Your Body Belongs to You - Softcover

Spelman, Cornelia Maude

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807594733 ISBN 13: 9780807594735

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 1997

Synopsis

In simple, reassuring language, the author explains that a child's body is his or her own; that it is all right for kids to decline a friendly hug or kiss, even from someone they love; and that you can still be friends even if you don't want a hug now.

About this title

About the Author:

Cornelia Maude Spelman is an Albert Whitman author.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2. This book is positive and assertive without being frightening. It lets young children know that it's all right for them to choose when, and by whom, they are to be touched. It goes on to define "private parts" as "the places on your body covered by a bathing suit," and states that they should never be touched by people other than medical personnel and adults helping with bathroom functions. The prefatory note to parents is an important one as it reminds them to trust a child's instincts and concerns related to unwanted touching. Weidner's simple watercolors are adequately rendered and are appropriate to the content. Even with its basic vocabulary and limited scope, this book will need to be, and should be, shared one-on one.?Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807594733
• ISBN 13: 9780807594735
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Weidner Teri