Resources
Recommended Reading for you and Child
- Children's Book, The Color of Us,
Author Karen Katz - Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see
her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences
and similarities that connect all people.
- www.enter.net/~happymail - Children's Book, Gianna's Wild Strawberry, Author & Mother, Dana Roberson Guerra - This is a true story and full of how one family copes.
- www.buddyboobysbirthmark.com/ - Children's Book, Buddy Boobys Birthmark
- Children's Book, Painted Keepsakes: A Book about Birthmarks, Author Blithe Payne - The
straightforward book started with a little girl pointing an unassuming
finger at another girl's face, and asking, "What's that mark on you?"
- Book for parents, Annie Stories,
Author Doris Brett ANNIE STORIES are special. They're not
happily-ever-after fairy tales of make believe; they're stories that
deal with the real-life emotions of common childhood anxieties and
difficult situations, such as starting hospitalization.
- Sesame Workshop - "I Want to Be Like Everyone Else!"
- Sesame Street website. Every parent hears the words "I want to be like
everyone else!" - whether the issue is a birthmark or anything that
might make a child feel different from his/her peers. This website has
some tips for helping parents.
- http://www.freespirit.com/catalog/item_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=38 - I’m Like You, You’re Like Me-A Child’s Book About Understanding and Celebrating Each Other, Author Cindy Gainer "Simple words and lush illustrations draw children into this gentle story of discovery, acceptance, and affirmation."
- Hope Charkins - Children With Facial Difference: A Parents' Guide
- http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/birthmark.html - Kids' Health for Kids website