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Reading Resources About Child Abuse
Ages 4-8
My Imaginary Friend by Shirley Povondra
My Body Is Private by Linda Walvoord Girard and Rodney Pate
Your Body Belongs To You by Cornelia Maude Spelman and Teri Weidner
A Terrible Thing Happened: A Book for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret M. Holmes, Sasha J. Mudlaff and Cary Pillo
I Wish the Hitting Would Stop: A Domestic Violence Education Program For Older Elementary Age Children by Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo
I Can’t Talk About It: A Child’s Book About Sexual Abuse by Doris Sanford and Graci Evans
Hitting and Hurting: A Child’s Guide to Preventing Physical Abuse by Frank MacHovec and Kevin Klein
No More Secrets For Me: Sexual Abuse Is A Secret No Child Should Have to Keep by
Oralee Wachter and Jane Aaron
The Star: A Story to Help Young Children Understand Foster Care by Cynthia Miller
Lovell and Angie J. Przystas
Tears of Joy by Ellen Anderson
Those Are MY Private Parts by Diane Hansen
Uncle Willy’s Tickles: A Child’s Right To Say No by Marcie Aboff and Kathleen Gartner
Words Hurt: Helping Children Cope With Verbal Abuse by Chris Loftis and Catherine Gallagher
Not In Room 204 by Shannon Riggs
To Sleep With the Angels by H. Elizabeth Collins and Judy Kuusisto
I Know the World’s Worst Secret: A Child’s Book About Living With An Alcoholic Parent by Doris Sanford and Graci Evans
Let’s Talk About Alcohol Abuse by Marianne Johnston
My Body Is Special: A Family Book About Sexual Abuse by Cynthia Geisen and R.W. Alley
Do You Have A Secret? How To Get Help For Scary Secrets by Pamela Russell
Mia’s Secret by Peter Ledwon
Don’t Hurt Me, Mama by Muriel Stanek and Helen Cogancherry
A Very Touching Book…for Little People and for Big People by Jan Hindman
It’s Not Your Fault by Judith A. Jance
Loving Touches by Lory Freeman
Ages 9-12
No More Hurt: A Child’s Workbook about Recovering from Abuse by Wendy Deaton and Kendall Johnson
Child Abuse: “Why Do My Parents Hit Me?” by Kaye Havelin
Know About Abuse by Margaret O. Hyde
Feeling Safe, Feeling Strong: How To Avoid Sexual Abuse and What To Do If It Happens To You by Susan Neiburg Terkel and Janice E. Rench
Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson
What Jamie Saw by Carolyn Coman
I Told My Secret: A Book For Kids Who Were Abused by Eliana Gil
Young Adult
Strong At Heart: How It Feels To Heal From Sexual Abuse by Carolyn Lehman and Laura Davis
Straight Talk About Child Abuse by Susan Mufson and Rachel Kranz
Safe At Last: A Handbook for Recovery from Abuse by David J. Schopick and Suzanne Burr
When Something Feels Wrong: A Survival Guide About Abuse for Young People by Deanna S. Pledge
Finding Safety: Boundaries for Teenagers: How To Recognize and Protect Yourself From Abuse by Carole Marlowe
Coping With Verbal Abuse by Janet Grosshandler
Sexual Abuse: Let’s Talk About It by Margaret O. Hyde
Are You In the House Alone? By Richard Peck
These are Suggested Reading and The We Care for Kids Council is not responsible for the content of these books in any way.
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