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It’s a well-known fact that if you have
a book and a lap, most children will
expect you to read them a story.
While reading is usually said to be a
calm and joyful experience, topics
like cancer may not seem to follow
that same thread.
Here are some suggestions of books for children and families living with cancer that
prove to not only be helpful, but can also be entertaining and uplifting.
The Boy of Steel: A Baseball Dream
Come True by Ray Negron - “Young
Michael Steel loves to watch the New
York Yankees on TV—from his hospital
bed. Michael has brain cancer. But when
Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano
visits Michael in the hospital, Michael
embarks on an unexpected and
wonderful journey when he becomes a
Yankee batboy for a day. It's his baseball
dream come true!”
Taking Cancer to School (Special
Kids in School Series) by Kim
Gosselin - A great book for cancer
patients who are school-aged to take
back to school with them or have
their teacher read to their
classmates. Provides learning for
classmates and encourages empathy
and understanding.
H is for Hair Fairy: An Alphabet of
Encouragement and Insight for Kids (and
Kids at Heart!) with Cancer by Kim Martin -
“An alphabet book with a mission, this 32-
page picture book will inspire, comfort,
educate and encourage children being treated
for cancer. Using colorful, warm, humorous
illustrations and verse, the author employs the
alphabet to feature different aspects of coping
with cancer treatment.”
Imagine a Rainbow: A Child's Guide
for Soothing Pain by Brenda Miles -
“Through a series of beautiful
illustrations that engage all of the
senses, each accompanied by a verse
couplet, this book asks the child to
imagine several things to cope with
pain. Some are calming, some are
delighting, some are empowering,
some are inspirational.”
Mom Has Cancer! (Let's Talk
about It) by Jennifer Moore-
Mallinos - “This sensitively
written book encourages
preschool-age and early-grades
children to explore the
possibilities of a parent with
cancer.”
The Famous Hat by Kate Gaynor - “This book has
been designed to help children with leukemia (or
other forms of cancer) to prepare for treatment,
namely chemotherapy, and a stay in hospital.
Treatment for childhood cancer can be very difficult
to cope with, especially for very young children. The
lengthy stay in hospital, having to contend with
drips, tubes and injections is difficult enough without
the possibility of hair loss for children to face.
However, this book helps children to see the
experience of a child that they can easily relate to.”
When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring
for Your Children by Wendy S. Harpham - “When
A Parent Has Cancer is a book for families written
from the heart of experience. A mother, physician,
and cancer survivor, Dr. Wendy Harpham offers
clear, direct, and sympathetic advice for parents
challenged with the task of raising normal, healthy
children while they struggle with a potentially life–
threatening disease.”
What Is Cancer Anyway?: Explaining
Cancer to Children of All Ages by Karen
Carney - “What IS Cancer, Anyway?
Explaining Cancer to Children of All Ages is
one of the books in the Barklay and Eve
Children's Book Series. This book provides
basic information that is essential when
someone in the family has cancer and does
so in a calm, clear, reassuring manner that
children and adults will appreciate.”
Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope
with a Parent's Illness by Sue Heiney, Joan
Hermann, Katherine Bruss and Joy Fincannon -
“Outlining valuable steps necessary to help
children understand what happens when a
parent has been diagnosed with cancer, this
guide provides “hands-on-tools” to help those
affected by cancer—as well as their loved ones
—face many of the dilemmas that come with the
disease.”
What about Me?: When
Brothers and Sisters Get
Sick by Allan Peterkin - “A
young girl attempts to cope
with her brother's being ill.”
Chemo Girl: Saving the World
One Treatment at a Time by
Christina Richmond - “Chemo Girl is
the fictional tale of a superhero
created by Christina Richmond, who
was diagnosed with
Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of
muscle cancer, when she was in the
seventh grade.”
I'm A Superhero by Daxton Wilde -
“I'm A Superhero reaches beyond
borders and cultures, helping children
and their families to be brave, helping
parents explain cancer to their young
children, and helping families cope
with one of life's most difficult
situations through love and humor.”
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