Peppermint Ward

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Peppermint Ward is a picture book for younger children with cancer. It looks at the issues they and their family may face, and helps them to explore their feelings.
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Reviews:
"This book shows what happens in a hospital in a simple matter of fact way. It's honest but very reassuring...."
Jacqueline Wilson

Read Medical News Today review

Jack Walsh, nine, who has leukaemia and has been helped by the comic, said: "Being told you have cancer is scary but when you know what is going to happen it does not seem so bad.... "Peppermint Ward is fantastic as it tells you all about going to hospital and what to expect. I've read it loads and so has my little sister."

Read full reivew at guardian.co.uk


The illustrations strongly support the story and engage both reader and nonreader....  All the children’s emotions are shown clearly and they are responded to sympathetically and appropriately.

Read full review at childcancer.org.nz (go to page 4)