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My Body Is Private
Julie, who is eight or nine, talks about privacy and about saying "no" to touching that makes her uncomfortable.
Alex, the Kid with AIDS
Alex, a fourth grader with AIDS, makes a new friend and learns that although he is sick, he can't misbehave in school.
At Daddy's on Saturdays
Although her parents' divorce causes her to feel anger, concern, and sadness, Katie discovers that she can keep a loving relationship with her father even though he lives apart from her. Katie's daddy moves out of the house when he and her mommy get divorced. Katie is angry, sad, and most of all, afraid her daddy will never come back. But on Saturdays he's there. And Katie comes to understand that even though her parents can't live together anymore, they both still love her and will always be her mommy and daddy.
Young Frederick Douglass
Realizing that the ability to read and write could be a step to freedom, young Frederick requested that his mistress, Sophia Auld, teach him to read along with her own five-year-old son, and she did until she learned that it was illegal to teach a slave to read.
Who Is a Stranger and What Should I Do?
Explains how to deal with strangers in public places, on the telephone, and in cars, emphasizing situations in which the best thing to do is run away or talk to another adult.
You Were Born on Your Very First Birthday
Describes the life of a tiny baby in his safe, warm, floating place during the nine months before he is born.
My Body is Private
A mother-child conversation introduces the topic of sexual abuse and ways to keep on's body private.
When I Miss You
Young children often experience anxiety when they are separated from their mothers or fathers. A young guinea pig expresses her distress when her mother and father go away. "Missing you is a heavy, achy feeling. I don't like missing you. I want you right now!" Eventually the little guinea pig realizes that sometimes she and her parents can't be together. When that happens, she knows that others can help. "They can snuggle with me or we can play. It helps me to be warm and close to someone. They remind me that you'll be back."
Why Am I Different?
Portrays everyday situations in which children see themselves as "different" in family life, preferences, and aptitudes, and yet, feel that being different is all right.
Not Yet, Yvette
The minute Mom leaves, Yvette asks, "Is it time yet, Dad?" Dad answers, "Not yet, Yvette." Then Yvette and her dad get busy beacause there's a lot to do before Mom comes home, like clean the house and bake a birthday cake. Through it all, Yvette repeats her question and Dad responds, "Not yet, Yvette."
