Family Library
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
This booklet has been created to help children and their families feel more at ease with the organ transplantation process by providing general information in an understandable format. Most importantly, it is designed to let the readers know that they are not alone and that there are other children…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
This illustrated book is a guide for children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Written from the perspective of a child, it helps them understand why they need a bone marrow transplant, how it works and and some of the things that they can expect will happen.
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
A comprehensive and easy-to-read book that's a must for patients considering a transplant using donor bone marrow, blood stem cells or cord blood. The book explains what to expect before, during and after a transplant and includes the perspective of patients and caregivers as well.
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available | ||
| copy 3 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Hattie's Journey is a story of a little girl who loved school, cheerleading and all things fun. But, one day things took a turn for the worst. Hattie became very ill and her life began to change. This story will provide a child's view of a personal struggle with kidney failure while having support,…
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Mama Ant, Papa Ant, Russell, and Sophie all live together in a thriving ant community. They love each other very much, and in the winter their favourite activity is to go tobogganing together. But one winter, Papa Ant has trouble climbing the hill. He goes to the doctor and is told that he needs a …
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Join Jett on his journey through the human body to learn how stem cells work and what happens before and after an autologous or allogeneic transplant.
For children that are getting a kidney transplant. This picture book. Explains what a kidney does, what happens during transplant surgery, and what to expect after surgery. Includes pages that can be photocopied, where the child can draw in their new kidney, and fill in their name and surgery date.…
In graphic novel format, the Medikidz, superheroes from the planet Mediland, help Elliot understand eczema.
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
For a time after your child has has a BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant), his immune system will be weak. Until it gets stronger, it will be important to stay away from foods that could cause an infection. These guidelines will help you reduce the risk of your child getting a food-related infection.
Help Others With Love (HOWL) is the positive message of kindness conveyed in this story about Howl the Owl. Howl is an eight year old little owl in need of a life saving heart transplant. Join Howl as he helps his best friend Bella through a difficult time, while learning what it means to be an org…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Shared imagination is the ability to imagine what another person(s) is thinking, feeling, and/or pretending. Most young kids develop the ability to imagine or pretend together; it's the means by which they relate to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others. Many children with social emotional …
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024 | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 1, 2024 |
We make a smart guess when we take what we observe and combine that with what we know. We consider the context/situational clues, people, their body language, tone of voice, etc. and make observations about who, what, and where we are. We then combine this information with our general knowledge abo…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 1, 2024 | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Written by 9-year-old Daniel Kinchlea, this story is all about the first fire dragon and their search for help. The story mirrors Daniel's own understanding of his diagnosis journey as a young child.; About the author: At one year old, Daniel was diagnosed with a rare autoinflammatory disease. Caus…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Help Others With Love (HOWL) is the positive message of kindness conveyed in this story about Howl the Owl. Howl is an eight year old little owl in need of a life saving heart transplant. Join Howl on his journey as he waits for a new heart and finally receives the ultimate gift of his life.
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
In the storybook Hidden Rules and Expected and Unexpected Behaviors, Evan, Ellie, Jesse and Molly take an adventure on the high seas. They board a pirate ship and learn about the hidden rules of being part of a pirate crew.; They explore what is expected and unexpected when sailing on the ship and…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024 | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 1, 2024 |
Flexible thinking has to do with being able to engage in a variety of thoughts or experiences while acknowledging that many different paths could get us to our desired destination. Stuck thinking can happen when we only consider our own singular point of view or insist on our own routine. It can al…
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 1, 2024 | ||
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, NowMaps Jr. is a delightful rhyming story that introduces kids to the neuroscience of early childhood social-emotional learning in a captivating, interactive way! Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautif…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Help Others With Love (HOWL) is the positive message of kindness conveyed in this story about Howl the Owl. Howl's Grandpa Bob has a kidney disease and needs a transplant to receive a new and healthy kidney. Since his kidneys are sick and cannot do the work they are meant to, Grandpa Bob must do di…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
This book guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioural techniques used to treat problems with anger. The book uses examples, illustrations and step-by-step instructions to teach children a set of 'anger-dousing' methods aimed at cooling angry thoughts and controlling angry a…
| Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available | ||
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
This illustrated book guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Using examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions, this interactive self-help book helps kids develop the skills needed to recognize and mor…
| Copy 6 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, March 15, 2024 | ||
| Copy 5 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
