The No-Go Zone Book for Kids: Everyday Lessons in Staying Safe at Home, at School, Outside, and Online, With Stories and Activities for Ages 6-12

A man with a package asks your child to open the door. A stranger texts a link and adds, "hurry before it gets deleted." A friend says helmets are for babies. A helper at an after-school club hands over a gift and says, "Our little secret."

Kids run into moments like these when you aren't around. This book gives them a quick check and a plan for what comes next.

Meet Quill, a hedgehog whose quills stand straight up when something isn't right. Quill calls that feeling the prickle. Kids feel it too, maybe as a tight tummy or a little voice that says "wait." When it comes, they ask Quill's 3 Questions:

1. Does it feel okay?
2. Does my grown-up know?
3. Could I tell my grown-up about it?

Three yeses mean go ahead. Any no means it's a No-Go Zone, and your child uses the Safe Move: say no, get to a safe spot, then get a grown-up and keep telling until someone helps. If something already happened, they can still tell, today or a year from now. It is never their fault.

• Kids decide first. 40 short, true-to-life stories star four kids, ages 6, 8, 10, and 12. Your child circles YES or NO, then turns the page to see what happened.
• The places kids actually go. Stories at home, at school, outside, online, and with friends cover body safety, tricky people, home-alone rules, fire safety, getting lost, scam texts, in-app purchases, bullying, and dares.
• Plenty of go-aheads. Ten stories end with GO AHEAD, like a coach who asks before spotting. Kids learn that most grown-ups and most touches are safe, so the unsafe ones stand out.
• Practice built in. Every story has a "Say it out loud" line and a "Your turn" prompt. You also get a maze, a crossword, a fill-in page, a quiz, cut-out cards, and a Safe Choices Award.
• Help for you, too. A For Grown-Ups guide covers what to do if your child tells you something. The back pages list emergency numbers and child helplines for 14 countries.
• For home or class. Younger kids read along with you, and older kids can read it alone. Teachers may copy the activity pages for one classroom.

Grab your copy today and read the first story together tonight.