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Matthies, Janna

The Goodbye Cancer Garden

32 pp. | Whitman | March, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-8075-2994-2 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kristi Valiant. When Mom's doctor anticipates she'll be cancer-free by "pumpkin time," Janie thinks of a way to pass the months during treatment: plant a vegetable garden. As they plan, dig, plant, nurture, and harvest the garden, Mom has surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, finishing when the pumpkins are ripe. Ultra-cheery illustrations underscore the upbeat bibliotherapeutic message.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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