Carole Stoiber – Commissioned Portrait Artist / Painter for Hire

 

THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE of TRUST

Could save a child’s happiness or their life.

Children are the most underrepresented group of people; they are without mass representation. Children have no other support other than the bonds they share with loving caring adults. What if that fragile thread of trust is compromised and their support system goes awry? What threatens the safety of children? Where can children turn?
THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE OF TRUST empowers children with the knowledge to recognize threatening situations in which they may be called upon to run, fight or hide. This book is a tool that children can use to keep track of their relationships with others by rating them with criteria that is CIRCLE OF TRUST-worthy.

THE UNTOUCHABLES and CIRCLE of TRUST encourage children and caring adults to have open discussions about threatening circumstances, like getting lost, being abducted, someone taking photos, someone asking them to lie, using the internet, public restrooms, and predatory sexual abuse.
THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE OF TRUST is a short picture book to be read by caring adults to children to warn against the dangers of social predators.

You may say that you could never broach these subjects with a child even if it could mean their safety! But the good news is, you don’t have to.

THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE OF TRUST is written and illustrated by Carole Stoiber professional educator and artist. The book looks and reads like a graphic novel. There are 23 watercolor and colored pencil illustrations of two adorable cartoon girls, Winnie, and Angie, who fly through the book as Super Girls to deliver lessons in an informative and uplifting way, without compromising the gravity of the subject. They visit a dozen other darker chiaroscuro drawings and Winnie and Angie give advice almost like a whisper of consciousness on how to handle potential situations.

THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE OF TRUST supplies a worksheet to develop a strong and open Circle with those they know that they can trust to keep them safe, because children need to know who their advocates are and what is unacceptable behavior in others.

The threats to children are real, they span generations of families, they have no regard for ethnicity, race, financial strata, and intelligence and these threats are worldwide and can be seen in every culture. To harm children is to harm humanity.

THE UNTOUCHABLES and the CIRCLE of TRUST is a book that I printed and read on YouTube. Videotaping myself reading the book was my way to share this important message and to find an agent who believes in publishing this book.

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