I Never Always Always with Stranger

by Dagmar Geisler

Parents must always instruct their children to only go with the people that the parents have told them before. Even people with acquaintances around if their parents do not instruct, are not allowed to go with them. Child abuse occurring in close proximity to children is a dangerous phenomenon.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Dagmar Geisler wurde 1958 in Siegen geboren und studierte bis 1984 Graphik-Design an der FH Wiesbaden. Nach dem Studium arbeitete Sie als Zeichnerin beim ZDF, als Layouterin in einem Trickfilmstudio und als Gerichtszeichnerin für die Frankfurter Rundschau.
Sie hat eine Vielzahl an Kinderbüchern mit ihren Illustrationen veröffentlicht, aber auch eigene Geschichten verfasst. Ihre bekannte Wanda-Reihe erscheint im dtv und wurde 2007 mit dem Penzberger Urmel ausgezeichnet.
Heute lebt sie mit ihrer Familie als freie Autorin und Illustratorin in der Nähe von München.

Reviews

[Pham Tung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Một cuốn sách ổn để giáo dục trẻ em tự bảo vệ mình. Nên đọc luôn 3 cuốn của cùng tác giả Dagmar Geisler:
- Cơ thể con là của con
- Con không bao giờ đi cùng người lạ
- Con không bao giờ đi lạc

[Happy LittleReaders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lu’s mom always tells her that she should only let people that she knows well to pick her up after school. That list includes only Lu’s parents, her neighbor, her mom’s friend Annie, and Lu’s siblings. However, one day after school, it started raining, and many people asked Lu to go with them. Ms. Smith lives in Lu’s neighborhood. However, does Lu really know her? She doesn’t know Ms. Smith’s first name, if she dyes her hair red, or what her dog’s name is. Therefore, Lu says, “ I don’t know you, so I’m not going with you.” This goes on until a man with many piercings, a mohawk, and a punk vest shows up. Lu goes with him. Why? Her mother only said that she should go with people that she knows! However, the man is her brother! Winner of the Children’s Library Book Award.
Reason for recommendation: This book teaches kids not to go with strangers. During the reading process, the children will nervously guess whether Lu will go with those people. This book helps parents and children discuss the possible dangers of strangers. Parent-child activities can be carried out after reading the list of security personnel and people familiar to the child.

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[Brandi Kutz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lu has a small list of people with whom she will leave and no one else. That is unless her parents tell her beforehand. It is a good book to teach children the differences between who they know and strangers and those in between.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice primer on strangers and who to trust. When a young girl si left standing at school many people offer to take her home but she doesn't know these people enough to go with them. Elementary and up

[Casidy Strother]

Summary- This book is about a girl named Lu. She refuses to go with strangers. The book lists the people Lu will leave with at the very beginning. Lu is waiting for her mom after school, and she is the only person left. Many people walk up to her and offer to take her home, but she refuses every time. She won't even go with her neighbor that she knows very well. Then, a boy shows up in a black leather jacket and she decides to go with him. This boy was her brother and he was very late to pick her up.

Review- I enjoyed this book. I loved how the author is also the illustrator. I liked how Lu wouldn't let anyone take her home because she had faith that her brother or mother would come to pick her up.

Connection to Profession- I can use this book in the classroom to teach young students about the danger of strangers. This book could also be used to teach patience because Lu waited for her mom.

[Hannah Gordon]

I Won’t Go With Strangers is about a little girl named Lu who is waiting for her mom to pick her up from school. Her mom gave her a list of people who she could ride home with. Throughout the story, people she knows come by and offer to give her a ride home, but Lu says no each time since they aren’t on the list. Finally she tells someone that she will ride home with them and says it is okay.
Review: I think this book has a good message and is a good idea. I also did enjoy the illustrations. That being said, I didn’t really love it and I can’t put my finger on why that is.
This would be a good book to read to little ones to help them understand the danger of a stranger. It also shows to obey your parents.

[Regina Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a young girl who is waiting to get picked up from school. This girl knows that only certain people are allowed to pick her up from school, and that everyone else would need to get permission from her mom first. As she waits she gets offered to be taken home multiple times, but she reuses them all because she knows her parents did not give them permission. After a while she is picked up by someone who has permission to take her home.
I think this book is perfect for K-1st grade. I think it is important that students are introduced to the appropriate and inappropriate individuals who should be picking them up. This also opens up the door for them to have conversations with their parents about this topic as well.

[Barbra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lu has a list of people she can go home from school with. Many people stop by to offer Lu a ride home, people she knows, but they are not on her list. She thinks about each person, but remembers her mom told her to wait. This is an important read aloud to share with children as soon as they are mature enough to wait on their own. At the end of the book parents can help their children make their own list.

[Shelby Heffington]

This book is good to have because it just shows to be overly careful when it comes to teaching your kids about who to go with and who not to go with when it comes to being picked up because you just really can't be too careful. It is a very cute book showing the ways the kid's brain works to find out if they can trust this person or not!

[Marjury · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great example to teach children to really consider if they know the people around them. The girl in the book asks herself questions to see if she truly knows who speaks to her and reminds herself to only trust her family or the people her family has told her to trust which is a great skill for kids to have.

[Sanabil Fadil · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book teaches children the importance of following the rules, and encourage them to talk with parent about who is trustful to walk home with.
It also teaches safety and obedience, it`s a good way to convince kids that they always need permission from their parents to go with strangers, and show them that safety after school is important.

[شیما · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good and very informative. I liked the way the story approached the subject of strangers and how they were treated throughout the book. The book has a childish tone and manner of thinking in it that helps children to connect with it.

[Jane Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very important concept to learn for kids. Fun book with a small twist to keep them guessing and learn that looks sometimes are not what they seem.

[Lannett Boateng · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the book is great; it is an excellent way to teach kids about stranger danger and also teaches you how to say no in a subtle way. In this book, she stood her ground and remembered what her mother told her to do. She also stayed in the safe place she was in and did not leave until her brother came.

[NaYoung Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was beneficial to make clear that even if you live in the same subdivision and know each other's faces, you will never follow without your parents' permission.

[Shaista · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great book. It's easy to read. It gives a new way to approach this topic with our kids. I strongly suggest this book to parents with kids.

[Timothy Morrison]

Kids, don't go home with anyone who you don't know absolutely everything about!

[GRACE]

my book

[Marcin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uczy jak uczyć dzieci. 4 plus

[Sharlotte141 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. Getting this for my niece

[stella · Rating 5 out of 5]

hab das buch gestern in den tiefen meines bücherregals gefunden und hab festgestellt, es hat mich irgendwie geprägt?

[hasna · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and will definitely told what inside the book to my niece!

[Robin Webb · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute story - good to teach kids that even if you know someone you should only go with people your parents told you to go with

[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read

I enjoyed the thought process of Lu and would hope that my grandchildren have the same thoughts - very thoughtfully set out - a good read

[Tyler Lois]

This children's book is all about Lu who refuses to go with anyone she doesn't know. Her parents have given he a specific list of people who she can go with on a daily basis without extra permission. One day after school the person who is supposed to pick Lu up is late and she stands outside waiting, every little bit someone Lu kind of knows comes by and offers to take her home but none of these people is the one person she is told to wait for. Lu kindly turns their offer down and waits, just like her mom and dad told her to do.
I thought this story was written in a very cute way that will grab the attention of young readers.
I would read this story in my classroom to remind my students that even if you kind of know someone it is not smart to go home with them unless you have been specifically told to do so.