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Understanding cancer

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Duhig, Holly. Norfolk, UK: BookLife Publishing , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D871u 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"These titles [Series] are designed to assist in explaining and understanding a diagnosis. By providing clear facts, statistics, and advice, these titles thoroughly explore various medical conditions and mental health diagnoses. " - Back cover

Author: Duhig, Holly

Place of Publication: Norfolk, UK

Publisher: BookLife Publishing

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Series: Health matters

Subjects: Neoplasms; Adolescent; Child; Patient Education as Topic; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "These titles [Series] are designed to assist in explaining and understanding a diagnosis. By providing clear facts, statistics, and advice, these titles thoroughly explore various medical conditions and mental health diagnoses. " - Back cover

ISBN: 9781786373397

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D871u 2018

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Dancing with the cranes

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Armstrong, Jeannette C. [British Columbia]: Theytus Books | Penticton Indian Band , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 A735 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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 …

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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My heart fills with happiness

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Gray Smith, Monique. [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 C5 G78 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Summary: A board book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy.; Ages: 2-5 (can be enjoyed by all ages!)

Author: Gray Smith, Monique

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 20 unnumbered pages. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Happiness; Resilience; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: Summary: A board book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy.; Ages: 2-5 (can be enjoyed by all ages!)

ISBN: 9781459809574

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 C5 G78 2016

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

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Invisible string

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Karst, Patrice. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WS350.7 C5 K18 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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

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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I have a question about cancer : clear answers for all kids, including children with autism spectrum disorder or other special needs

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Gaines, Arlen Grad, Polsky, Meredith Englander. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G142 2019

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

This book is designed to help kids, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other additional needs, to understand what it means when someone in their life has cancer. Using question-and-answer format, it explores the life changes and feelings of uncertainty a child may experience if a l…

Author: Gaines, Arlen Grad; Polsky, Meredith Englander

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 46 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: This book is designed to help kids, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other additional needs, to understand what it means when someone in their life has cancer. Using question-and-answer format, it explores the life changes and feelings of uncertainty a child may experience if a loved one has cancer. - Cover

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

ISBN: 9781785926945

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G142 2019

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Kids and cancer

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Allman, Toney. San Francisco, CA: Reference Point Press, Inc. , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Table of contents:; Introduction: A Once-Deadly Diagnosis -- Chapter One: What Is Cancer? -- Chapter Two: What Causes Cancer? -- Chapter Three: Can Cancer Be Treated or Cured? -- Chapter Four: What Is It Like to Live with Cancer? -- Source Notes -- Organizations and Websites -- For Further Research…

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Author: Allman, Toney

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Reference Point Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Diseases and Disorders of Youth; EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Neoplasms; Child; Adolescent; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Table of contents:; Introduction: A Once-Deadly Diagnosis -- Chapter One: What Is Cancer? -- Chapter Two: What Causes Cancer? -- Chapter Three: Can Cancer Be Treated or Cured? -- Chapter Four: What Is It Like to Live with Cancer? -- Source Notes -- Organizations and Websites -- For Further Research; Audience: Grade 9-12

ISBN: 9781682823972; 9781682823989

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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The "Goodbye cancer" garden

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Matthies, Janna, Valiant, Kristi. Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 M443 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Summary: When a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her family plant a garden and watch it grow through the seasons as she undergoes treatment and gets better.; Appropriate for ages 6 - 10

Alternate Title: Goodbye cancer garden

Author: Matthies, Janna; Valiant, Kristi

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Gardening; Parent Child Relations; Family Relations; Juvenile Literature; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: Summary: When a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her family plant a garden and watch it grow through the seasons as she undergoes treatment and gets better.; Appropriate for ages 6 - 10

ISBN: 9780807529942

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 M443 2011

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

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Long live the queen : help for children who have a loved one with cancer

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Gage, Patricia, Gage, Christopher J., Garnsworthy, Marlo. Highland CIty, FL: Rainbow Books, Inc. , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G132 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"Self-help for adults with cancer who are preparing for the first difficult discussion with their children or grandchildren. Included is a early reader or read-to children's fictional story to help illustrate children's coping skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Author: Gage, Patricia; Gage, Christopher J.; Garnsworthy, Marlo

Place of Publication: Highland CIty, FL

Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc.

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xiv, 117 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Emotional Adjustment; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Child; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "Self-help for adults with cancer who are preparing for the first difficult discussion with their children or grandchildren. Included is a early reader or read-to children's fictional story to help illustrate children's coping skills"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781568251981; 156825198X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G132 2018

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

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Hanna's letter

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Ulmer, Darren, Lucas, Diane (illustrator). [Canada]: DW Ulmer Publishing , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 U43 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

How one family copes and supports the father during his cancer journey. Illustrated. Audience: 6-11 years.

Author: Ulmer, Darren; Lucas, Diane (illustrator)

Place of Publication: [Canada]

Publisher: DW Ulmer Publishing

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 29 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Cancer Patients; Adaptation, Psychological; Parent-Child Relations; Emotions; Family Relations; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: How one family copes and supports the father during his cancer journey. Illustrated. Audience: 6-11 years.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

ISBN: 9780995024212

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 U43 2016

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Cancer hates kisses

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Sliwerski, Jessica Reid, Song, Mika. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S633 2017

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

"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. …

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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Where do we go when we disappear?

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Martins, Isabel Minhos, Matosos, Madalena. [London, UK]: Tate Publishing , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 M386 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"Things in this world are always appearing and disappearing. But does a stone really vanish when it turns into sand? And do lost socks really go missing? And, more importantly, do people ever really disappear? This book holds lots of ideas to help you answer the age-old question: where do we go whe…

Author: Martins, Isabel Minhos; Matosos, Madalena

Place of Publication: [London, UK]

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 38 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Loss; Grief; Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotions; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "Things in this world are always appearing and disappearing. But does a stone really vanish when it turns into sand? And do lost socks really go missing? And, more importantly, do people ever really disappear? This book holds lots of ideas to help you answer the age-old question: where do we go when we disappear?"; Recommended for ages 5-7.

Notes: English language edition. First published in Portugese as Para Onde Vamos Quando Desaparecemos. Planeta Tangerina. 2011.

ISBN: 9781849761604

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 C5 M386 2013

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Scribble and paste : a creative journal if cancer comes to your family

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Hankinson, Sara Prins, Janes, Karen. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 H241s 2016

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Author: Hankinson, Sara Prins; Janes, Karen

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: [64 p.] : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Art Therapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotional Adjustment; Child; Parent-Child Relations; Life Change Events; Creativity; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: Suitable for ages 10 and up.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781896624273; 1896624278

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; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 H241s 2016

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Big D : explaining death and dying to young children

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Kelly, Kate M. Burnstown, ON: , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 K29 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

Author: Kelly, Kate M.

Place of Publication: Burnstown, ON

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 39 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Elephant in the room series book

Subjects: Loss; Grief; Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotional Adjustment; Parent-Child Relations; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

ISBN: 9781772570878

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: BF575 C5 K29 2016

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Halley's hoodie

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Folk, Judy, Ballinger, Bryan (illustrator). [United States]: NP Publishing , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 F666 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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 illustratio…

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.