Can I Still Kiss You?: Answering Children's Questions About Cancer
	By Neil Russell. A question and answer book written by a cancer patient who journaled the questions he was asked by his children during his cancer experience. Appropriate for all ages.
Cancer In the Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Illness
	By Sue P. Heiney, PhD, RN; Joan F. Hermann, MSW, LSW; Katherine V. Bruss, PsyD; Joy L. Fincannon, RN, MS. This book outlines valuable steps necessary to help children understand what happens when a parent has been diagnosed with cancer. Appropriate for all ages.
Mom's Don't Get Sick
	By Pat Brack. A book addressing the problems that children are faced with when their mother is dealing with cancer. Appropriate for ages 3 to 13.
When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children
	By Dr. Wendy Schessel Harpham. Practical advice along with a companion book for the kids entitled: Becky and the Worry Cup. Appropriate for parents with children ages 3 to 13.
Telling Your Child You Have Cancer
	by Steve Rogers

Books for Kids ages 4 to 12

Kemo Shark
	By Kidscope, Inc. (www.kidscope.org) (404) 892-1437. A cartoon illustrated book, featuring "Kemo" the shark who explains how chemotherapy works to fight cancer. Also available in Spanish. Appropriate for ages 3 to 12.
When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness
	By Marge Heegaard. A cartoon illustrated workbook for kids to color themselves to help kids understand their feelings when their parent is ill.
Someone I Really Love Has Cancer
	By Dana Cohn & L.E. Murray. A cartoon illustrated book for kids to color themselves that describes a boy named Charlie and his friends who help him to understand his feelings about his Mommy's cancer. Appropriate for ages 3 to 10.
Once Upon a Hopeful Night
	By Risa S. Yaffe (oncology Nursing Press). A bed-time tale to help comfort kids who are struggling with their parent's cancer. Appropriate for ages 3 to 10.
Our Family Has Cancer Too!
	By Christine Clifford. A cartoon illustrated book that describes a family's experience with cancer and how they coped. Appropriate for ages 3 to 16.
Life Isn't Always a Day at the Beach
	By Ganz High Five Publishing. A cartoon illustrated workbook for kids to color themselves to help kids learn and understand their feelings about their parent's cancer. Appropriate for ages 4 to 13.
The Paper Chain
	By Blake, Blanchard & Parkinson (800) 643-2665. A cartoon illustrated book that tells the story of how one family coped while their mother was in the hospital during her cancer treatment. Appropriate for ages 4 to 10.
It Helps to Have Friends When Mom or Dad Had Cancer
	By the American Cancer Society (800) ACS-2345. A pamphlet offering coping ideas when a parent has cancer. Appropriate for ages 3 to 16.

Books for Teens

What About Me?: A Booklet for Teenage Children of Cancer Patients
	By Linda Leopold Strauss. A book addressing the specific needs of teens when their parent has cancer.
Will I Get Breast Cancer?: Questions and Answers for Teenage Girls
	By Carole Vogel. A book addressing the specific needs of girls facing their mother's breast cancer.

Bereavement Books

The Grieving Child
	By Helen Fitzgerald. A book for parents, teachers or professionals that explains childhood grief.
The Grieving Teen
	By Helen Fitzgerald. A book for teens, parents, teachers or professionals that addresses the specific issues of teen grief.
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief
	By Marge Heegaard. A cartoon book to be illustrated by children that teaches the concept of death and helps children understand and express the many feelings they have when someone special dies.
My Memory Book
	By Gretchen Gaines-Lane, LCSW-C. A workbook and journal that helps children explore their feelings about the death of a loved one.
Heaven's Not a Crying Place: Teaching Your Child about Funerals, Death, and the Life Beyond.
	By Joey o'Connor. A book for parents, teachers and professionals to help kids learn to trust God and celebrate life and to deal with, learn from, and have hope in the face of death.
Confronting the Cow
	By Chris Donner. A work written by a husband and father who lost his wife to breast cancer. The author shares his struggle with becoming a single parent and dealing with his own grief while helping his young children deal with theirs. Not written as an "advice" book, but more as a "sharing" of his experience book.