Not in Room 204: Breaking the Silence of Abuse

The theme of the book is not only important one, but the artwork is absolutely stunning. The overall design is also great. This book is an excellent example of design, illustration and text working tgether artfully and seamlessly.The writing is excellent - there is a fair amount of text, but somehow it feels very economical -- every word is well-chosen. The subject matter is handled extremely well and with a lot of sensitivity, but it in no way panders to the reader at all. The writing assumes intelligence of the reader. The illustrations do, too - they sometimes tell additional 'story' not outlined in the text, but always in an understated, gracious way. I agree with the other reviewer that this is an important book -- every library should really have a copy of this book.

If you are seeking books for bibliotherapy on abuse, look no further. This one takes the subject and introduces it in a non-threatening way that shows kids it is not okay and to tell someone. Great book.

A good story for child sexual abuse prevention programs. Thank you!

If you are a parent, caregiver, family member or teacher, please read Not In Room 204 to your children. I've been researching books to read to young children about what is not allowed to happen to them and this is by far the best book I've found. I would love to see this read from pre-school through first grade classes.

This is a wonderful resource! I work with children around child sexual abuse prevention education and this is a wonderful book for launching meaningful discussions.

I read this to my 4th grade students in my life skills classes after talking about good and bad secrets. They really liked it! I also liked it stated that strangers are not the only people to look out for, most often it is someone you know.

This is one of those books that is hard to read aloud to children, because it is so touching it bring tears to the eyes.As a counselor, I plan to use it with children on an individual basis.I think it would help kids feel more comfortable sharing uncomfortable things.

Just as described. Thank you!

Good for initiating conversations