Especially for Kids

Sites for Kids

• PatchWorx: http://www.patchworx.org
  • A fun on-line community for children facing illness and
    disability. The site includes games, bulletin boards, and
    a show-n-tell section.
• Cancersource Kids: http://cancersourcekids.com
  • A site where children learn about cancer, play
    games, and read books to help them and their parents
    understand cancer and its treatment.
• ABTA Kids: http://www.abta.org/kids/home.htm
  • The kids' section of the American Brain Tumor Association's
    Site where kids can learn about brain tumors, share their thoughts, and engage in activities.
• Kids Cancer Network: http://www.kidscancernetwork.org
  • A site where kids can read other kids' experiences with cancer,
    write about their own experiences, and receive Funpages that include printable coloring pages and games.
• Make-A-Wish: http://www.wish.org
  • This site enables the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions come true.

Books for Kids

• Alex's Journey- The story of a child with a brain tumor. American
  Brain Tumor Association, 1994.
• The Amazing Hannah- Look at Everything I Can Do! by Amy
  Klett. Candelighters Child Cancer Foundation, 2002.
• Angels & Monsters: A Child's Eye View of Cancer. American
  Cancer Society, 2002.
• Barklay and Eve- What is Cancer, Anyway? by Karen L. Carney.
  Dragonfly Publishing Company, 1999.
• Chemo, Craziness & Comfort- My Book about Childhood Cancer. by
  Nancy Keene, Candelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 2002
• Dear Bruno. by Alice Trillin. New York Press, 1996
• Kathy's Hats: A Story of Hope. by Trudy Krisher. Albert Whitman, 1992.
• Me and My Marrow- A Kid's Guide to Bone Marrow Transplants. by Karen Crowe. Fujis Healthcare, Inc., 1990.
• My ABC Book of Cancer. by Shannon Chamberlain. Synergistic Press, Inc. 1990.
• My Worst Friend. By PJ Peterson. Dutton, 1998
• One Day at a Time: Children Living with Leukemia. By Thomas Bergman, 1991.
• Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. by Eleanor Coerr, Sagebrush Education Resources, 1999.
• Sort of Forever. by Sally Warner, Knopf, 1998.
• Stevie's New Blood. by Kathryn Ulberg Lilleby. Oncology Nursing Press, 2000.
• Taking Cancer to School. by Cynthia Henry. JayJo Books, 2001.