Reading is a powerful tool for family togetherness and memory making during cancer. We can learn coping strategies, ask questions and talk about emotions through stories. Sharing stories about families impacted by cancer will help children and teens see themselves and find a place of belonging.
The Little Green Monster Project
Explore the world of the Little Green Monster and the power of imagination to help us through difficult emotions.
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Listen to author Sharon read about a family going through cancer together.
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Contribute a book to a family impacted by cancer. Request a book for your family.
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Explore the Full Family Experience.
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Downloadable resources for "Talking to Children about Cancer", "Family Activities for Joy and Healing".
Ash and Feather: A Teen Project
Explore the world of bird/girl, Phoenix, and her two dads, one of whom has brain cancer.
Illustration by Allesse Patterson, who plays Phoenix.
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Listen to the Podcast, “Ash & Feather: A Bird/Girl and Her Father’s Cancer”
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Listen to author Sharon talk about her father’s brain cancer and writing the story.
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Learn about bringing the multi-art project, “Ash and Feather: Stories Inside Out” to your local high school
Wet Wings:
Poetry about Breast Cancer
Wet Wings: Poetry through Breast Cancer explores themes of cancer treatment, identity, body image, death and dying, parenting, emotions, and imagination.
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Contribute a book to a cancer survivor. Request a book for someone you love.
