Nana, What's Cancer?

By Tessa Mae Hamermesh and Beverlye Hyman Fead

Winner: 2010 National Health Information Award, Gold; 2010 Mom's Choice Award, Gold, Children's Picture Books - Health and Safety; Finalist: 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Children's Juvenile Non-Fiction; 2010 National Indie Excellence Award, Children's Nonfiction 2009 USA Best Books Award, Children's Nonfiction ------ Tessa is a 10-year-old girl who wants to understand the confusing world of cancer and then to be able to explain it to other children. She embarks on her quest by asking questions of her Nana, whose answers are designed to both ease children's fears and provide them with factual information.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604430109
• ISBN13: 9781604430103
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: American Cancer Society
• Length: 55 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Will be helpful to children ages 6 and up and their parents and caretakers

"Nana, What's Cancer?" is a child-oriented answer to tough questions about the disease of cancer written by a grandmother-granddaughter team of experienced cancer survivors' family. "Nana, What's Cancer?" explains the basic answers to questions about cancer including who, what, when, where, why, and how. Framed in chapters as an ongoing dialogue between Nana and her granddaughter, "Nana, What's Cancer?" presents helpful, accurate answers and information that children can accept and understand. The love that permeates this jointly written book is a glowing testament to the courage of cancer survivors and their loved ones everywhere. A helpful glossary at the end gives further definition to special medical or other terms. "Nana, What's Cancer?" will be helpful to children ages 6 and up and their parents and caretakers.

Breathtaking illustrations of love and emotion

The illustrations in this book are amazing. Love and emotion totally engulf you in every page of art. Every page is like a painted canvas of realism that allows you to witness the author's expressions and tells a story in itself in every portrait view. The two authors show an appearance of ease and happiness, while sharing their discussion of an otherwise difficult topic. The illustrations blow me away. A. Fungi Boston, MA

A helpful book on how to talk to children about Cancer

What a thoughtful and well written book that covers a difficult topic! They have turned a sad and challenging subject into an opportunity for family's to come together. The added perspective of the greanddaughter in this book makes it all the more real. Thank goodness they took the time to share their experience with us grateful readers!

Loving Answers for all Ages

As an Adult Cancer Survivor this book gives all the answers young people want to know in a loving and simple way. A wonderful gift for them...and a great guide for Adults..

Job Well Done!!

Our family has been surrounded by cancer our whole life. This has been an incredible tool for our entire family. It helped us broach a potentially difficult subject in a loving and open way. Our children are less fearful and found the glossary to be extremely helpful. They refer back to the book all the time. Thank you to the authors for this beautiful book and for a job well done!