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coping with illness

Books about coping with illness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Talking With My Treehouse Friends About Cancer

Talking With My Treehouse Friends About Cancer

Peter R. Van Dernoot

Ages 5–10coping with illnessfriendship

Cover of Night Crossing and Storybook Manual

Night Crossing and Storybook Manual

Pia Jones, Sarah Pimenta

Ages 8–14death and losscoping with illness

Cover of Becky and the Worry Cup

Becky and the Worry Cup

Wendy Schlessel Harpham

Ages 6–12worry and anxietycoping with illness

Cover of Dragon Fire

Dragon Fire

Geert De Kockere, An Dom, Tineke van Hemeldonck

Ages 4–8lossfamily

Cover of Anna's special present

Anna's special present

Yoriko Tsutsui

Ages 4–8familysiblings

Cover of When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness

When Someone Has a Very Serious Illness

Marge Heegaard

Ages 6–12family relationshipscoping with illness

Cover of Thicker than water

Thicker than water

Carla Jablonski

Ages 14–18family relationshipscoping with illness

Cover of Sick but Not Scared

Sick but Not Scared

A. (Tony) Rhodes-Marriott

Ages 5–10healthcourage

Cover of Talking with My Treehouse Friends about Cancer

Talking with My Treehouse Friends about Cancer

Peter R. van Dernoot

Ages 6–12cancer awarenessfriendship

Cover of The brainstorms family

The brainstorms family

Steven C. Schachter

Ages 8–14health and wellnessfamily support

Cover of Little Brother and the Cough

Little Brother and the Cough

Hiawyn Oram, Mary Rees

Ages 2–6sibling relationshipscaring for others

Cover of Sean Griswold's head

Sean Griswold's head

Lindsey Leavitt

Ages 13–18coping with illnessfamily relationships

Cover of My Daddy's Cancer

My Daddy's Cancer

Cindy Klein Cohen, John T. Heiney

Ages 8–12familyhealth

Cover of The survivorship net

The survivorship net

James R Owens

Ages 10–18health and wellnessfamily support

Cover of The someday suitcase

The someday suitcase

Corey Ann Haydu

Ages 9–13friendshiphope

Cover of Isabel and the Miracle Baby

Isabel and the Miracle Baby

Emily Smith Pearce

Ages 9–13familymotherhood

Cover of A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness, Jim Kay, Siobhan Dowd

Ages 10–16grief and losscoping with illness

Cover of California Diaries #2

California Diaries #2

Ann M. Martin

Ages 9–13family strugglescoping with illness

Cover of A Dog for Life

A Dog for Life

L.S. Matthews

Ages 8–12companionshiphuman-animal bond

Cover of A wish for wings and other things

A wish for wings and other things

Sara D. Glater

Ages 4–10imaginationhope

Cover of My Mommy's Cancer

My Mommy's Cancer

Cindy Klein Cohen, John T. Heiney

Ages 7–12familycoping with illness

Cover of A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness, Jim Kay, Siobhan Dowd

Ages 10–15grief and losscoping with illness