Stories to talk about periods with your daughter 2026

The period has been a taboo subject for years in the public sphere but also in the private sphere. There have been many generations of women who have had to discover for themselves all the changes that it implies in their bodies without practically anyone telling them what was happening inside them or explaining anything to them beyond the fact that from that moment on they had to use pads and tampons once a month.

Luckily that changed some time ago and, although it is still an uncomfortable conversation for many people, more and more homes are talking naturally about this whole process. It is simply that girls receive a clear message about what it means, why it appears and what it implies, without having to make a drama of this physical and emotional change.

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Even so, no matter how much you try to take the step, fathers and mothers often lack the tools to be able to correctly express the transition from girl to woman, and this is when stories can help significantly. Children's literature is experiencing a moment of splendor in which it is able to address everyday aspects that concern us all from many different perspectives, and that of menstruation was not going to be left behind. Through stories that are easily understandable to them, girls are able to understand stages such as puberty in an educational and even fun way.

There are many stories that attempt to answer all those questions that we have ever asked ourselves about periods. Some do it through humor, others through tenderness and there are even those who explain it graphically, but they all do it openly in a clear and direct way. The objective is none other than to get the girl to collect as much information as possible so that she does not have to obtain it distorted after searching for it outside and thus, when her time comes, she will be prepared to face it without doubts, fears and with total naturalness.

The rule is cool (if you know how it works)

Anna Salvia Ribera and Cristima Torrón Villalta respectively write and draw this book designed for girls aged nine and up, which has become one of the best sellers to talk about menstruation and everything it implies.

Publisher:Montena

Price:15.15 euros

new moon

To accompany girls in their first menstruation, this beautiful story by Claudia Tremblay helps them live it in a positive and conscious way, understanding the language of nature a little better.

Publisher:ING Editions

Price:13.30 euros

Hello menstruation!

Having your period can be strange and even complicated, but it shouldn't be that way and that's why this book explains in a clear, direct way and with a touch of humor everything preteens should know about this process.

Publisher:Liana Editorial

Price:15.20 euros.

The Red Book of Girls

Although it is written by Cristina Romero to advise girls that it is good to obey us, take care of ourselves and listen to us, mothers will also like this book because it helps them heal possible wounds from their childhood.

Publisher:Ob Stare

Price:12.25 euros

Mia is getting older

This work by pediatric endocrinologist Mònica Peitx tells how Mía, a nine-year-old girl discovers the extraordinary adventure of growing up and the changes her body experiences during puberty.

Publisher:Juventud, S.A.

Price:10.45 euros

Mom, I got my period

Joy, fear and curiosity are the three feelings that your daughter can experience after reading this graphic story by Julia Serrano that talks about the female body and its main change.

Publisher:Arcopress Ediciones

Price:13.25 euros

Changes, changes, changes!

Former athlete Marawa Ibrahim tells her story openly so that all girls can understand well what happens when they make the transition from girl to woman. As the subtitle says, there are 50 lessons to learn to love your body that will help you feel much better.

Publisher:SM Editions

Price: euros

red is beautiful

A mix between a practical guide and a novel by Lucía Zamolo that describes to the girls all the possible situations in which they will find themselves when they get their period and the changes that this will entail in their body and mood.

Publisher:Takatuka

Price:15.67 euros

my body is crazy

Séverine de la Croix and Pauline Roland are behind this comic to understand puberty in which Lila and her revolutionized hormones are the protagonists.

Publisher: Montena

Price:16.10 euros.

Great guide for a girl like you

The physical changes that girls undergo during puberty are excellently explained in this book by Nora Rodríguez in which everything is explained in an easily understandable way.

Publisher:Vicens Vives

Price:17.05 euros