Can I Kiss You: A Sweet Story about Asking for and Giving Consent

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Abeautifully illustrated story designed to start the much-needed conversation about consent.

Cassieis a little girl full of life and imagination who loves singing, playing in mud, dancing, and especially reading.Today, she reads a story aboutkissing to an audience of her stuffed animals and toys.She answers all of their questions while she reads:

Who can Ikiss
Who can kiss me
How should a kiss make me feel
Are there different types of kisses
How do I ask if I can kiss someone
How do I say no if I don't want to be kissed

Thischildrens book discusses consent in asweet and open way so that both children andadutls can better understand how to respect one another when it comes to giving kisses and hugs.

Teaching todays children (and tomorrows adults) about consent is critical to the development of their self-respect and their respect for other people. But this sometimes also requires teaching todays adults that they cant steal a non-consensual kiss from a child just because they are a child. Information at the back ofCan I Kiss Youwill help parents and caregivers teach consent to the children and adults in their lives.

Author Bio

Soline Bourdeverre-Veyssiere is a teacher, a mother of two, and a writer. Hypersensitive and passionate, she shares her discoveries and experiences in child development in her books and on social media.

Chlo Fruy grew up holding a pencil. While she studied graphic design in Marseille, she fell in love with children illustration. Her style mixes colorful visuals and soft and playful characters.