MARCIE ABOFF

The Idea...

UNCLE WILLY'S TICKLES is a very special book for me - It was the first book that I actually sold, but I truly felt there was a need for this kind of book.

I've read this book in classrooms and to parents. It has been endorsed by psychiatrists, educators and other professionals.

I had done some research and found some instructional children's books published about "good touches" and "bad touches," but not much in a fiction format for young children. I wanted a book that a parent, teacher, or other caregiver could share with a child in a comfortable, non-threatening way. Since Uncle Willy really is a "good guy," the story could be told just as it is, or it can be used as a springboard to talk about more detailed issues involving a child's right to "own" his own body.

This book was first published in paperback in 1996. It is now in its second printing in both hardcover and paperback editions, with a wonderful new forward by Dr. Jane Annunziata, Psy.D.

RECOMMENDED!!
For more books like this, please visit child psychologist Dr. Jacqueline Golding's site for her acclaimed new book, 'HEALING STORIES.' The book features a variety of subject matters to help children cope.