Sami the Magic Bear: A Trip to the Hospital!: (Full-Color Edition) - Hardcover

Bourdon, Murielle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2924526310 ISBN 13: 9782924526316

Publisher: Collection Sami, 2016

Synopsis

2017 READERS' FAVORITE International Children's Book Award Finalist

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Awards and Reviews: BLUEINK: handles a complex subject professionally and gracefully, Any child facing an illness might appreciate but particularly any child struck by leukemia.

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Laurie is a very active little girl. She loves school, but she has to keep busy all the time or she starts to fidget. She loves playing soccer and she's even the captain of her soccer team. So when Laurie suddenly lacks energy and her cheeks lose their rosy glow, her parents are understandably worried. They take her to see the family doctor and he runs a bunch of tests. The results are not happy news. Laurie has leukemia. She has to be hospitalized immediately and the only visitors allowed are her parents and they have to be thoroughly sanitized and gowned before they can visit her. Laurie becomes very despondent and sad. When her class sends her a big card with lots of messages and a special Sami Bear to keep her company, things start to improve and, with Sami Bear's help, Laurie is determined to fight her battle with leukemia.

About this title

About the Author

Murielle Bourdon was born in Longueuil, in the province of Quebec in Canada. She is mother of three young adults. Since her early childhood she developed a passion for reading, writing short stories and poems, including drawing. Secretary for more than 15 years, she decided in 1996 to change her careers towards creativity and what fascinates her: art and writing. She returned to school and received a bachelor degree in graphic design. In 17 years, her remarkable artistry creates outstanding achievement for a variety of customers. At the beginning of 2014 Murielle decides to realize a dream which she secretly had harbored since her young age, and devotes herself to writing and illustration. By creating a collection of children's books, she wants to share the real and imaginary world which is in her, with young readers.

Review

Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite 5 stars
_____________________Laurie is a very active little girl. She loves school, but she has to keep busy all the time or she starts to fidget. She loves playing soccer and she's even the captain of her soccer team. So when Laurie suddenly lacks energy and her cheeks lose their rosy glow, her parents are understandably worried. They take her to see the family doctor and he runs a bunch of tests. The results are not happy news. Laurie has leukemia. She has to be hospitalized immediately and the only visitors allowed are her parents and they have to be thoroughly sanitized and gowned before they can visit her. Laurie becomes very despondent and sad. When her class sends her a big card with lots of messages and a special Sami Bear to keep her company, things start to improve and, with Sami Bear's help, Laurie is determined to fight her battle with leukemia.

It is difficult for children being sick; it is also difficult for children watching other children who are sick. Any child who has had a friend fighting a life-threatening disease like leukemia knows just how difficult it is. Children aren't supposed to get sick; they're not supposed to die. But it does happen, sadly. Murielle Bourdon's picture book story, Sami the Magic Bear: A Trip to the Hospital!, book 3 in the Sami the Magic Bear series, is an informative and helpful story for both children who are very sick and their friends who wait for them to get healthy again. The story is told simply, but with compassion and just enough information for a child to understand the seriousness of an illness like leukemia. Sami the Magic Bear is off on another very important mission and his presence and importance in the lives of the children he touches is significant. Well done!===================================================Good book for parents to read with their children 5 starsBy Ron Mac (NW Steam Gazette) on December 31, 2016Format: Kindle Edition__________________________~First, I'll state that I received this book as a gift from the author to read and review.
~I feel that there is a great need for books that a child can read along with their parents. It is my opinion that handing a teaching book to a child and sending them off to read it doesn't really work. Likewise, reading the story to the child is not nearly as effective as reading a book together. This book says it is aimed at the 5 - 10 year old age group. I think that it is more geared toward the younger end of this age group. (While he is a year over the suggested reading age, this book would not have kept the interest of my eleven year old grandson.) However, having mom or dad participating in the reading of this book to a child on the younger end of the age group would work quite nicely.

~Seven year old Laurie gets sick. This book briefly introduces us to Laurie, her school, friends, sports activities, and her parents. Just enough for the reader to get the idea, that she is a normal little girl.
~Then Laurie gets sick and needs to spend some time in the hospital. This can be scary and uncomfortable for anyone, child or adult. The book does not go into great depth about Laurie's stay in the hospital, which is good for the younger reader. (Parents reading this may want to expand some select details of what their child might experience.) Even though she her parents visit, she feels alone...enter Sami! Sami has words of encouragement and helps her to deal with her hospital stay.
~This book, the entire series, is very positive, and upbeat...without too much emphasis on the "magic" of Sami. Sami's magical ability is that he is there to listen and reassure the child.
~I would definitely recommend this book to any family with young children. It is worth reading together.
~I would like to praise the author, Murielle Bourdon, for writing a book...actually a series of books...that are aimed at being helpful to families in dealing with every day struggles.

Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite 5 stars
Laurie is a very active little girl. She loves school, but she has to keep busy all the time or she starts to fidget. She loves playing soccer and she's even the captain of her soccer team. So when Laurie suddenly lacks energy and her cheeks lose their rosy glow, her parents are understandably worried. They take her to see the family doctor and he runs a bunch of tests. The results are not happy news. Laurie has leukemia. She has to be hospitalized immediately and the only visitors allowed are her parents and they have to be thoroughly sanitized and gowned before they can visit her. Laurie becomes very despondent and sad. When her class sends her a big card with lots of messages and a special Sami Bear to keep her company, things start to improve and, with Sami Bear's help, Laurie is determined to fight her battle with leukemia.

It is difficult for children being sick; it is also difficult for children watching other children who are sick. Any child who has had a friend fighting a life-threatening disease like leukemia knows just how difficult it is. Children aren't supposed to get sick; they're not supposed to die. But it does happen, sadly. Murielle Bourdon's picture book story, Sami the Magic Bear: A Trip to the Hospital!, book 3 in the Sami the Magic Bear series, is an informative and helpful story for both children who are very sick and their friends who wait for them to get healthy again. The story is told simply, but with compassion and just enough information for a child to understand the seriousness of an illness like leukemia. Sami the Magic Bear is off on another very important mission and his presence and importance in the lives of the children he touches is significant. Well done!

Edition details

• Publisher: Collection Sami
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 2924526310
• ISBN 13: 9782924526316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 34
• Illustrator: Bourdon Murielle