Take Care With Yourself
Laurie A. White
Take Care With Yourself
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Young Person's Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Healing from the Hurts of Child Abuse
by Laurie A. White
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.
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About This Book
Have you ever wondered how to keep yourself safe every day? Imagine learning simple ways to protect your body and your feelings from harm. What will you do if someone makes you feel uncomfortable? There's more to discover about staying safe, but that's just the start.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Take Care With Yourself is a gentle, age-appropriate book designed for early readers ages 5 to 8 that introduces important concepts about personal safety and boundaries. It addresses sensitive topics such as child abuse in a clear, accessible way suitable for young children, helping to empower them to recognize and respond to uncomfortable situations. Parents should be aware that the book discusses child safety and protection, making it a valuable tool for conversations about these topics.
Why we rated Take Care With Yourself 7ME
Take Care With Yourself is written at a Level 2 reading level across 36 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Take Care With Yourself works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Take Care With Yourself as 7ME ("Moderate — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Moderate" range — moderate conflict that may involve loss, scary scenes, or interpersonal stakes. The strongest signals come from emotional weight — these are the dimensions parents should evaluate against their reader's tolerance.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Child Abuse.
Thematically, Take Care With Yourself explores health & daily living - safety, child abuse awareness, and child protection — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about health & daily living - safety, child abuse awareness, child protection.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers who get easily upset by emotional or moderately dark scenes — the conflict here is real, not just background flavor.
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7ME — Moderate — EmotionalReal stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.
Content Flags
Was our "Moderate" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
3/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780961202408
- Pages
- 36
- Publisher
- Laurie A. White & Steven L. Spencer
- Published
- August 1983
- Type
- Fiction