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Kids Need to Be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care

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$6.47 $9.95 In stock

Category: Books-Children

By Julie Nelson and illustrated by Mary Gallagher


Kids are important They need safe places to live, and safe places to play. For some kids, this means living with foster parents. In simple words and full-color illustrations, this book explains why some kids move to foster homes, what foster parents do, and ways kids might feel during foster care. Children often believe that they are in foster care because they are bad. This book makes it clear that the troubles in their lives are not their fault; the message throughout is one of hope and support. Includes resources and information for parents, foster parents, social workers, counselors, and teachers.


32 pages, illustrated, softcover, full-color, 9 x 9, kids, foster parents, parents, educators, counselors, and social workers, ages 410


Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

Edward P. ★★★★★

The simple, direct sentences are perfect for little ones—it explains foster care without overwhelming them, and the warm illustrations really help keep it approachable. My kid actually asked to read it again the next night, which says everything.

Thomas ★★★★★

My 5-year-old has been asking a lot of questions about her friend in foster care, and this book’s simple, reassuring words about safe places helped her understand without getting scared. The illustrations are gentle and warm, perfect for little ones.