Product Description

When Treatment Ends, Healing Begins

The children of this nation's 10 million cancer survivors, whose lives-just like those of their parents-have been seriously disrupted and forever altered by cancer, need thoughtful and engaging books to help them through the survivorship phase.This is exactly what Our Mom Is Getting Better and Our Dad Is Getting Better do.These books focus on what children need to hear when treatment ends-a message of hope and healing. Written and illustrated by three children, veterans of their mother's cancer diagnosis, these books are geared for children 4-8 years of age.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #866898 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

About the Author
Alexander Silver, 14 years old, is an excellent student and a graduate of the Gotham Writers’ course for children in New York City. Emily Silver, 10 years old, is the youngest person in her grade. A terrific student, she is known for her beautiful artwork. Anna Silver, 6 years old, is entering first grade and can already read books from cover to cover. She is also developing her artistic and writing skills.

Customer Reviews

Finally--A book about Dads with Cancer...
I mean no disrespect when I bemoan the fact that there is a plethora of books about moms with cancer but almost none about dads. I'm glad all those books about moms exist, but it was really hard to find one that reflected the experience of our family, where my husband happens to be the one battling the disease. Given the fact that there seem to be only a few such books available, I was thrilled to find that this particular story so closely matched our own.

That this book is written by children makes it that much more appealing to my children (8 and under), who now talk about writing a book about their dad. Because it is written and illustrated by kids, even my toddler seems to get a lot out of the book. But it's also good for the grown-ups because it reminds us of the often-forgotten perspective of the children who are struggling just as mightily as we are with dealing with cancer in the family.

The topic is treated respectfully, simply, honestly and with a ribbon of hope woven through the entire story. In our case, Dad has been diagnosed with "terminal" cancer, but this little book has added to my hopes that maybe (just maybe!) the happy ending in this story might be shared by our family.