“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”
Being open and honest about sexuality with the kids and youth in your life is a surefire way to raise confident, body-positive young people who understand their worth. It will also ensure they are armed with the resources and information to make informed choices about their bodies and their lives.
However, it can be hard to know where to start, especially if your own sex education was a little lacking. We’ve got you covered at the Amplify office. We have hundreds of age and developmentally appropriate sexual health books available to the community for free.
Email info@amplifytulsa.org to browse our collection and sign out a few copies to read with the children or youth in your life! Here’s a short list of some of the books we have available:
- C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison
- Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
- Consent Ninja by Mary Nhin
- What Makes A Baby by Cory Silverberg
- Como Se Hace Un Bebe by Cory Silverberg
- Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent, and Respect by Jayneen Sanders
- It’s NOT the Stork! by Robie H. Harris
- Mika & Lolo by Virginia Méndez (English/Spanish book)
- How Are Babies Made? by Alastair Smith
- When You Were Inside Mommy by Joanna Cole
- NO Trespassing: This Is My Body! by Pattie Fitzgerald
- Can We Talk About Consent by Justin Hancock
- Celebrate Your Feelings: The Positive Mindset Puberty Book for Girls by Lauren Rivers
- Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Renee Taylor
- Guy Stuff, The Body Book for Boys by Cara Natterson
- Sex Is A Funny Word by Cory Silverberg
- It’s So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robbie Harris
- I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private by Kimberly King
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robbie Harris
- You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things by Cory Silverberg
- You-ology: A Puberty Guide for EVERY Body by Trish Hutchison, Kathryn Lowe, and Melisa Holmes
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Puberty-And Shouldn’t Be Googling: For Curious Boys by Morris Katz
- The Big Questions Book of Sex & Consent by Donna Freitas
- The Trans Self-Care Workbook by Theo Lorenz
- S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties by Heather Corinna
- Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
- Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: Expanded Third Edition: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships by Ruth Bell
- Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein
- Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
- Sexual Citizens by Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan
- Sex Positive Talks to Have with Kids: A guide to raising sexually healthy, informed, empowered young people by Melissa P. Carnagey
- Adolescencia: Una guía sin prejuicios para padres e hijos by DK