HI - Young Child Sexual Health

Book recommendations compiled in collaboration with NL Health Services - Check out more information on this topic at HI, their Health Information website!


Updated August 14, 2024
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Don't hug Doug : [online electronic book] (he doesn't like it).
Finison, Carrie.
Paper Book
Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn't like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spark discussions about bodily autonomy and consent--from author Carrie Finison and the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The World Needs More Purple People, Daniel Wiseman.<...
Families /
Rotner, Shelley
Paper Book
Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Celebrate diversity with this picture book for very young children about the many faces of contemporary families. Bright photographs by National Geographic photographer Shelley Rotner capture families...
And Tango makes three.
Richardson, Justin, 1963-
Paper Book
And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family...
The bare naked book /
Stinson, Kathy
Paper Book
"A joyous celebration of all bodies."--STARRED review, Kirkus Reviews WINNER: 2022 ALA Rainbow Book List Bodies, bodies! Big and small, short and tall, young and old--Every BODY is different! The Bare Naked Book has been a beloved fixture in libraries, classrooms, and...

Also available in the e-Library: https://elibrary.overdrive.com/media/6213873

Red : a crayon's story.
Hall, Michael, 1954-
Paper Book
Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by...
I like myself!
Beaumont, Karen.
Paper Book
Exuberant rhymes and wild illustrations celebrate self-acceptance and self-love, from the New York Times bestselling creators of I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves--inside and out....
Neither.
Anderson, Airlie
Paper Book

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