By Michelle Snow, BSc, MISt, Librarian, Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
It can be hard to talk to children about a cancer diagnosis. The Princess Margaret Patient and Family Library has a wide range of children’s books for patients and families to borrow. You can find all the books listed below and many more at the library.
- The Grog Family: Moma Grog gets sick (ages 2 – 5) by Gretchen Huntley
- When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A guide to help kids cope (Ages 2 – 5) by Alaric Lewis
- Mom and the Polka-Dot Boo-Boo: A gentle story explaining breast cancer to a young child (ages 2 – 10) by Eileen Sutherland
- Our Dad is Getting Better (ages 5 – 10) by Alex, Emily and Anna Rose Silver
- Our Mom has Cancer (ages 5 – 10) by Abigail and Adrienne Ackermann
- The Cancer That Wouldn’t Go Away: A story for kids about metastatic cancer (ages 10 and up) by Hadassa Field
- Mrs. B Has Cancer (ages 10 – 12) by Glynis Belec
- What’s Up With Tiffany’s Dad: Medikidz explain Melanoma (ages 12 and up) by American Cancer Society
