SHADY PEOPLE
A Rhyming Children's Book About Body Safety
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SHADY PEOPLE…
A Rhyming Children’s Book About Body Safety
By Jeff Davenport
There are lots of nice people who care about others.
They might be your teacher or father or mother.
They could be a stranger or someone you know.
Nice people are found wherever you go!
Nice people are kind with smiles on their faces!
They give you high-fives and tie your shoelaces.
Nice people are shaped in all kinds of sizes.
Some are short gals and others tall guys-es.
Some have brown eyes and others big warts.
Some wear nice suits and others wear shorts.
You can’t always tell by the way that they look,
Just like with the cover, you can’t judge the book.
But sadly, there’re people who aren’t very nice.
So, here’s some important safety advice.
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About the Book
There are several books for children about body safety. However, there remains the need to equip children to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations, even with people they might know and may have even trusted in the past. This book also helps equip children to report potential abuse in appropriate ways, a major need! In addition, “Shady People” approaches the extremely difficult subject of body safety in a whimsical way that does not rob a child of their innocence. Here’s what some experts are saying about “Shady People.”
“Shady People takes an incredibly hard topic and makes it whimsical and fun. The tone is light, but the message is powerful. Any child who reads Shady People will walk away with a clear understanding of body safety. This book has the power to save children from unnecessary trauma. I would highly recommend that every parent take the time to share it with their children.”
Natasha Daniels, LCSW
Child Therapist & Author, Hill Child Counseling
Creator of www.AnxiousToddlers.com
“Shady People explores through a simple approach and rhyme, a very difficult and important subject that needs to be heard by all young children. By providing a nondescript villain, SHADY can become a focal point for children to attach unpleasant actions and feelings. Also, by planting the seeds of (appropriate and inappropriate interaction) children will more readily be able to identify this character whomever it may be.”
Dr. Mark Posey
Pediatric Psychologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
USC School of Medicine.There are several books for children about body safety. However, there remains the need to equip children to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations, even with people they might know and may have even trusted in the past. This book also helps equip children to report potential abuse in appropriate ways, a major need! In addition, “Shady People” approaches the extremely difficult subject of body safety in a whimsical way that does not rob a child of their innocence. Here’s what some experts are saying about “Shady People.”
“Shady People takes an incredibly hard topic and makes it whimsical and fun. The tone is light, but the message is powerful. Any child who reads Shady People will walk away with a clear understanding of body safety. This book has the power to save children from unnecessary trauma. I would highly recommend that every parent take the time to share it with their children.”
Natasha Daniels, LCSW
Child Therapist & Author, Hill Child Counseling
Creator of www.AnxiousToddlers.com
“Shady People explores through a simple approach and rhyme, a very difficult and important subject that needs to be heard by all young children. By providing a nondescript villain, SHADY can become a focal point for children to attach unpleasant actions and feelings. Also, by planting the seeds of (appropriate and inappropriate interaction) children will more readily be able to identify this character whomever it may be.”
Dr. Mark Posey
Pediatric Psychologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
USC School of Medicine
About the Author
Jeff Davenport is an author and speaker who encourages audiences of all ages. He and his wife Beth live in West Virginia and have three adult children and four grandchildren.