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Title: The Hope Tree: Kids Talk About Breast Cancer by Laura Numeroff, Wendy Schlessel Harpham, David M. McPhail ISBN: 0-689-84526-X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Helping kids understand the difficult topic of breast cancer
Comment: "The Hope Tree" was developed by children's author Laura Numeroff ("If You Give a Mouse a Cookie") to help children better understand and cope with breast cancer. Co-author Wendy S. Harpham, M.D., wrote "When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children." Based on actual accounts, they create a fictional group of children who talk about what they and their families went through went their moms had breast cancer. Artist David McPhail provides comforting illustrations for each of the 10 topics.
This is not a book that will really explain breast cancer to children, although it certainly touches on key aspects such as how there will be bad days and how chemo makes hair fall out. What is does accomplish is to get out in the open the feelings and concerns children will have in this situation. For example, the first topic talks about "The Day My Family Found Out," and touches upon some of the things that happen on a traumatic day like that. Another chapter reassures children "You Can't Catch It," while several chapters talk about things you can do to help make things better. This book is aimed at children ages 5-8, and you can easily see how they might read this book and have suggestions as to what the family could be doing. The most important thing about "The Hope Tree" is that it is therapeutic as well as cathartic. Indeed, one of the goals of the book is that through open communication families can not just survive the cancer experience, but actually thrive.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Important Book
Comment: I saw the author on the Today Show, and bought this because I know a family going through this difficulty. The book touches on many issues, but is really very positive. Good for bringing up discussion, especially for children who may be too frightened to share their feelings.
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Title: Our Mom Has Cancer by Adrienne Ackermann, Abigail Ackermann ISBN: 094423531X Publisher: American Cancer Society Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Paper Chain by Claire Blake, Eliza Blanchard, Kathy Parkinson ISBN: 0929173287 Publisher: Health Pr Pub. Date: 27 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: What Is Cancer Anyway?: Explaining Cancer to Children of All Ages by Karen L. Carney ISBN: 0966782046 Publisher: Dragonfly Pub Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: When a Parent Has Cancer : A Guide to Caring for Your Children/Becky and the Worry Cup : A Children's Book About a Parent's Cancer (2-book package) by Wendy S. Harpham ISBN: 0060187093 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 26 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer by Sherry Kohlenberg, Lauri Crow ISBN: 094535455X Publisher: Magination Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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