Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Books about Consent for Kids and TeensLike this list

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• Yes! No!

  a First Conversation About Consent

  Madison, Megan,

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  BOARD BOOK: Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood development and activism against injustice, this topic-driven book offers clear, concrete language and imagery to introduce the concept of consent. This book serves to normalize and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Listen to Our Bodies

  Bowers, Lydia,

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  PRESCHOOL NONFICTION: Our bodies let us know if we feel unsafe or might be in danger and can tell us when we are calm or need healthy touch. In this story, Mr. B helps Deja understand what her body is telling her by asking her to describe what her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Hug Doug

  (he Doesn't Like It)

  Finison, Carrie,

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  PICTURE BOOK: Doug doesn't like hugs. He thinks hugs are too squeezy, too squashy, too squooshy, too smooshy. He doesn't like hello hugs or goodbye hugs, game-winning home run hugs or dropped ice cream cone hugs, and he definitely doesn't like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Connor Kissed Me

  Zehava,

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  PICTURE BOOK: After Connor kisses Sarah on the playground, she tells a number of people who have differing reactions to the incident, until her mother encourages her to listen to and stand up for her own feelings.

• My Body! What I Say Goes!

  a Book to Empower and Teach Children About Personal Body Safety, Feelings, Safe and Unsafe Touch, Private Parts, Secrets and Surprises, Consent, and Respectful Relationships

  Sanders, Jayneen

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  ELEMENTARY NONFICTION: The crucial skills taught in this book will help children to protect their bodies from inappropriate touch. Children will be empowered to say in a strong and clear voice, "This is my body! What I say goes!" Through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Consent (for Kids!)

  Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You

  Brian, Rachel, 1971-

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  MIDDLE GRADE NONFICTION: This simple graphic novel, useful for children and parents to read and learn together (or each on their own), teaches crucial topics for the development of autonomous children and gives them tools to prevent sexual abuse and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Ruined It

  Higginbotham, Anastasia,

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  MIDDLE GRADE NONFICTION: When an 11-year-old discloses that a favorite cousin sexually assaulted her, it's hard to tell what hurts more: the betrayal or the fall-out. After all, everyone always says to tell someone, but does this mean she'll never…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maybe He Just Likes You

  Dee, Barbara

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  MIDDLE GRADE FICTION: When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.

• Real Talk About Sex and Consent

  What Every Teen Needs to Know

  Bradshaw, Cheryl M.,

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  TEEN NONFICTION: Teens deserve clear, accurate information about sex and consent. Real Talk About Sex and Consent is a complete guide for teen readers with essential information about setting boundaries, coercion, reciprocity, how the body and brain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Does Consent Really Mean?

  Wallis, Pete

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  TEEN NONFICTION: Consent is not the absence of 'NO', it is an enthusiastic YES!!" While seemingly straightforward, Tia and Bryony hadn't considered this subject too seriously until it comes up in conversation with their friends and they realise just…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #MeToo and You

  Everything You Need to Know About Consent, Boundaries, and More

  Bondy, Halley, 1984-

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  TEEN NONFICTION: Author Halley Bondy explores the nuances of emotions, comfort, and discomfort in sexually charged and emotionally abusive situations. Tween readers will learn about consent, harassment, abuse, and healthy boundaries in all types of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Know, Sex

  a Book About Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things

  Silverberg, Cory,

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  TEEN NONFICTION: In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, You Know, Sex grounds sex education in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty-hormones, reproduction, and development-but also power, pleasure,…Read moreRead more of this annotation