Jones, Christianne C.
Summary: Harrison is a boy who loves life and likes to share with others, but as he grows older the people around him are finding that he stands too close and maybe hugs a little too much--until his father teaches him the Space Saver rhyme, a method for determining just the right amount of space to leave between himself and others.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JONCook, Julia
Summary: Although Louis knows a lot about outer space, the young boy finds himself sent to Principal Goodkid's office to attend Personal Space Camp after his teacher loses her patience with his behavior.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Center for Youth Issues 2007
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Summary: Kai, a merboy, loves to share hugs with his mother, but learns that some friends prefer fin bumps, tail claps, tentacle shakes, or claw pinches.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEITai, Elaine
Summary: This Kickstarter-funded picture book about consent presents various scenarios in which kids (and even adults) might feel uncomfortable, and addressing how to express and respect those boundaries and concerns. In thinking about how we teach or learn about ways we grant access to our own bodies and others', this book stems from the author's experiences as a librarian, as well as in her own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloom Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "'No Means No!' is a children's picture book about an empowered little girl who has a very strong and clear voice in all issues, especially those relating to her body and personal boundaries. This book can be read to children from 3 to 9 years. It is a springboard for discussions regarding children's choices and their rights. The 'Note to the Reader' at the beginning of the book and the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: UpLoad Publishing Pty Ltd 2015
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Summary: This is a guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art. So she's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc 2023
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Summary: "Sometime Aaron gets into his friend's space. He is too close, too loud, and he grabs things from her. It's time to draw the line between his space and hers - so she picks up her crayons!"--Page [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2019
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Summary: "This book shares ideas and techniques for transforming any space into a haven designed to bring balance, serenity, and joy into your life"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 2019
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Summary: "I get a say about what happens to me. Learning how to give and receive consent helps us stay safe and happy. Bright, cheerful illustrations paired with engaging photos and lively text make learning about consent clear and fun, while hands-on activities put this early life skill into practice. Explore how life works when our bodies are our own"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2024
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Summary: "Developed by experts in the fields of early childhood and activism against injustice, this topic-driven board book offers clear, concrete language and imagery to introduce the concept of consent. This book serves to normalize and celebrate the experience of asking for and being asked for permission to do something involving one's body. It centers on respect for bodily autonomy, and reviews the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rise 2022
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Summary: "Max wants some space for himself away from his younger brother who takes his things and makes noise, but eventually Max finds a way to make space for his brother too"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FALJohnson, Gregory P. (Gregory Paul)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.1 JOHBusch, Akiko.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.837 BUSChua, Charlene
Summary: "A little girl finds herself giving hug after hug until, all of a sudden, she's had enough!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHUClodagh.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 CLOMadden, Chris Casson.
Summary: Presents the personal spaces of thirty-eight distinctive women, including Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, and Ali MacGraw.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.082 MADPeterson, Ellie
Summary: "A group of underwater friends learn to ask for permission before showing their prickly, pufferfish pal some love"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETMartin, Sam.
Contents: It's a man's, man's, man's, man's world -- Collecting -- Entertaining -- Playing -- Sporting -- Working.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 729 MARKelly, Scott
Summary: The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly inimical to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both existential and banal: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 KELLY, SCOTT KELSummary: In this program, the need for personal space is explored through the avoidance behaviors people employ to maintain a perceived distance from others, such as falling into a "middle-distance stare" in a crowded subway; the use of a proxy, like a jacket on a barstool, to reserve a place; the attitudes of drivers towards other cars on the road, which can lead to road rage; and the unconscious...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Crist, James J.
Summary: Describes the relationship between siblings and the things they share, including parents, problems, and personal space.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Pub. 2010
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Life CristSummary: Detective Sam Spade goes in search of a priceless statuette after the death of his partner.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 15-year old Mia is a foul-mouthed, belligerent teen living on an Essex estate [public housing] with her mother Joanne and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been excluded from school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit, spending her days aimlessly. Her only escape--besides smoking, drinking an occasional swiped bottle of booze, and fist fighting with the neighbor girls--is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2010