Cancer Hates Kisses

Hardback

Main Details

Title Cancer Hates Kisses
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jessica Reid Sliwerski
Illustrated by Mika Song
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:40
Dimensions(mm): Height 287,Width 224
ISBN/Barcode 9780735227811
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Prentice Hall Press
Publication Date 19 September 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.