What do we tell children when their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer?
Although it may be difficult to do, “Lumps and Bumps” gives us the answer – tell the truth. With its crisp language and bright pictures, Hirsch and Parker have given parents a wonderful tool to use when faced with this difficult task. It teaches children that “life is full of lumps and bumps” but there will hopefully be a time to celebrate. It is a lesson we all must learn.
This beautifully illustrated book of verse teaches this lesson well and should be read to all children whose mothers have breast cancer.
Michael B. Harris, MD
Director, Tomorrows Children’s Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital
Hackensack University Medical Center
