Where's Mom's Hair?

Where's Mom's Hair?

  • By: Debbie Watters
    Illustrated By: Sophie Hogan
  • Pages:32
  • Publisher:Second Story Press
  • Themes:breast cancer treatment, women's health, mother with cancer, chemo hair loss
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  • Available:02/25/2005
Paperback
9781896764948
$12.95
A family faces Mom’s cancer and medical treatments with a huge hair shaving party. Touching and humorous black and white photographs follow Mom (Debbie) as she and her family go through each step of fighting cancer.

"Told from a child's point of view, it has the warmth and gentleness that a child needs at a scary time."

– CM Magazine
This funny, tender book domesticates the feral beast that is cancer in the minds of both children and adults.
– The Globe and Mail
The often humorous black and white photos are worth a thousand words; this book is a great example of visual literacy.
– ETFO Voice
(An) upbeat, honest account of Debbie's chemotherapy treatment from her son's perspective. Sophie Hogan's black-and-white photos depict the family's verve and determination
– Mothering

"You can use it to begin a discussion with children who probably have similar questions to the child telling this story, but might not have asked them yet."

– Examination Center Book Review

"A realistic look at the journey a family goes through when mom has cancer—the joys, the fears and the facts, shared from the children's perspective."

– Childhood Education, Association for Childhood Education International

"Even cancer stories have happy endings."

– The Daily Yomiuri

"While the title sounds daunting, this is a celebratory book."

– Burnaby Now

"Both touching and humorous... this book is ideal for helping children to understand what is happening during cancer treatments."

– Toronto City Parent

"This book will certainly find a place in families that need something to share with younger children while a relative is going through treatment."

– Resource Links

"A sensitive and helpful book."

– The Council Connector Newsletter

"Reading the book with a parent or friend could help children ask questions and discuss cancer more freely. It could also enable them to see that they aren't the only kid who has a parent with cancer."

– Quill & Quire