Plain words, not warnings
Children remember language they can actually repeat. Every page is written to be read aloud at bedtime without anyone leaving the room afraid.
About the author
Amber Rose Howard
Amber Rose Howard writes picture books that treat children as capable of understanding hard things when those things are explained gently. She is the author of Bad Touch, Good Touch, a body-safety story for ages 4 to 10.
She wrote it after noticing how many body-safety resources for young children lead with fear — and how few of them hand a child an actual script. Her answer was the Hero Voice: three words, in order, that a four-year-old can remember and a ten-year-old still respects.
What she believes
Three ideas behind every page
A plan, not a fear
No, Go, Tell gives a child three concrete steps. Rehearsal is what turns knowledge into a reflex when it matters.
Believed the first time
Most children test the water with a small piece of the truth. The book prepares grown-ups to answer in a way that invites the rest.
Read it together tonight
Thirty-two pages, one conversation, and a child who knows exactly what to do.