The Hope Tree: Kids Talk about Breast Cancer

by Wendy Schlessel Harpham and Laura Joffe Numeroff

Book Overview

A bestselling author and a physician draw on real-life experiences of children whose mothers have breast cancer for this story about a group of animal kids who form a support group. Full color.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068984526X
• ISBN13: 9780689845260
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Hope Tree: Kids Talk About Breast Cancer

This book was purchased to give to someone special who's mother has breast cancer. This was recommended by someone who thought it was a wonderful book for children.

A WELL WRITTEN WORK. QUITE USEFUL

The author has used various animal characters to discuss impact of breat cancer that stricks the entire family, not just the victim. This one is written for the younger child and is an excellent tool to open and continue discussion with your children concerning this rather serious subject. The book is written with great sensitivity, yet answers hard to answer questions of a level that most young onces can understand. It is yet another great too. Recommend this one highly.

Good book to foster discussion

This book is written from the perspective of the kids. It's not the first book to get for a child under age 6 to explain cancer, but it's a good one for the elementary school aged child to open up discussion. My daughter is a kindergartener and does like to occasionally read this one together, but prefers the ones for younger kids. (Like Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer and Tickles Tabitha's Cancer-tankerous Mommy.) I do recommend this for the 1st to 5th grade age group though. It does use the perspective of many different kids of different ages.

An Important Book

I saw the author on the Today Show, and bought this because I know a family going through this difficulty. The book touches on many issues, but is really very positive. Good for bringing up discussion, especially for children who may be too frightened to share their feelings.