I loved this adorable book! It’s super comprehensive and an amazing conversation starter for families and kids and their adults ages 6ish and under! While some of the images may be a little scary to younger kids, it definitely drives the incredibly important lesson Diggs is trying to convey home! I also loved the illustrations and the diverse representation in kids.

The ABCs of Consent clearly state everything that a kid has to learn about consent. It's a great read if you want to introduce your child to the alphabet, all while putting in lessons about consent, decisions, and boundaries.

It's a great and colorful read that I'm sure children will enjoy reading. I would definitely buy a copy for my daughter for when she's a little older to understand this. My only problem with this is that some letters' additional content, if you will, don't quite make sense. They just seemed forced so the lines will rhyme, but they don't really contribute to the idea of the book.

I would recommend this to parents! Even if your child is a little older, it's always a good idea to give them more ideas about consent in a child-friendly way.

This is a cute book and a great way to talk about consent with kids. However, I do think that at times the messaging wasn’t very clear and could be confusing …

I think using the alphabet is a good way to introduce consent to a child. Loved the rhyming and colorful illustrations but there were some words my 7 year old daughter didn't know. She also had questions because some things she didn't understand. Overall a good book even if it was not 100% clear for my daughter.

Thank you Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read this book.

As an elementary educator who had taught lessons on consent, I was excited for this book. While I really like the concept, the ABC formula leads to a less coherent reading experience. Some of the words or rhymes are a bit of a stretch, making it not a as strong of a tool as I would hope.

I'm not really sure what to say about this book. I was excited by what this book could offer in regards to teaching young kids about consent, but what I read isn't what I wanted. I think there are some good base ideas here, but I feel that the rhyming scheme took away from the message(s) that need to be portrayed. I guess as someone who wasn't taught consent, I have some red flags about they way this book is talking about it.
I started feeling skeptical when I got to "F" and then "J" just made me want to stop reading. I did finish, but it didn't get better for me.
The word 'Trust' is thrown out a few times and this also feels like a big concept in and of itself. I know we want to foster conversations, but this feels like a lot.
Additionally, the spacing of my digital copy was super weird and at times made it hard to read.
I'd be very interested to see a modified version of this book, but as is, I would not recommend.

A clear and simple way to start discussions about consent with young kids. Some of the pages made me wonder how I would expand on the concepts but overall I liked the book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of the book.

Krystaelynne Sanders-Diggs is blowing me away. This is my second book by her and I love how each book has been empowering, informative, colorful and welcoming to all children. Teaching children about consent is extremely important and this book does just that. However, my one issue is to ensure that this book isn’t just talking about “stranger danger”. Most people are abused by people they know and trust. I think adding that would be beneficial.

A perfect book for kids to teach them about consent, touch and many more. I really liked how straight to the point it was while also fun to read through, with the rhyming prose. Simple yet effective.

Consent is something I've been very open about with my children and we have a couple of books on the subject and this is definitely one I'll be adding to our collection.

The rhymes flow nicely and the book covers a lot of areas regarding consent and the paragraphs are clear about the message they're trying to convey. The illustrations are bright and eye catching, really pretty!

This is a very important book for young children. They need to know what is consent and need to know what to do when they feel unsafe. This book will teach them about personal boundaries, making decisions, and to say "no".

The illustrations were beautiful and pleasant. I really loved this book. Highly recommend this one!

I liked the concept of the book and the rhyming and illustrations were really cute and fun and I’m sure make for a book kids would love. With that said, I’d be curious what the target age is for this book as it seems like some of these concepts would be hard for a child to grasp (especially one that is expected to follow directions at school to keep them safe, etc.) I also felt the “Z” page was a bit of a weird way to end. It was an OK book but I’m not sure I’d personally purchase!

I have been planning to have more open conversations about consent with my daughter, and this book was fantastic for this - it follows on really nicely from the "kind hands" concept she has already. I really liked the alphabet concept, it helped my daughter to follow the topic through and it kept her engaged as she wanted to guess what the word for each letter would be.

I highly recommend this for everyone with younger children - my daughter is 5 and it was great for her. She really enjoyed the pictures - I thought the fact there was such a diverse range of ages/races etc depicted was great too as it feels so completely inclusive.

YES!! Every child needs this book and every parent/guardian needs to read it to them.
Beautiful artwork on top of an extremely important message. This book checks every box.

A wonderfully illustrated depiction of “consent”. The narrative is to be interpreted in many ways by the reader, more subliminal than outright it is the perfect seed to sow into young minds.

This book is absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately we now live in a world where it’s important that children know these things, and this book teaches a variety of consent based issues in a very simplified way. Perfectly aimed at children, the rhyming language makes it engaging and fun, and the accompanying illustrations are a talking point. A good starting point for a parent / carer to read along with their child(ren) to build on instilling these important messages.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for an eARC of this book to read and review.

Let’s start with the positives: loved the art style and rhyming structure throughout. The themes and ideas presented were all great ones that can open the door to further conversations with your kiddos.

If this book is for ages 3-7, I think that some of the themes might be beyond the child, and not something I would be ready to present to my own child in that range (the idea of zippers coming down, the graphics on the ‘M’ page, etc.). Violence (sexual and otherwise) against children is a topic each family needs to decide how to introduce and at what age. Recommend that parents read through the book before presenting to children.

Such a cute book! The title says it all but I love this as a book for young children. It explains in a super easy to understand way and the illustrations are beautiful!

I thought this was a great way to present boundaries and consent in different ways. Using the alphabet was interesting, but sometimes I thought the message could be confusing to a child. However, i also think it provides a great opening to further discuss these topics.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC!

The illustrations are so cute and definitely eye catching. I struggled a bit with the “consent” aspect of this book as it wasn’t illustrated or defined as easily as I think it could have been. Another note is maybe reevaluate having more than one letter on the page as it could be confusing for younger kids who cannot read yet...For example, the L page has love on the page as well.