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Toilet Paper Flowers: A Story for Children about Crohn's Disease
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Product Description Julia, who suffers from Crohns disease, explains living with this chronic and sometimes debilitating illness to her new friend. Because she uses the bathroom so often, Julia creates flowers using toilet paper. By sharing her flower creations, Julia gains support and understanding from her friend. Toilet Paper Flowers has an introduction for parents, web resources, explanations of the disease and treatments, glossary, and instructions for making the flowers. This book offers hope and validates feelings of children struggling with Crohns disease, as well as educating siblings and friends unfamiliar with this chronic illness. From School Library Journal Grade 1-3-Julia, a young girl with Crohn's disease, tells her friend that when she sits on the toilet for a long time she constructs toilet-paper flowers to make herself feel better. This launches a discussion between the two girls about how painful, depressing, and embarrassing the condition is. While the author, who suffers from the disease, is an expert in gastroenterology, his attempt to explain it to children is unsuccessful. The writing is stilted, and the illustrations are static, featuring two orange-tinted, very wide-eyed girls. While well-intentioned, this title misses the mark. -Christine A. Moesch, City of Tonawanda Public Library, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review ... a message of openness and hope to children and adolescents who have Crohn's disease as well as their families. --Joel R Rosh, MD FAAP FACG, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical Schooll I heartily recommend it to all parents of children dealing with IBD. --Dr. Fred Saibil, author of Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis This ... book will help ... children ... who suffer from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis know they are not alone. --Mark Goldman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America About the Author Frank J. Sileo, PhD, is a New Jersey licensed psychologist and the Executive Director of the Center for Psychological Enhancement, LLC. Dr. Sileo works with children, adolescents, and adults coping with chronic illness as well as other psychological issues. Dr. Sileo also suffers from Crohns disease himself, and is a board member of the New Jersey Chapter of the Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America.
