Consent is a hugely important factor in sex education for kids, yet many schools continue to exclude the subject from their curricula. Thats why sex educator Lydia Bowers is hoping to help fill the gap with her new childrens book, We Listen to Our Bodies.

Many books have been written about body safety (Bad touch! Stranger danger!), focusing specifically on preventing abuse or recognizing unsafe sexual contact, Bowers told HuffPost. Consent, however, is not just about sexual assault but encompasses many aspects relationships, self-image, empathy, and responsibility. These safety and abuse books are important, but I wanted something that could sit on a classroom bookshelf and could teach consent before and, ideally, in the prevention of abuse.