Children facing cancer whether their own, a family member s, a friend s, or even a pet s will find help in understanding the disease through this book. A young boy discovers his dog s lump, which is then diagnosed with those dreaded words: It s cancer. The boy becomes a loving caretaker to his dog, who undergoes the same types of treatments and many of the same reactions as a human under similar circumstances (transference). Medical writer and award-winning children s author, Sherry North artfully weaves the serious subject into an empathetic story that even young children can understand."