Jayshree Viswanathan

Dr. Giraffe Jayshree Viswanathan

Dr. Giraffe SeriesExplaining an illness to a child, whether common or serious, is no easy feat. It's something every parent must do, but knowing what to say and how to say it, can be a huge challenge. Often, they simply don't have the medical knowledge needed to explain a disease and provide much-needed comfort. This is where Dr Giraffe comes in. With simple words and pictures, and grounded in medical truth, each book in the series tells a story about one childhood disease - ranging from common ailments to rare conditions. To mum and dad's relief, Dr Giraffe can do what they perhaps cannot: help young patients make sense of what they are going through, in a way that is clear, medically accurate, and (no less importantly) pleasant to read. Land of the Big a little story about leukemiaLand of the Big is a story about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) - the most common form of leukemia in children. Presently, ALL has an optimistic diagnosis: about nine in ten children undergoing treatment are healed for good. But it remains a long and difficult journey, for both them and their parents. Land of the Big shows that while it is not easy, it is possible to stay positive, feel loved, and even make friends along the way. Our collection so far-Mr. Dot: chickenpox -Half-half: cleft palate and lip -Huff, puff: asthma-Land of the Big: leukaemia