This is a story about what can happen to a girl when she starts her period. People do not need to be able to read in order to understand the story.
Susan does not understand what is happening to her when she finds blood on her sheets and clothes. She does not tell her mother, but goes straight to school. In the playground, other girls giggle and point at the blood stains. Susan doesn’t know why they are laughing at her. A teacher notices what is happening and calls Susan aside to explain what menstruation is, and how she should look after herself.
Susan’s mother provides further reassurance on her return home from school. She shows Susan how to keep herself clean and comfortable.
Susan has become a woman, and her mother takes her shopping to celebrate.
The Books Beyond Words series
Professor Baroness Hollins and her team have spent many years working with different kinds of people on sensitive issues and have learnt a lot about what is important to them. Books Beyond Words are the result of careful development with the help of people who do not read or who find pictures easier to understand than words.
