“The Hair Holiday” is an uplifting and colorful book about the experience of losing your hair during treatment for cancer. Written in a light hearted way it’s great for cheering up a child who is struggling with their hair loss or to start conversations.

This is a non-fiction children’s book that was conceived by Alison Johns when her daughter, Amelia, was diagnosed with cancer. Alison was faced with the challenge of explaining it to her children so they knew what to expect. The book speaks directly to children and is informed by Alison’s journey from Amelia’s diagnosis to her recovery.

“Hero Hunter” is a great book for explaining the diagnosis and treatment of Childhood Leukaemia for children and adults with easy to understand analogies and illustration.

My Scans is a simple book for children designed to help children with anxiety associated with scans. This book includes short descriptions of experiences associated with Ultrasounds, PET scans, CT scans, and MRI scans.

My Brother Sebastian is written to assist parents with talking to children about childhood cancer. A children’s book written from the perspective of a sibling of a sick child, Crystal hopes to reach families in hospitals throughout Australia with a gentle, but detailed approach to some of the toughest conversations parents of sick children are faced with.

Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven’s world is turned upside down. He is forced to deal with his brother’s illness and his parents’ attempts to keep the family in one piece. Salted with humour and peppered with devastating realities, Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie is a heartwarming journey through a year in the life of a family in crisis.

Tess is a junior in high school, she is the smart one and feels very different to her older sister Kristina, who is beautiful, athletic and popular. Then Kristina is diagnosed with cancer, and suddenly Tess has to navigate friendships, family relationships, being a teenager, and all the increased attention from the other students at school, while feeling like her family is falling apart and her sister is seriously ill. This is an excellent novel describing a girl’s experience of being the sibling to a young person with cancer.