Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy, by Doris Sanford & Graci Evans

Don't Make Me Go Back, Mommy: A Child's Book about Satanic Ritual Abuse, by Doris Sanford & Graci Evans. 1990 hardcover. 30 pages, very nice condition.

This is basically the HOLY GRAIL of books from that dynamic duo of Sanford and Evans. If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll see me bring them up often, as they are my favorite born again, out of touch author/illustrator team. This book has repeatedly been called The WORST Children's Book Ever Made.

Five-year-old Allison is one of a group of children who are abused and subjected to horrible rituals at a perverse day care center, but with therapy and her parents' love she begins the healing process. The author states that "the words of the text and the objects and situations illustrated are based on months of intensive research into the nature and practice of satanic ritual abuse. Any child who has been ritually abused will recognize the validity of this story and will be able to relate to most of the scenes portrayed." Based on the McMartin Preschool trial during the Satanic Panic, this book is pure gold.

From School Library Journal:
This is a very specialized title that, although in picture-book format, belongs in the child-abuse section of the adult collection. Five-year-old Allison's behavior indicates to her concerned parents that something is wrong at her day care center. In unseen action, they discover that the center practices sexual, physical, and psychological abuse in the guise of religious ritual. Through dialogue, Allison and her parents reveal their feelings and the beginnings of the healing process to counselors and legal personnel. Some details of abuse are familiar from the lengthy McMartin trial, such as the "movie star room" in which naked children are photographed. The appendix lists 10 guidelines for parents on how to handle their own feelings during this family crisis. All of the people at the day care center are white and look like evil, angry young witches. This is not a book for general readers. The child's ordeal is so horrifying and the display of its aftermath so subtle that readers need familiarity with the subject to avoid misinterpretation. It could be a useful title for social workers, law enforcement officials, psychologists, counselors, religious personnel, and the unfortunate parents and children who have endured such trauma.