My brain tumour adventures - Sharon Dempsey

When Sharon Dempsey's young son was diagnosed with a brain tumour she searched in vain for a book to explain his illness to him. Realising she was going to have to write it herself, she collaborated with the illustrator Gabbie Collins to produce this short explanatory picture-book which guides a child through the experience of having a brain tumour.

Written for 2- to 7-year-olds, My Brain Tumour Adventures helps children and the adults involved with their care use storytelling to come to terms with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and the side effects of their medicine. Sharon Dempsey identifies creative and positive ways to explain the illness and its treatment. In a child's imagination a scan can become a space mission, or an operation can be transformed into a pirate's adventure. Paediatric professionals and counsellors, cancer research and support organisations, and, of course, those children with brain tumours, their parents and siblings will all find this illustrated book an essential resource.