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Toilet Paper Flowers: A Story for Children about Crohn's Disease

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I have an eight year old daughter with ulcerative colitis. She read the book and really enjoyed it. I think knowing that someone gets her day to day life made her feel better. It is very well written for both children and adults.

I found this book to be well written and illustrated, easy to understand and compassionate.

This book helped my family so much. It is a way to explain Crohn's to children in a way they will understand. I even got one for the school to help educate teachers and other children.

Hopefully this will help bring awareness to the cause.

I found this book to be wonderful for my 9 yr old daughter who suffers crohns disease. my daughter really enjoyed this book and she even took it to school to show everyone there. they read it in class and now all the children understand alot better of what my daughter goes thru daily.

Its a very well written book and made it easy for my child to be able to read and also understand

As a father with Crohn's disease, this book allowed me to give my daughters (ages 3&7), a more clear understanding of what their daddy goes through on a daily basis. It was so inspiational that, for my birthday, they made me my own bouquet of toilet paper roses. A must have for any parent that has crohn's

The introduction to this book is very well written and informative. It is also filled with resources for families to use, a glossary and of course a how to guide of making toilet paper flowers. This doctor knows his stuff. The story itself is incredibly cheesy.

-"Julia took a deep breath and said, 'It's because I have a disease called Crohn's disease.' Nikki grabbed Julia's hands and they both sat down on her bed"-

I was actually laughing out loud at some parts because the writing does not reflect how kids speak to each other. There is no doubt though, this book has outlined the disease clearly, has diagrams and kids could possibly relate to Julia and her embarrassing, and challenging experiences. I'm on the fence, this book has a lot, but kids may question if you know them and their personality/age group at all.

As a sufferer from Crohn's Disease, I was particularly interested in reading how a doctor would explain it to a child. I was disappointed. No child I know would talk to another using these words. The dialog was stilted, didactic and inappropriate for the age level. It is understandable that a doctor would have trouble talking on a simple level about a disease that is not simple.

The idea of making flowers from toilet paper, supposedly due to the numerous and lengthy trips to the bathroom that are often necessary, is a cute hook. However, in reality, many of those trips are too painful to be creative at the same time.

In summary, I don't think a child would understand the condition too much better after reading the book. They need easier words.