There are some fantastic sex education books for 4 year olds that will help you with talking to your child about the birds and bees or the facts of life.
Especially if you have a 4 year old who is starting to ask questions about where babies come from or how babies are made!
Books can help with answering some of these trickier conversations. They have pictures that will engage your child and age-appropriate information that your child will understand.
You will find a wide range of sex education books for 4 year olds in this list, that will help you to talk with your child about absolutely anything to do with sex education.
You’ll find some books about pregnancy and where babies come from. Most (if not all) of the books about where babies come from don’t talk about sexual intercourse. Instead, they just explain that a baby comes from inside the mummy and that it takes a part from a male and a female to make a baby.
You’ll also find books that name the private body parts, as well as talk about diversity, cybersafety, pornography, body safety, families, gender and much, much more!
If it is a particular topic that you’re interested in, then you’ll find books by the topic in the main list of Sex Education Books for Children. And if you’re looking for a book for a different aged child, then you’ll want to look at the age-appropriate list of sex education books.
Now, if you reach a point of overwhelm, then you’ll want to have a look at my list of favourite sex education books. These are the books that I always seem to be recommending to parents. CLICK HERE to look at the 10 best sex education books.
If you want to learn more about getting started with sex education for 4 year olds, then you should look at this age-specific sex education guide for four year olds.
You’ll find more information about sex education in my Sex Education 101 page.
NOTE: Before passing any book to your child or reading the book with your child, you should read it yourself first. I might think it is a great book for a certain age child or that the information is valuable, but you may disagree. You need to choose books that reflect your values and the messages you want your child to receive.
Sex education books for 4 year olds
Body safety
Everyone’s Got a Bottom by Tess Rowley
No Means No! by Jayneen Sanders
My Underpants Rule by Kate and Rod Power
Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect
Will Ladybug Hug? By Hilary Leung
Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
It’s My Body: A Book about Body Privacy for Young Children by Louise Spilsbury
My Invisible Line by Sarah Rahal and Katie Preston-Toepfer
Some Parts are Not for Sharing by Julie K. Federico
From my Heads to my Toes, I Say What Goes by Charlotte Barkla
A Sexual Abuse Prevention Course for Parents
Body Boss BootCamp
Your Body Rocks by Emily Lauren Dick
My Body What I Say Goes! by Jayneen Sanders
Private Parts are Private by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
My Safety Network by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Consent by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
I Always Try by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Secrets and Surprises by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
My Early Warning Signs by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Tricky People by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body, My Choice. Teaching Kids Consent by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body is Mine. Body Safety for Kids by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body is Safe. Tricky People and Safe People by Crystal Hardstaff
Boss of Your Own Body by Byll and Beth Stephen
Consent
Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect
C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison
The Great Big Hug by Isy Abraham-Raveson
Will Ladybug Hug? By Hilary Leung
Can I Give You A Squish? by Emily Neilson
Ask First, Monkey by Juliet Clare Bell (A book about consent)
A Hug by Nicola Manton
Yes! No! A first conversation about consent by Megan Madison
From my Heads to my Toes, I Say What Goes by Charlotte Barkla
How to Say Hello by Sophie Beer
Consent by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) by Carrie Finison & Daniel Wiseman
Diversity & inclusion
Who We Are! All about being the same and being different by Robie H. Harris
It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr
No Difference Between Us by Jayneen Sanders
Mummy Never Told Me by Babette Cole
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
The Barefoot Book of Children by Tessa Strickland, Kate Depalma and David Dean
Giraffes Can’t Dance story by Giles Andreae
Happy in our Skin by Fran Manushkin
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Just The Way We Are by Jessica Shirvington
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
All Bodies Are Good Bodies by Charlotte Barkla
Our Skin. A first conversation about race by Megan Madison
It Isn’t Rude to be Nude by Rosie Haine
The Very First You by Scott Stuart
Be who you are by Todd Parr
Hello Every Body! by Samantha Curcio
A Church for All by Gayle E. Pitman
We Are All People by Zanni Louise
Your Body is Awesome. Body Respect for Children by Sigrun Danielstottir
Around the World by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Everyone is Equal by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies (First Conversations) by Megan Madison
All About Diversity by Felicity Brooks
Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
Families & Relationships
Who’s in my family? All about our families by Robie H. Harris
The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman & Ros Aquith
Just The Way We Are by Jessica Shirvington
The Family Book by Todd Parr
We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty
All About Families by Felicity Brooks
A Color Named Love by M. Ellery
Play and Learn PaperDoll Families by Cath Hakanson
A Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary
Together: A First Conversation About Love by Megan Madison
Hello Every Body! by Samantha Curcio
All About Friends by Felicity Brooks
The Family Tree by Sean Dixon
Families by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Family, all that you dream it to be, by Byll & Beth Stephen
Gender
No Difference Between Us by Jayneen Sanders
The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee
Play & Learn PaperDoll Friends by Cath Hakanson
Play and Learn PaperDoll Families by Cath Hakanson
Play and Learn PaperDoll Superheroes by Cath Hakanson
Being You: A first conversation about gender by Megan Madison
A House for Everyone by Jo Hirst
Are you a boy or are you a girl? by Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher
Pink, Blue and You by Elise Gravel
Inclusive Books
What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg: Book Review
Let’s Look at Different Body Parts Cards by Sex Ed Rescue
Play & Learn PaperDoll Friends by Cath Hakanson
Play and Learn PaperDoll Families by Cath Hakanson
Play and Learn PaperDoll Superheroes by Cath Hakanson
The Parent’s Guide to Explaining Sex by Cath Hakanson
Hello Every Body! by Samantha Curcio
Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
Internet safety
The Internet is Like a Puddle by Shona Innes
Good Pictures Bad Pictures JR by Kristen Jenson
Someone should have told me by Holly-ann Martin
What’s So Yummy?: All About Eating Well and Feeling Good by Robie H. Harris
Nerdy Bird Tweets by Aaron Reynolds
Once Upon a Time… online by David Bedford
The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland
IVF (Assisted Reproduction) Books
Love
Love is Love by Michael Genhart
Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis
No Matter What by Debi Gliori
When I’m Feeling Love by Trace Moroney
Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
A Color Named Love by M. Ellery
LOVE: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
Slug in Love by Rache Bright
If I Could Keep You Little by Marianne Richmond
You Made me a Mother by Laurenne Sala
The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
That’s Me Loving You by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Together: A First Conversation About Love by Megan Madison
Pregnancy & Birthing
Our New Baby Inside by Mick Manning
Being Born by Sheila Kitzinger and Lennart Nilsson
What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg: Book Review
What’s In There? All about before you were born by Robie H. Harris
Baby on the Way by William & Martha Sears
Hello Baby by Jenni Overend
There’s a House Inside my Mummy by Giles Andreae
The Facts of Life: a 3D book by Jonathan Miller and David Pelham
How Big is Our Baby? A 9 month guide for soon-to-be siblings by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
My Moms Having A Baby by Dori Hillestad Butler
What’s Growing in Mommy’s Tummy? by Rachel Qiuqi-Li
We’re Having a Baby by Marion Cocklico
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda Paul
Play and Learn PaperDoll Families by Cath Hakanson
Protective behaviours
Everyone’s Got a Bottom by Tess Rowley
No Means No! by Jayneen Sanders
A Secret Safe to Tell by Naomi Hunter
Body Smart: Right From the Start by Kerri Isham
My Underpants Rule by Kate and Rod Power
It’s My Body: A Book about Body Privacy for Young Children by Louise Spilsbury
Max’s Creepy Crawly Slimy Things by Cath Laws and Alicia Moore
Those are My Private Parts by Diane Hansen
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
The Trouble With Secrets by Karen Johnsen
Little Monkey’s One Safe Place by Richard Edwards
I Have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres
A Nice Walk in the Jungle by Nan Bodsworth
I Can Play It Safe by Alison Feigh
Brave Knight by Cath Laws and Alicia Moore
Do You Have a Secret? By Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
My Invisible Line by Sarah Rahal and Katie Preston-Toepfer
Some Parts are Not for Sharing by Julie K. Federico
A Sexual Abuse Prevention Course for Parents
My Body What I Say Goes! by Jayneen Sanders
Private Parts are Private by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
My Safety Network by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
I Always Try by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Secrets and Surprises by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
My Early Warning Signs by Jayneen Sanders (Little Big Chats)
Tricky People by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body, My Choice. Teaching Kids Consent by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body is Mine. Body Safety for Kids by Crystal Hardstaff
My Body is Safe. Tricky People and Safe People by Crystal Hardstaff
Sexting (or nude pictures)
Transgender & non binary
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Where babies come from
What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg: Book Review
What’s In There? All about before you were born by Robie H. Harris
The Baby Tree by Sophie Blackall
Amazing You book by Gail Saltz
Where do Babies Come From? by Usborne Books
Where Do Babies Come From? by Dr Jillian Roberts
Where do Babies Come From by Sally Ann Wright
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda Paul
Play and Learn PaperDoll Families by Cath Hakanson
The Parent’s Guide to Explaining Sex by Cath Hakanson
The Science of Babies by Deborah Roffman
Where do Babies Come From by Heath McKenzie
These are some of the many sex education books for 4 year olds that have been written. As I find more, I will add them to this list. They are all really good books that kids can read to find reliable and accurate information about love, sex and relationships. Plus they will help prepare you too!
Happy reading!
Resources to help with talking about puberty
My mission is to create resources that will help you to naturally talk to your kids about sex, all while respecting your personal values.
Which means that inside this website, you’ll find lots of resources to help you with talking to your child about puberty.
My Sex Ed 101 page includes all of the information on sex education. You’ll find lots of different blog posts to help you gain a better understandign of what sex education is all about.
You’ll find videos about sex education in my Sex Education Videos resource page that you can watch with your child or to learn more about sex education yourself.
You’ll also find an extensive range of children’s sex education books, for kids of all ages.Â
If you’re unsure about how to answer your child’s questions about sex, then I have the perfect book for you! The Sex Education Answer Book will give you age-specific answers to the most common questions kid’s ask parents about sex. Which means you don’t need to worry about finding a child-friendly explanation that your child understands.
If you need some help with explaining sexual intercourse to your child, then you may like my Masterclass on explaining sex for the very first time or my parent guide will also help you explain sex to your child in a way they will understand. It breaks sex down into simple steps that take the stress out of explaining!
Plus you will find plenty more sex education resources at the Sex Ed Shop.
And if you get stuck, feel free to get in touch! You can contact me here.