My Body Belongs to Me
Illustrator
Sara Muller
Publisher
Safety Star Media
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780982121603
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Presented in story format and narrated by a young child in rhyming couplets, this short book encourages children who have been sexually abused to talk to someone they trust.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family violence; child abuse; sexual abuse
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
bravery; inappropriate touching; speaking out
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Starishevsky, Jill, "My Body Belongs to Me" (2008). Diverse Families. 1072.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1072