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Sexual Abuse: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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RED FLAG GREEN FLAG PEOPLE: A PERSONAL SAFETY 
PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN; by Kecia S. Freed (illustrator); 
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, 1987                       2-8 

IT'S MY BODY: A BOOK TO TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN 
HOW TO RESIST UNCOMFORTABLE TOUCH; by Lory 
Freeman; Parenting Press, 1987                           3-6 

THE BERENSTAIN BEARS LEARN ABOUT STRANGERS; by 
Stan and Jan Berenstain; Random House, 1985              3-7 

NO-NO THE LITTLE SEAL: A STORY FOR VERY YOUNG 
CHILDREN THAT TELLS ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE; by 
Marion Krupp; Random House, 1986                         3-7 

TOUCHING; by Coalition for Child Advocacy staff; 
Whatcom City Opp, 1985                                   3-7 

DO YOU HAVE A SECRET?  HOW TO GET HELP FOR SCARY 
SECRETS; by Pamela Russell; Comp Care, 1986              3-8 

SOMETIMES IT'S OK TO TELL SECRETS; by Frederick 
Green; Putnam, 1986                                      3-8 

SQUEAKERS; by Stephen Cosgrove; Price Stern 
Sloan, 1985                                              3-8 

A VERY TOUCHING BOOK; by Jan Hindman; McClure-
Hindman Assoc., 1984                                     3-8 

NO MORE SECRETS FOR ME; by Oralee Wachter; 
Little Brown, 1983                                      3-14 

THE SECRET: A CHILD'S STORY OF SEX ABUSE, FOR 
CHILDREN AGES 4 THROUGH 6; by Diana L. McCoy; 
Magic Lantern Publications, 1987 
(ISBN: 0961925000)                                       4-6 

A BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY BOOK: A FAMILY GUIDE 
FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION; by Sol Gordon and 
Judith Gordon; Prometheus Books, 1992 
(ISBN: 087975768X)                                       4-8 

YOUR BODY BELONGS TO YOU; by  Cornelia Spelman; 
Teri Weidner (illustrator); Albert Whitman, 1997         5-7 

LAURIE TELLS; by Linda Lowery, John Eric 
Karpinski (illustrator); Carolrhoda Books, 1994          6-8 

MY BODY IS PRIVATE; by Linda Walvoord Girard, 
Rodney Pate (illustrator); A. Whitman, 1984              6-8 

PRIVATE ZONE: A BOOK TEACHING CHILDREN SEXUAL 
ASSAULT PREVENTION TOOLS; by  Frances S. Dayee; 
Warner Books, 1984                                       6-8

JASON'S STORY: GOING TO A FOSTER HOME; by 
Deborah Anderson; Dillon, 1985                          6-10 

THINGS ARE SELDOM WHAT THEY SEEM; by Sandy 
Asher; Dell, 1986                                       6-16 

THE SECRET: A CHILD'S STORY OF SEX ABUSE, FOR 
CHILDREN AGES 7 THROUGH 10; by Diana L. McCoy; 
Magic Lantern Publications, 1987 (ISBN: 0961925019)     7-10 

POR FAVOR DI!: UN CUENTO PARA NINOS SOBRE EL 
ABUSO SEXUAL (Please Tell!  A Child's Story about 
Sexual Abuse); escrito e ilustrado por Jessie con 
un prologo de Sandra Hewitt; traducido por           Spanish
Enrique Vargas Basterra; Hazelden, 1993                 7-10

IT HAPPENS TO BOYS TOO; by Jane Satullo and 
Roberta Russell; Pat A. Bradway Rape Crisis 
Center of the Berkshires Press,  1987                   8-12 

BE AWARE OF DANGER; by Bill Gutman; Twenty-First 
Century Books, 1996 (ISBN: 0805041427)                  9-12 

THE SAFE ZONE: A KID'S GUIDE TO PERSONAL SAFETY; 
by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell; William 
Morrow & Co., 1998 (ISBN: 0688153089)                   9-12 

DON'T HURT LAURIE!; by Willo Davis Roberts; 
Aladdin Books, 1977                                     9-13 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE THE MALE 
SURVIVOR OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT;  John La 
Valle; Rosen Pub. Group, 1996                           9-15 

FEELING SAFE, FEELING STRONG: HOW TO AVOID 
SEXUAL ABUSE AND WHAT TO DO IF IT HAPPENS TO YOU; 
by Susan N. Terkel and Janice E. Rench; Lerner 
Publications Co., 1984 (out of print)                  10-14

I HADN'T MEANT TO TELL YOU THIS; by Jacqueline 
Woodson; Delacorte, 1994                               10-14 

STAYING SAFE AT SCHOOL; by Donna Chaiet; Rosen 
Pub. Group, 1995                                       10-14 

WHEN SHE HOLLERS; by  Cynthia Voigt; 
Scholastic, 1994                                       10-14 

COPING WITH SEXUAL ABUSE; by Judith Cooney; 
Rosen Pub. Group, 1991                                  Teen 

CHILD LURES: WHAT EVERY PARENT AND CHILD SHOULD 
KNOW ABOUT PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND ABDUCTION; 
by Kenneth Wooden; Summit Pub Group, 1995 
(ISBN: 1565301757)                                     Adult 

NO IS NOT ENOUGH: HELPING TEENAGERS AVOID 
SEXUAL ASSAULT; by Carol Adams, Jennifer Fay, 
and Jan Loreen-Martin; Impact Publishers, 1985         Adult 

NO MORE SECRETS: PROTECTING YOUR CHILD FROM 
SEXUAL ASSAULT; by Caren Adams; Impact 
Publishers, 1981                                       Adult 

ON THE SAFE SIDE; TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE SAFE, 
STRONG, AND STREET-SMART; by Paula Statman; 
HarperPerennial, 1995 (ISBN: 0060950900)               Adult

RAISING SAFE KIDS IN AN UNSAFE WORLD: 30 SIMPLE 
WAYS TO PREVENT YOUR CHILD FROM BEING LOST, 
ABDUCTED, OR ABUSED; by Jan Wagner; Avon Books, 
1996 (ISBN: 0380786958)                                Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems