A Kids Book about Cancer

Help kids learn what cancer is, how we treat people who have it, and how to cope if we have someone in our lives suffering from it.

This is a kids’ book about cancer. As you may know already, cancer doesn’t just affect those who have it; it affects their parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, and friends.

This book was made to give kids aged 5-9 a basic understanding of what cancer really is, and aims to make it easier to talk about for kids and grownups who may have someone in their life with cancer.

A Kids Book About Cancer features:

• A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.
• A friendly, approachable, empowering, and child-appropriate tone throughout.
• An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.

The A Kids Book About titles are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart important, challenging, and empowering conversations for kids and their grown-ups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.

A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way, with a growing series of books, podcasts, and blogs made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

Sarah Porter (she/her) is a social worker who works supporting children and families when a child has been diagnosed with cancer. She also lives in Portland, Oregon, with her spouse and daughters