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Cancer Hates Kisses

Jessica Reid Sliwerski Mika Song

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English
Prentice Hall Press
15 October 2017
Mothers are superheroes when they're battling cancer, and this empowering picture book gives them an honest yet spirited way to share the difficult experience with their kids.

Mothers are superheroes when they're battling cancer, and this empowering picture book gives them an honest yet spirited way to share the difficult experience with their kids.

Author Jessica Reid Sliwerski was diagnosed with breast cancer four months after giving birth to her daughter. And through all the stages of treatment-surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, losing her hair-she thought about how hard it would be to talk to your child about cancer while coping with it. She wrote this picture book to give other parents and their children an encouraging tool for having those conversations-a lovingly upbeat book that is also refreshingly authentic and straightforward. With its simple text and heartwarming illustrations,Cancer Hates Kissesis relatable to any type of cancer.
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Illustrated by:   Mika Song
Imprint:   Prentice Hall Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 287mm,  Width: 229mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9780735227811
ISBN 10:   0735227810
Pages:   40
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jessica Reid Sliwerski is a literacy specialist, reading enthusiast, and former elementary school teacher. This picture book was inspired by her own breast cancer treatment and recovery. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter. Mika Song grew up in Manila, Philippines, and Honolulu, Hawaii before moving to New York to study at Pratt Institute. She worked in children's educational animation before devoting herself to writing and illustrating children's books. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.Cancer Hates Kissesis her second picture book.

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