Books for Children and Parents
These books have been recommended to us by parents and health care professionals. Each book shares little ways to help your children understand the different stages of the cancer process. For a complete list of suggested reading, check out our Amazon store.
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Gentle Willow: A Story for Children about Dying by Joyce C. Mills, Cary Pillo (Illustrator)
The Angel with the Golden Glow by Elissa Al-Chokhachy, Ulrike Graf (Illustrator)
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney, Gloria Ortiz Hernandez (Illustrator)
H is for Hair Fairy: An Alphabet of Encouragement and Insight for Kids (and Kids at Heart!) with Cancer by Kim Martin, Wend Boomhower (Illustrator)
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
When Molly Was in the Hospital: A Book for Brothers and Sisters of Hospitalized Children by Debbie Duncan, Nina Ollikainen (Illustrator)
Little Tree: A Story for Children With Serious Medical Illness by Joyce C. Mills, Brian Sebern (Illustrator)
Help for the Hard Times, Getting through Loss by Earl Hipp
Helping Teens Work Through Grief by Mary Kelly Perschy
Molly the Pony: A True Story by Pam Kaster
The Making of My Special Hand by Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds (Illustrator)
Why Charlie Brown, Why?: A Story About What Happens When a Friend is Very Ill by Charles M. Schulz
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Kransy Brown and Marc Brown (Illustrator)
Can I Still Kiss You?: Answering Children’s Questions About Cancer by Neil Russell