Firefly & Fern

Talking With My Treehouse Friends About Cancer

Peter R. Van Dernoot

Ages 5–10coping with illnessfriendship

When a parent goes to jail

Rebecca M. Yaffe, Lonnie F. Hoade

Ages 6–12familycoping with loss

When a Family is in Trouble

Marge Heegaard

Ages 6–12family strugglesaddiction

Take Heart, My Child

Ainsley Earhardt

Ages 3–8encouragementresilience

Special brothers and sisters

Annette Hames

Ages 7–14family relationshipsdisability awareness

Magic Mates and the moody Monday

Jane West, Stik

Ages 5–9friendshipcooperation

My Daddy's Cancer

Cindy Klein Cohen, John T. Heiney

Ages 8–12familyhealth

Care Bears My Best Friends

Scholastic Books

Ages 3–7friendshipcaring

The effects of job loss on the family

Michele Alpern

Ages 10–15family resilienceeconomic hardship

My Mommy's Cancer

Cindy Klein Cohen, John T. Heiney

Ages 7–12familycoping with illness

That's What Friends are For (Good Night)

Valeri Gorbachev

Ages 2–6friendshipempathy

The First Day of School (Care Bears)

Sonia Sander

Ages 3–7friendshipcourage

emotional support