Alternate Title

Alex's journey : the story of a child with a brain tumor

Corporate Author

American Brain Tumor Association

Place of Publication

Des Plaines, IL

Publisher

American Brain Tumor Association

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

30 minutes

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - psychology

Fictional Works

Child

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 A849a 2006

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Author

Jones, Diane Jarvis

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Diane Jarvis Jones

Publication Date

1995

Subjects

Grief

Family

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of Aunt Mary, the child continues to give others buttons in remembrance.

ISBN

096994070X

9780969940708

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 J76 1995

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Author

Varley, Susan

Place of Publication

London, U.K.

Publisher

Anderson Press Ltd.

Publication Date

1984

Subjects

Grief

Death

Infant

Child

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

ISBN

0006643175 (Collins)

0862640628

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 V315 1984

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Author

Foote, Norman

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Shoebox Music

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

6 minutes

Subjects

Music Therapy

Sunlight - adverse effects

Skin

Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control

Infant

Child

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Audio

CD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library Music

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WR500 F688 2003

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Author

Flett, Julie

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Greystone Kids

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

[48 unnumbered pages] : col. ill; 27 cm

Subjects

Loss

Friends

Intergenerational Relations

Bereavement

Grief

Child

Aged

First Nations

Popular Work

Pictorial Works

Abstract

When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781771644730

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

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Author

Zeltzer, Paul M

Place of Publication

Encino, CA

Publisher

Shilysca Press

Publication Date

2006

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms - therapy - popular works

Brain Neoplasms - psychology - popular works

Brain Neoplasms - complications - popular works

Child

Adult

ISBN

0976017113

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 Z53b 2006

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Author

Sliwerski, Jessica Reid

Song, Mika

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

34 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family Relations

Child

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

"Parents are superheroes, especially when they're battling cancer. This empowering book follows a mother and her family through all the stages of her cancer -- diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- and provides an honest and encouraging tool for talking with kids about serious illness. Lovingly upbeat and straightforward, this book is a much-needed and welcome source of comfort for any cancer-fighting family." - Cover

ISBN

9780735227811

0735227810

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C5 S633 2017

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Keene, Nancy

Hobbie, Wendy

Ruccione, Kathy

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Bellingham, WA

Publisher

Childhood Cancer Guides

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

xxiv, 452 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - complications

Neoplasms - rehabilitation

Continuity of Care

Follow-up Studies

Survivors

Family Relations

Adolescent

Adult

Adaptation, Psychological

Infant

Child

Secondary Prevention

Interpersonal Relations

Self Care

Popular Work

Autobiography

ISBN

9781457118678

9781941089132

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

QZ200 K26c 2012

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Author

Wolfelt, Alan D

Place of Publication

Fort Collins, CO

Publisher

Companion Press

Publication Date

c2004

Physical Description

54 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Grief - popular works

Attitude to Death - popular works

Parent-Child Relations

Child

Adolescent

ISBN

1879651432

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 W856 2004

Copies

Author

Duda, Deborah

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Aurora Press

Publication Date

1987

Subjects

Attitude to Death - popular works

Death - popular works

Terminal Care - popular works

Home Care Services - popular works

ISBN

0943358310

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D844 1987

Copies

Alternate Title

Dancing with cranes

Author

Armstrong, Jeannette C.

Place of Publication

[British Columbia]

Publisher

Theytus Books

Penticton Indian Band

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

23 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Grief

Loss

Child

Grandparents

Family

Adaptation, Psychological

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

Chi's momma is soon to have a baby, but Chi' is having a hard time being happy about it. Chi' misses her Temma (Grandma), who has passed away. Chi's momma and daddy help ease the pain of losing her Temma and help her understand life and death as part of nature ... 'Dancing with the Cranes' give an understanding of birth, life and death. - Back cover.

Ages: 6-11

ISBN

9781894778701

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 A735 2013

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Manning, Doug

Edition

29th ed.

Place of Publication

Oklahoma City, OK.

Publisher

In-Sight Books, Inc.

Publication Date

2003

Subjects

Death - popular works

Grief - popular works

Abstract

The first section of the book deals with those first few days after a death and all the plans and decisions that need to be made. The second section provides guidance and hope for healing.

ISBN

1892785048

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 M283 2003

Copies

Author

Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication

Fort Collins, CO

Publisher

Companion Press

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

138 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Grief

Child

Adolescent

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Communication

Abstract

Contents:

Children's grief-why it's unique -- Companioning children through grief -- When a parent dies -- When a sibling dies -- When a grandparent dies -- When a pet dies -- When a friend or classmate dies -- When someone dies by suicide -- When someone dies by homicide or manslaughter -- When someone close has a terminal or life-threatening illness -- When the child is dying -- Attending a funeral or ceremony.

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9781617221897

1617221899

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 W855 2013

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Mills, Joyce C

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Magination Press

Publication Date

1993

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.

ISBN

945354541

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 M657 1993

Copies

Author

Sutton, Vera

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Vera Sutton

Publication Date

2011

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Child

Grief

Adaptation, Psychological

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

This is a story of a little boy who died of cancer as seen through the eyes of his pet dog.

ISBN

9780980903591

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C5 S967 2011

Copies

Alternate Title

Nosey parkers club : Halley's hoodie

Author

Folk, Judy

Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator)

Place of Publication

[United States]

Publisher

NP Publishing

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

38 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Series

Nosey Parkers Club

Subjects

Neoplasms - complications

Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects

Alopecia

Friends

Child

Juvenile Literature

Pictorial Works

Popular Work

Abstract

Halley is a beautiful show poodle who suddenly faces an illness and loses her hair (cancer). Halley's friends rally and create a beautiful hoodie for her to wear. The power of friendship restores Halley's confidence in herself and the world around her. This picture book with large color illustrations is suitable for children ages 4-8.

ISBN

9780982052662

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C5 F666 2014

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Editor

Truthwaite, Rob

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Children's Programs

Publication Date

2000

Subjects

Adaptation, Psychological - popular works

Social Adjustment - psychology

Disabled Persons

Chronic Disease - popular works

Child

Emotions

Motivation

Juvenile Literature

Personal Narratives

ISBN

1550567837

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WM171 H436 2000

Copies

Author

McCue, Kathleen

Bonn, Ron

Edition

rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xxii, 345 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Subjects

Parent-Child Relations

Attitude to Death

Family Relations

Child of Impaired Parents

Family Therapy

Child

Adolescent

Popular Work

ISBN

9780312697686

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 M133 2011

Copies

Author

Karst, Patrice

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

36 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Anxiety, Separation - prevention & control

Loneliness

Loss

Child

Parent-Child Relations

Juvenile Literature

Pictorial Works

Popular Work

Abstract

A child's picture book that provides a very simple lesson to help overcome the fear of loneliness or separation from parents.

ISBN

9780316486231

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WS350.7 C5 K18 2018

Website Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Mellonie, Bryan

Ingpen, Robert

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Bantam Books, Incorporated

Publication Date

1983

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Parent-Child Relations

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

Abstract

This book talks about the various lengths of life spans for plants, animals, and people and shows that dying is very much a part of living. It explains that there is a beginning and an end with living in between, and that sometimes things are too hurt or ill to continue living, so they die.

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0002473, F0002474)

ISBN

0553340239

9780553344028

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C5 M527 1983

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