Inspirational and Educational books for young children with Cancer.

Kathy's Hats: A Story of Hope
by Trudy Krisher, Nadine Westcott (Illustrator),

You'll love this one!
Reviewer: A reader from Ohio

   We were given this book as a gift when my daughter, at 3 1/2 yrs old, was diagnosed with Leukemia. It instantly became her favorite, and she had us read it to her over and over. It sent a positive message in such a well-written way that even a child her age could understand. She still treasures that book and last year read it to her 2nd grade class. It will always be one of our favorites!

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What Is Cancer Anyway?: Explaining Cancer to Children of All Ages (Barklay and Eve Series #5)
by Karen L. Carney

Keeping it simple
Reviewer: A reader from Clinton, CT
 

   How do you go about explaining something to your children that you have difficulty understanding yourself? Well, Barklay and Eve make the process easier. This wonderful book describes the most complicated procedures in simple terms without talking down to children. I found the illustrations and story content charming and informative. Children will find the common hair loss of cancer a much less frightening process when they see the fun that Eve has with a wig. While dealing with cancer can't be made easier, Barklay and Eve can make explaining it easier.

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Henry and the White Wolf
by Tim Karu, Tyler Karu (Illustrator)

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Book Description (Editorial review):
  When too little is known and too much is feared, we turn to books. In the spirit of providing much-needed solace comes HENRY & THE WHITE WOLF, an illustrated storybook-and poignant allegory-to help kids who are sick, or kids with friends who are sick, or kids whose parents or siblines or teachers are sick.
   What makes the simple, straightforward story especially comforting and so close to a child's point of view is that it is written and illustrated by a teenaged brother and sister who not only draw on their own feelings of being in the hospital, but the experience of offering support to close friends with serious illnesses. It is the same fresh thinking that inspired the authors to package with the book a soft, round stone for every child to hold-just like the talismanic stone in the story that Henry, the little sick hedgehog, must hold onto while undergoing the debilitating treatment offered up by the White Wolf, a figure feared by all the hedgehogs. No matter how bad it gets, Henry clutches his stone for dear life-literally-and it gives him the dignity and courage he needs to get better.
 

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