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The Together Stories Series – review

  • July 3, 2014
  • , 2:36 pm
  • , Children In Hospital

By Trish Dearn, illustrated by Lonica Lee
Children’s Cancer Centre Foundation, Richmond Victoria, 2013. ISBN 9780992334260 (paperback)
http://cccf.org.au/

Infant school and primary school children who are living with childhood cancer will find “the Together stories” very engaging. The stories may help them to prepare for hospital, life experiences as well as think about ways of coping and building strength through difficult circumstances.

The books are written with made-up characters, from a child’s viewpoint. The familiar language used is what you might find in an Australian home, school or children’s hospital. Trish Dearn draws on her experience as a parent of Charlotte, who journeyed through leukaemia treatment to become a happy healthy girl.
Each book taps into different parts of a child’s cancer journey and feelings are expressed through the challenges. The books focus on adapting, coping and empowering through changes in a child’s health from diagnosis, hospital life and returning after treatment to home, school and community life.
Children will want to read each book cover to cover, finding easy-to-read font and colourful, expressive illustrations. The books are similar in formatting to what you might find in a school reader. They have a practical gloss cover for easy wiping.

The Together stories are simple to read and yet strong in communicating some of the social and emotional hurdles children with childhood cancer face.

The books may be borrowed from the AWCH library, to find out more about each book in the series visit the following links:

  • Georgie and her hairy adventure
    http://library.awch.org.au/georgie
  • Harry and the Happysads mystery
    http://library.awch.org.au/harry
  • Charlie and Jackyboy
    http://library.awch.org.au/charlie
  • Ivy and her magical friends
    http://library.awch.org.au/ivy
  • Tom’s song
    http://library.awch.org.au/tom
  • Lola and the swing
    http://library.awch.org.au/lola
  • Things that make me feel better
    http://library.awch.org.au/things-that-make-me-feel-better
  • My story
    http://library.awch.org.au/my-story

 

Review by: 
Jillian Rattray
AWCH Librarian
July 2014 
http://library.awch.org.au


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