Childhood Cancer

Your Child in the Hospital

Books for parents

Penny Whistle Sick-in-Bed Book: What to Do With Kids When They’re Home for a Day, a Week, a Month, or More

Meredith Brokaw, Annie Gilbar, Jill Weber, 1993

Whether your preschooler is home with the chicken pox, or your fifth-grader is laid up with a broken leg, this book comes to the rescue with a delightful collection of absorbing activities to occupy young patients, and advice and ideas for their parents, from setting up a sickroom to helping a bedridden child stay physically fit.

The “O, MY” in Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy: How to Prepare Your Child for Surgery, 2nd Edition

Laurie Zelinger, 2010

This book helps parents understand the medical and emotional aspects of their child’s surgery. In an easy-to-follow timeline for events before and after a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, it provides reassuring and accurate guidance that eases the process for the child and family.