Written and Illustrated by Scott Stuart

 A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book author Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour. 

Written and illustrated by Candy Lawrence

Written in close consultation with Deanne Carson of Body Safety Australia, this book comes with a digital handbook to guide parents and teachers as they navigate this important teaching experience. 

by Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman & Luke B. Howard

Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! 

This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects!  

Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences.  Inclusive of different kinds of genders, sexualities and other identities, they talk about important topics like:

• Bodies, puberty and body image
• Sexual and gender identity
• Crushes, relationships and sexual feelings
• Boundaries and consent
• The media and cultural messages, specifically around bodies and sex
• How to be sensitive, kind, accepting and mature
• Where to look for more information, support and help 

by Trace Moroney

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by Jessica Sanders

Have you ever felt you should act a certain way or do certain things, just because you're a boy?

This book encourages young boys to broaden their ideas about what it means to be a boy, supporting them to feel free and proud to be who they truly are.

by Scott Stuart

My Shadow Is Pink is a beautifully written rhyming story that touches on the subjects of gender identity, self acceptance, equality and diversity.

Inspired by the author’s own little boy, ‘Shadow’s’ main character likes princesses, fairies and things ‘not for boys’...he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive parenting.

Developed by Body Safety Australia, this poster will cement #consentculture in your home, school or organisation! 

Help your kids understand how to read and respect body signals.

by Kat Patrick

A buoyant and heartwarming celebration of individuality, identity, and dressing to suit yourself!

It’s almost Frankie’s birthday and everything is ready — except for something to wear. All of her party dresses feel wrong. Her family tries to help, but it’s no good.

What Frankie longs for is a suit. A spectacular suit …

Can Frankie find the outfit of her dreams?

by Robert Munsch

 This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty and ungrateful prince.

by Brook Pessin-Whedbee

This brightly illustrated children's book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged 5-8. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression and our identity. An interactive three-layered wheel included in the book is a simple, yet powerful, tool to clearly demonstrate the difference between our body, how we express ourselves through our clothes and hobbies, and our gender identity.

by Jessica Sanders

My body is strong. My body can do amazing things. My body is my own.

Freedom is loving your body with all its "imperfections" and being the perfectly imperfect you! Love Your Body encourages young girls to admire and celebrate their bodies for all the amazing things they can do, and help girls see that they are so much more than their bodies.

by Todd Parr

It's Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's trademark bold, bright colours and silly scenes. Targeted to young children first beginning to read, this book will inspire kids to celebrate their individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence.

by Todd Parr

There are so many different types of families, and THE FAMILY BOOK celebrates them all in a funny, silly, and reassuring way. Todd Parr includes adopted families, step-families, one-parent families, and families with two parents of the same sex, as well as the traditional nuclear family. His quirky humor and bright, childlike illustrations will make children feel good about their families. Parents and teachers can use this book to encourage children to talk about their families and the different kinds of families that exist.

Ideal for ages 3 - 5

by Todd Parr

Be old. Be young.
Speak your language.
Be proud of where you're from.
Just BE WHO YOU ARE!

With nods to everything from race to gender expression to economic background, Todd offers a 2016 twist on the themes that made his all-time best-selling book It's Okay to Be Different such a beloved classic.

 by Cory Silverberg

The playful illustrations and simple but intelligent text illuminate the basic biology of reproduction while honoring today's diversity of families, of genders and gender identities, and of how children can come into a family.

by Kate E. Reynolds

A BOOK ABOUT SEXUALITY AND MASTURBATION FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS

Tom likes lots of different things. He likes singing and watching TV in the family room. There are also things that Tom enjoys doing in private, like touching his penis.

This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about masturbation. It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the perfect platform to talk about sexuality with boys and young men with autism or special needs.

by Kate E. Reynolds

A BOOK ABOUT SEXUALITY AND MASTURBATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS

Ellie likes lots of different things. She likes listening to music and making pizza. There are also things that Ellie enjoys doing in private, like touching her vagina.

This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach girls and young women with autism or related conditions about masturbation. It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the perfect platform to talk about sexuality with girls and young women with autism or related conditions.

by Saskia Boujo

What is “This Period In My Life” all about?

It’s a guide book and journal that has been designed to inform and prepare young people for their menstrual cycle.

Over a lifetime we will have between 400 and 500 periods on average. That deserves some attention!

Using ungendered language, This Period in My Life encourages young people to value and understand their periods, as well as connect with their menstrual bleed.

This book provides:

• Facts on periods and straight forward science about the menstrual cycle.

• Practical and achievable advice on menstrual products, with an emphasis on sustainability and safe disposal.

• Hints and tips for self care during the more challenging phases of the cycle.

• Easy steps to tackle period poverty and to normalise period conversations at school

• 2 years worth of monthly charts for tracking cycles

• Templates, quizzes and colouring pages as well as plenty of space to doodle away…

Because we all deserve the tools to equip us for one of the biggest chapters of our life.

A thoughtful gift for anyone approaching puberty.

by Kaz Cooke

Girl Stuff 8–12 is the essential younger girl's guide to puberty and the pre-teen years.

Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stuff for teens.

* body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the best books & movies * how to be happy with your own true self * & lots more!

PS: This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years.

by Kaz Cooke

With more than 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff 13+ has everything girls need to know about: friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence.

by Geoff Price

Have you ever noticed, now that you're growing up, that your parents want to sit you down and have these embarrassing kinds of conversations with you about sex? Or they leave those 'educational' books about growing up lying around the house? Or you've got some questions about what's happening to your body but you just can't hack the thought of talking about it with your mum?

Well, Puberty Boy sidesteps embarrassing conversations and gives the full low down on what it means to be growing up. And it's written just for you.

In this book, real men and boys share their stories about puberty. This lighthearted, plain speaking and honest book tells you what puberty is, when it happens and how your bodies will change. It explores the thinking and emotional changes that are happening alongside the physical and even tackles how to talk to girls! There's a brain shift happening inside you at puberty and Geoff Price makes sure that you know about it and are equipped to handle it.

Puberty Boy explains the transitions that boys need to go through to become healthy young men in a unique, colourful and commonsense way. It is an essential guide for boys - and your parents, carers and teachers might even find it useful as well! (Hey, leave it lying around for them to find.)

by Shushann Movsessian

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND FULL OF PRACTICAL ADVICE THIS IS AN INTELLIGENT, FUN, COLOURFUL GUIDE TO PUBERTY - ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL PRE-TEEN GIRLS, THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS.

Psst, want a whole new approach to puberty? Puberty Girl is here to help!

Whether or not you've started seeing the signs of your body changing, this fab book will bring new meaning and understanding to a young girl's tween years. Yes, it can be a confusing and emotional time - but with Puberty Girl by your side, you won't need to go through puberty alone.

Puberty Girl is smart, intelligent, fun, colourful and factual and TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. It talks about the big M, the V word (yep - Vagina!), the period costume, PMS, puberty power and even the B word - breasts! This beautifully illustrated book lets you know what to expect, physically and emotionally, as you tread the path to becoming a woman.

by Fay Angelo and Rose Stewart

HERE IS A BOOK TO HELP BOYS UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THEY GO THROUGH WHEN REACHING PUBERTY.

Secret Boys' Business assists boys to understand the changes that occur in their bodies during puberty and beyond.

This book aims to:

• Present a simple brief account of changes boys experience at puberty.

• Celebrate changes to the male body.

• Dispel myths, legends and fears by presenting accurate information in a colourful, friendly format.

• Promote comfortable discussion.

• Enhance confidence and self-esteem of boys.

• Provide hints for parents, teachers and carers.

This 2nd edition includes details about the physical and emotional changes of puberty. It will give boys a greater understanding and deeper knowledge about puberty and sexuality. Information is presented in a sensitive but open manner. It has simple language and fun illustrations which boys will enjoy.

by Fay Angelo, Heather Pritchard and Rose Stewart

HERE IS A BOOK TO HELP YOUNG GIRLS UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THEY GO THROUGH WHEN REACHING PUBERTY.

An increasing number of girls are reaching puberty as young as eight years of age. Secret Girls' Business will enable girls, and the important adults in their lives, to make this transition with joy and pride.

This book aims to:

• Present a simple brief account of puberty as part of a girls' life journey.

• Celebrate changes to the female body.

• Dispel myths, legends and fears by presenting accurate information in a colourful, child friendly format.

• Promote comfortable discussion.

• Enhance confidence and self-esteem of young girls.

• Provide hints for parents, teachers and carers with special hints for Dads.

by Heather Anderson

Special Boys’ Business is a puberty resource written for boys with special needs, including:

• Intellectual disability

• Physical disability

• Communication disorder

• Autism

Special Boys’ Business takes a boy, his parents and carers through the changes experienced at puberty.  Information is presented in simple text with clear colourful pictures. It is an appealing disability puberty book with fun, entertaining illustrations that helps boys with special needs and the important adults in their lives to manage this stage of life with confidence. It also provides provides practical hints for parents, teachers and carers.

by Heather Anderson

Special Girls Business takes a girl and her carer step by step through the process of managing periods. Information is presented simply with clear colourful pictures and limited text. This sex education book helps girls with special needs and the important adults in their lives to manage this stage of life with confidence. It contains step by step illustrations to teach girls how to manage their period, including the use and disposal of pads. This puberty book provides practical hints for parents, teachers and carers, with special hints for Dads.

by Kate E. Reynolds

A BOOK ABOUT PUBERTY FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS

This simple picture book follows Tom as he begins puberty. Designed to be read with boys with autism or other special needs, it provides the perfect starting point for parents and carers to discuss changes including new hair growth, deepening voice and wet dreams.

by Kate E. Reynolds

A BOOK ABOUT PUBERTY FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS

Ellie notices that her body is changing. Hair is growing in new places and there are other changes happening too. Ellie's mum helps her understand that she has started growing into a woman. Following Ellie as she begins to notice changes to her body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach girls with autism and related conditions about puberty. It covers all the changes that they will experience, both emotional such as new feelings and physical such as periods. This fully illustrated positive and entertaining book provides the perfect opportunity to talk about puberty with girls and young women with autism or related conditions.

by Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher

Tiny loves costumes! Tiny likes to dress up as an animal, or a doctor, or a butterfly. Tiny also prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy or a girl. Tiny's friends don't mind, but when Tiny starts a new school their new friends can't help asking one question:

"Tiny, are you a boy or are you a girl?"

This brightly illustrated book will open a dialogue with children aged 3+ about gender diversity in a fun and creative way. Featuring a gender neutral protagonist, the book imparts an important message about identity and being who you want to be. Tiny's story will assist parents, family and teachers in giving children the space to express themselves fully, explore different identities and have fun at the same time

by Moira Butterfield and Holly Sterling

Have you ever lost a favourite toy? Were you sad when a pet you loved died? How did you feel? Did your eyes fill with tears? Read about Chloe and Omar and what they did when they felt sad. With a mix of stories, questions for the reader, and advice, this book focuses on why children may feel a certain way and how they can deal with those feelings. With fun, engaging illustrations the book reassures young readers, providing them with a vocabulary to express and understand their feelings as they grow up and encounter different situations.

by Jayneen Sanders

This book encourages children to understand and manage their changing feelings and emotions, and to talk confidently about how they are feeling.

Providing children with the skills and the words to express their feelings is key to helping them move forward in a positive manner. Talking About Feelings is the perfect book for parents, caregivers, educators and health professionals to help children unpack challenging emotions in an interactive and engaging way.

This book is best suited for children aged 4 to 10 years.

by Jayneen Sanders

A book to help children build resilience and assist those recovering from and/or living in family violence situations.

by Jayneen Sanders

Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book that sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch.

We teach water and road safety, but how do we teach Body Safety to young children in a way that is neither frightening nor confronting?

This book is an invaluable tool for parents, caregivers, teachers and healthcare professionals to broach the subject of safe and unsafe touch in a non-threatening and age-appropriate way. The comprehensive notes to the reader and discussion questions at the back of the book support both the reader and the child when discussing the story.

Suitable for children aged 5 to 12 years.

by Deanne Carson

This book introduces children to the differences between secrets and surprises and encourages them to help-seek when a secret makes them feel scared or worried. Suitable for children aged 4 - 6.

by Jane Gilmore

In the great tradition of small books on large topics, Teaching Consent tells the stories of children, teens, teachers, and educators in consent and respectful relationship classes.

Jane Gilmore has been writing and speaking about domestic and sexual violence for over a decade. Now she is working with Deanne Carson, who spent that same decade teaching consent, body safety, and respectful relationships to children and young people from Early Childhood through to Year 12.

This book is the result of their collaboration. Blending memoir, expertise, hilarious anecdotes, and poignant stories from teachers and students, this window into classrooms and schoolyards is a must read for any parent.

“Consent is an everyday word that, if it’s embedded young, becomes an unthinking empathetic and considerate approach to any interaction with other people. When little children grow up with this, they need very little help taking it into sexual relationships when they’re older.”

Teaching Consent describes how we educate children, young and old, about sex, consent, respect, social media, pornography, bullying, sexuality, and gender diversity. It explains why this education is so crucial, how the experts manage different needs and age groups, and the pressure on teachers, families, and students to get this done and get it done right.

EARLY REVIEWS:

“With characteristic wit, humility and insight, Jane Gilmore reveals the revolutionary potential of consent education. This is about sex, and so much more. At its heart, it’s about a movement to bring kids back into contact with their instincts. It’s about overturning the idea that’s driven much of our society’s ills: that successful people impose their will over others. True respect is a radical concept in our culture - and a skill that can lead us to end violence, have more satisfying sex, sustain our relationships, and even save the planet.” - Jess Hill

“A confronting and, most importantly, intensely useful book about the simple yet endlessly complicated issue of consent.” - Margaret Simons

“A book of soaring clarity and deep enjoyment. This book answers all the questions, is a cracking read and, at times, utterly hilarious. Not sure how Gilmore did it but she has written a book about the sticky, confusing and at times depressing world of sex and consent and made it a celebration, a liberation and makes me want to shag everyone immediately. This is the dawning of the age of clarity, respect and connection. All you need is this gorgeous book to navigate the daunting waters of sex and consent to find yourself on Pleasure Island.” - Catherine Deveny

Developed by Body Safety Australia, 
this is your family's body safety education starter kit.

Set includes:
One set ‘My Safe Adults’ finger puppets
It’s My Body - Lory Freeman
Surprise! Mum’s Birthday - Deanne Carson
One set of Flight, Fight, Freeze cards
One set Roll’n’Play Emotions game

by Sharee Miller

For ages 3 - 8

This humorous picture book speaks to a national conversation on strangers touching black hair (from Solange's song "Don't Touch My Hair", to Phoebe Robinson's You Can't Touch My Hair), and sparks an important conversation on personal boundaries for children as Aria explains that her hair should not be touched without asking for permission first. Commercial, imaginative, and fun, Don't Touch My Hair! can be used to teach young readers about personal boundaries and asking for permission--and that it's all right to be told "no" as well.

by Ian Hoffman and Sarah Hoffman

For ages 4 - 7

Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by boys who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

by Lory Freeman

Body Safety book that teaches young children between 2 and 8 years how to resist uncomfortable touch. The drawings are simple and expressive so that even the youngest reader can comprehend them. The text is simple and clear; positive, not scary.

by Jill Starishevsky

Without being taught about body boundaries, a child may be too young to understand when abuse is happening—or that it’s wrong. This straightforward, gentle book offers a tool parents, teachers, and counselors can use to help children feel, be, and stay safe. The rhyming story and simple, friendly illustrations provide a way to sensitively share and discuss the topic, guiding young children to understand that their private parts belong to them alone. Suitable for 3 - 8 years.