Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
She won’t read a whole book about this. She’ll open one page, at the worst possible moment, and need an answer fast. This is the book built for that page.Most first period books are meant to be read from the beginning, calmly, with a grown-up nearby. That is not how it goes. Girls look this up alone - at night, in a bathroom, in the two minutes before going back into a lesson. So this book is built the way they use it: short chapters you can open anywhere and close again in two minutes.Every chapter answers one real question, in plain words, with no whispering and no talking down. What is a period? How will I know it started? What if it happens at school? Who do I tell first? And the questions other books skip: What if the adult I told didn’t listen? What if my family never talks about this? What if I just want to be a kid right now?For the adult buying this: it is warm, calm and unembarrassed - and it hands her back to you, and to a doctor, at every point where that matters. No diagrams, no fill-in pages, no lecture. There is a note for you at the front, and a page she can hand you when saying it out loud is too hard.WHAT IS INSIDE- 56 short chapters, one question each, readable in any order- What is actually happening, in plain words - no whispering, no euphemisms- The first time: the first five minutes, at school, at night, at a friend’s- Pads, period underwear, tampons, cups, bags, stains, running out- Swimming, PE, washing, tiredness, aching, and the rest of an ordinary week- Feelings: crying at small things, being annoyed, being scared, being teased- Talking to dads, brothers, coaches, friends - and families who never mention it- A calm section on when to tell an adult today and when to ask a doctor- What to do if the first adult doesn’t listen, and who else she can ask- Words she might hear, and a page to hand to a grown-upPERFECT FOR- Girls 8-12 who would rather read it themselves than be sat down and told- Parents who want the conversation started but not staged- Dads, stepdads, grandparents and carers unsure where to begin- Any girl who has started already and has questions she hasn’t askedThis book is general information, not medical advice. It is meant to be used alongside a trusted adult and a doctor, never instead.
