Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent
Atheneum, August 16, 2022
Hardcover, 40 pages, full color
Hardcover, 40 pages, full color
From RISE:
A board book bestseller – now in picture 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 celebrate the experience of asking for and being asked for permission to do something involving one’s body. It centers on respect for bodily autonomy, and reviews the many ways that one can say or indicate “No.”
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 celebrate the experience of asking for and being asked for permission to do something involving one’s body. It centers on respect for bodily autonomy, and reviews the many ways that one can say or indicate “No.”
“Affirmative consent, bodily autonomy, and correct vocabulary for body parts and more are all addressed in the frank, easy-to-understand text.” —Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
“A thoughtful and inclusive approach to discussing consent both for young children and their grownups.” —Rise: A Feminist Book Project (Top Ten Book Pick, ALA RISE, 2023)
BEST BOOK OF 2022 – Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College
“A thoughtful and inclusive approach to discussing consent both for young children and their grownups.” —Rise: A Feminist Book Project (Top Ten Book Pick, ALA RISE, 2023)
BEST BOOK OF 2022 – Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College
