This book provides a way to introduce the subject of “secret touches' to children, and to help children learn they don't have to keep secrets that hurt. Annie is a 19-page storybook about a child who is afraid to tell anyone that she was touched by someone in an inappropriate and confusing way. Paperbacks for Educators: The following books are for parents or children to choose from, parents to read with their children, and older children to read by themselves.īooks About Sexual Abuse and Good Touch Bad TouchĪnnie: a Book Designed to Encourage Children to Explore their Feelings about Confusing Touches.National Sexual Violence Resource Center:.

Members of SPSCOT (State Public Systems Coalition On Trauma).Quotes: “Lots of kids say they get warning feelings when things are not safe” (21) and “Kisses and cuddles I like a lot, but when I say no, please touch me not” (30).Recommended Books on Preventing or Helping Young Children with Difficult or Traumatic ExperiencesĪll books have been reviewed and recommended for children ages 3 to 9 by members of the Mid-Coast Maine Trauma Informed Community Group The illustrations are welcoming and warm, and there is one page with drawings of a boy and a girl so that the adult can explain the differences in whichever way they want to. This would open up a door for already abused children to speak up. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Analysis: This book helps foster a safe space for children to talk about abuse and become aware of some of the dangers. This book is a good, appropriate way to tell children about the different ways to be aware of situations where sexual abuse could happen.

We often teach children to beware of strangers, but children are rarely told about the biggest child-predators: people that they might already know of. This note also explains the importance of the book for various reasons including the fact that children are not always aware of the dangers of familiar people taking advantage of them.Ĭlassroom Application: This story would be a good story to read to children whether it is read in the homes of children or during a lesson on bullying or abuse. There is a note for parents and teachers in the front of the book with steps to what to do if a child comes to the adult saying that they had been inappropriately touched. She gives an example of a little girl who went over into her neighbor’s house and was assaulted.

The mother decides to tell her son about inappropriate touching. Tags/Themes: Emotion, Family, Picture Book, Award Book, K-5, Olivia Ruffĭescriptive Annotation: This book follows a little boy and his mother talking before bed. Publisher and Year: Illumination Arts Publishing Company, 1998

The Right Touch by Sandy Kleven