The following is a list of resources that I recommend. If you have attended a face to face parent's evening or educational talk with me it is likely I had some of these with me. This list will be growing, as I only like to recommend books I have actually read and own myself, so as my library grows, so shall this list.

There are five sections:

The first is my list of age appropriate books for your pre-schoolers. These books would also be great for young school aged children too.
Second is primary school, again there is some cross over, be led by your child and when they let you know they are ready.
Third is tweens, depending on your tween some of the teen books might be good for them. My own tween has read the graphic comics in the teen section.
Fourth is teens, there is a mix of graphic comics and bigger text based books, if your child isn’t a reader the graphic comics are a perfect compromise.
The last section contains some books for parents, mainly mothers, fathers I am working on your section :)

These are all hyper-linked to Amazon.com.au. I generally find Amazon have the best online prices, but some of these may be found in your local bookstore and I encourage you to support them.

When you click on the links you will be taken to Amazon and often you will be able to click "look inside" to see a few of the pages, and to get a feel for the book. The links are also affiliate links, which means if you choose to purchase via this link Amazon may give me a small percentage of the sale, which I will in turn use to buy more books for my resource library :)

Pre-school

Only for me

Only For Me by Michelle Derrig - this is a great book on body safety that empowers children with age appropriate information.

My Underpants Rule

My Underpants Rule by Kate and Rod Power - a fun book about body safety "what's under my pants only belongs to me!" - with guidance on how to deal with difficult situations.

No Means NO!

No Means No! Teaching personal boundaries, consent; empowering children by respecting their choices and right to say 'no!' by Jayneen Saunders - a great book complete with discussion questions at the back.

From My Head To My Toes

From My Head to My Toes, I Say What Goes by Charlotte Barkla & Jacqui Lee - lovely rhyming book about consent, control and boundaries.

My Body! What I say goes!

My Body! What I say goes! by Jayneed Saunders - Teaching children body safety, safe/unsafe touch, private parts, secrets/surprises, consent, respect

What Makes a Baby

What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg - an excellent book that tells how a baby is made without mentioning (but leaving room for you to add in as you wish) adoption, ivf, surrogacy or even sex!

Bodies Are Cool

Bodies are Cool by Tyler Fletcher - an inclusive, fun and beautiful book that celebrates all kinds bodies, different shapes, sizes, colours and abilities.

Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept

Some Secrets Should Never be Kept by Jayneed Saunders - Protect children from unsafe touch by teaching them to always speak up, contains notes and discussion questions at the back of the book

It’s Not The Stork!

It's Not The Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends by Robbie Harris - the first of a series of fun relatable books for ages 4 and up. Lots of fun illustrations and humour too.

Primary School

It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families

by Robbie Harris - the second in the series for ages 7 and up

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health by Robbie Harris - the last in the series for ages 10 and up

Boys will be Human: A get-real gut-check guide to becoming the strongest, kindest, bravest person you can be by Justin Baldoni - an amazing book for boys by the author of Man Enough - highly recommend the podcast Man Enough too.

Tweens

Welcome To Consent: How to say no, when to say yes and everything in between by Yumi Stynes - (this book is included in the 11 - 13yr "Tools for Tweens and Teens" workshop goodie bag) - excellent Australian book covering all things consent in daily (non sexual) situations, as well as in sexual relating.

You know, sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty and other things by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth - a super inclusive book (all types of bodies, identities, abilites etc are represented) in graphic comic style so very easy to read

Boys will be Human: A get-real gut-check guide to becoming the strongest, kindest, bravest person you can be by Justin Baldoni - an amazing book for boys by the author of Man Enough - highly recommend the podcast Man Enough too.

Teens

Let's Talk About it The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Matthew Nolan - This is a GREAT book, really inclusive (represents people with disabilities and all genders) and accessible (graphic novel style and written in a way that your teen will relate to). My 9 year old also read this, you will know if your tween is ready for this or not.

Wait What?! A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up by Heather Corinna -another relatable and inclusive easy to read comic style

A Teen Girl's Guide To Getting Off by Eva Sless - Another great Australian book, super accessible (short and easy to read with lots of stories from real teens in it). it covers pleasure and orgasms as well as all things anatomy, how to tell if you are ready for sex, safe sex, sexual expression etc. It also has a note for "all the boys who have picked up this book" which is genius and encourages them to read on to learn about women's bodies.

S.e.x: the all -you-need-to-know sexuality guide to get your through your teens and twenties by Heather Corinna- This is more of a text book, it is chewy but it covers everything!

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kebab- Another graphic novel about Maia's journey to identifying as non-binary and asexual. An easy read about gender identity not only for those struggling with it, but for all of us to add to our understanding of it.

This Book is Gay By Juno Dawson - A funny easy to read book about sexual orientation and gender identity.

Yay! You're gay! Now what?: A gay boy's guide to life by Riyadh Khalaf - An easy to read, funny, inspirational and informational book for boys.

What's the T?: The no-nonsense guide to all things trans and/or non-binary for teens by Juno Dawson and Soofiya - Another fun and easy to read book about all things non-binary and trans.

Parents - for parenting

Tweens: What kids needs NOW, before the teenage years - by Michelle Mitchell- an excellent book about navigating friendships, moods, boundaries, body image and more.

Cinderella ate my Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the new Girlie-Girl Culture by Peggy Orenstein - a book about the 'dark side' of 'pink and pretty' - covers topics like premature sexualisation, rising narcissism and the risk of depression, and gives tools to counterbalance these influences.

Parenting Teenage Girls in the age of a New Normal by Michelle Mitchell - an Australian book that gives very practical tips and tools around social media use, moods, sexuality, drugs and alcohol. Short and easy to read.

Girls on the edge Why so many girls are anxious, wired and obsessed - and what parents can do by Leonard Sax - full of practical advice for parenting around topics such as social media, sexual identity, obsessions, environmental toxins.

Parents - for personal development

Come As You Are Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life–by Emily Nagoski - highly recommend this read, a wonderful science based book on all things women's libido and sexual wellbeing.

Aphrodite's Daughters: Women's Sexual Stories and the Journey of the Soul by Jalaja Bonheim - a simply beautiful book about the ocnnection between women's sexual wellbeing and their spiritual unfolding. I found this really healing as one of my first reframes in my teens as sex as sacred.

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer - another must read for women. A book that invites you to tap into your inante power and to live from pleasure and radiance - I realise that sounds kind of vague, it also includes lots of practical ways to do this.

Dear Lover: A Woman's Guide To Men, Sex, And Love's Deepest Bliss by David Deida - a beautiful book of letters about the art of intimacy and relating

Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire by David Deida - a pracical guidebook full of practices and advice to support men in living a masculine life of integrity, authenticity, and freedom.

Sex for One: The Joy of Selfloving by Betty Dodson - a straightforward and appealing guidebook that reveals masturbation as a satisfying, vital form of sexual expression.

The Vagina Monolgues by Eve Ensler - beautiful intimate stories based on interviews with women around the world.

My book recommendations across all ages