What about Me? : When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick

Peterkin, Allan

ISBN 10: 0945354495 / ISBN 13: 9780945354499

Published by American Psychological Association, 1992

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What about Me? : When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick
• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0945354495
• ISBN 13: 9780945354499
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Middendorf, Francis
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

What about me? This question, usually unspoken, lies at the heart of this poignant story, as a young girl attempts to cope with her brother's being ill. Beautifully written and illustrated, this story deals with the many complicated feelings the well child experiences in such a situation: guilt about having somehow caused the illness, fear that the sibling will die, anger over being left out, anxiety about catching the sickness, and longing for life to return to the way it was. The story will allow parents and their well children to take some time out for one another and to forge a renewed sense of family.

About the Author

Allan Peterkin, MD, is a Toronto-based physician and writer. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine and Head of the Health, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Toronto. Dr. Peterkin is the author of several children's books, including The Flyaway Blanket and What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick. Visit him at www.drpeterkin.com. Frances Middendorf, illustrator of What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick, lives in New York City.