TY  - BOOK
TI  - Lia and the peas or what is cancer? / 
SN  - 9780244986919 (paperback)
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Geneva : 
PB  - Novacarta, 
KW  - Children of sick parents
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Parent and child
KW  - Mother with cancer
KW  - Adult with cancer
KW  - Family experiencing cancer
KW  - Hair loss: adult
KW  - Hospital experience
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Explaining cancer / understanding cancer
KW  - Tumour
N2  - Lia's mother has been diagnosed with cancer. But what is cancer exactly, and what does this mean for Lia and her family? We accompany Lia through the stations of her new life in 15 short chapters. A children's book that deals with a parent's struggle with cancer. Suitable for affected families, but also for parents and teachers who would like to discuss the topic of cancer with children. Each page of text is accompanied by a page-sized cartoon-style illustration, all of which are visually engaging and humorous. Lia fears that her refusal to eat her green peas has caused her mother's illness, so this story explodes this and other cancer myths about causes and transmission. The book shows children's anger and resentment at the impact of a parental cancer diagnosis on their lives, and how to find joy during the treatment journey. Colour picturebook with text. 
Audience: child 4 - 8 years
ER  -