The Village

Charlie’s mum isn’t feeling so well, yet people keep visiting their home. As he learns about his mum’s cancer treatments and sees how people gather around to help out, he begins to understand what it means to have a ‘village’* The informative, sensitive and age-appropriate story is told from the perspective of the child, and gently reassures the child reader. * Describes contemporary cancer treatments and therapies, and introduces children to the specialists who help care for cancer patients. * Touching watercolour illustrations capture the emotion and delicacy of the situation