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Kids Health Bookshop

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Kids Health is the information and resource centre of The Children's Hospital at Westmead. We have a wide range of publications and fact sheets for parents, children, professionals and the community in general. Files are also kept on many aspects of child health and safety. Our services include mail/telephone/fax/email orders for publications, telephone enquiries on health and safety issues, as well as photocopy facilities that allow our resources and reference books to be used as research material. The Kids Health reference library publications are also available to borrow.

All publications available in the bookshop have been reviewed by a relevant hospital staff member. All profits go towards The Children's Hospital at Westmead.

Tip: Hover your mouse cursor over the title of each book for a description and photo of the cover.

Illnesses And Health Problems

This section includes titles on diabetes, asthma, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, sensory disabilities and cancer.

Title Author Price
Allergy - Health For Life Series - Allergies (egg, nut and dairy)Jody Vassallo$9.95
Allergy - Managing Your Child's Food AllergiesAlison Orman with Dr Preeti Joshi$35.00
Allergy - Understanding And Managing Your Child's Food AllergiesScott H. Sicherer, M.D.$27.50
Allergy - Wheat And Gluten FreeJody Vassallo and Dianne Boyle (Baking Recipes)$29.95
Arthritis - Juvenile Arthritis: A Handbook For ParentsPrepared by Sue MacKenzie$21.95
Arthritis - The Arthritis HandbookArthritis Foundation of NSW$38.50
Asthma - When Your Child Has AsthmaPeter Van Asperen, Anne Maree Davis and Susan Towns$18.95
Cancer - Childhood Brain And Spinal Cord Tumours - A Guide For Families, Friends And CaregiversTania Shiminski-Maher, Patsy Cullen and Maria Sansalone$45.00
Cancer - Childhood Cancer - A Parent's Guide To Solid Tumour CancersNancy Keane and Honna Janes-Hodder$45.00
Cancer - Childhood Leukemia - A Guide For Families, Friends And CaregiversNancy Keene$45.00
Cerebral Palsy - An information guide for parents.Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.$7.65
Cerebral Palsy - Children With Cerebral Palsy - A Parents GuideElain Geralis$35.95
Cleft Lip - Cleft Lip & Palate, A Parent's Guide - (Click here to download)The Children's Hospital at Westmead$0.00
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - A Parent's GuideC. Y Hsu and Scott A. Rivkees, M.D.$35.95
Cystic Fibrosis - HandbookCystic Fibrosis Association of Victoria$20.85
Cystic Fibrosis - The FactsAnn Harris and Maurice Suer$27.45
Diabetes - Caring For Diabetes In Children And Adolescents 2ED (English and Vietnamese copies available)G Ambler,V Barron, C. May, E. Ambler and F. Cameron$28.50
Diabetes - Kids & Teens FoodMelinda Morrison$29.95
Diabetes - Living With Diabetes and Coeliac DiseaseCoeliac Society of Australia / Diabetes Australia / Dietitians Association of Australia$7.15
Diabetes - Pumping InsulinJohn Walsh, P.A., C.D.E. and Ruth Roberts, M.A.$45.00
Diabetes - The Traffic Light Guide To Food Carbohydrate Counter (2009)Diabetes Education Centre - Royal North Shore Hospital NSW$15.95
Down Syndrome - Babies With Down SyndromeEdited by K. Stray-Gundersen$29.65
Epilepsy - Seizures And Epilepsy In Childhood: A Guide For ParentsJohn M. Freeman, M.D., Eileen P. G. Vining, M.D. and Diana J. Pillas$46.95
Gastrointestinal - Swallowsafe (VIDEO)Department of Gastroenerology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead$55.00
Gastrointestinal - Swallowsafe (DVD)Department of Gastroenerology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead$30.00
Gastrointestinal - This Is My Button DVDWomen and Childrens Hospital Adelaide (HIC)$25.00
Haemophilia - Living with HaemophiliaPeter Jones, M.D.$69.95
Heart - The Heart Of The Matter - VideoCardiology Department, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children$39.55
HIV - You And HIV: A Day At A TimeLyn S. Baker$39.55
Hydrocephalus - A Guide For Families (DVD/Video - please indicate preference when ordering)Madeline Foundation$25.00
Hydrocephalus - A Handbook For Patients And ParentsCompiled by Maggie Drummond$11.00
Hydrocephalus - Super Strategies For Successful Students CDAlison Jones and Dr Angela Wilson$25.00
In The Shadow Of Illness: Parents And Siblings Of The Chronically Ill ChildMyra Bluebond-Langer$39.95
Kidney - Living With Kidney FailureAustralian Kidney Foundation$9.35
Kidney Failure - The FactsS. Cameron$38.50
Muscular Dystrophy - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - A Guide For ParentsMuscular Dystrophy Association$16.50
Muscular Dystrophy - The FactsAlan E. H. Emery$42.35
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - AGSA/ConnecTeD Personal Health Folder - with O.I. BookletProfessor D. Sillence and Dr J. Ault$10.00
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Caring for Children And AdolescentsProfessor D Sillence and Dr J Ault$5.00
PKU - HandbookASIEM$25.00
Record Keeping - AGSA/ConnecTeD Personal Health FolderProfessor D. Sillence and Dr J. Ault$5.00
Rett Syndrome - The Rett Syndrome Handbook (2nd Edition)Kathy Hunter$74.95
Sight - My Fake EyeN. Mansfield and M. Horn$10.95
Sight - Show Me What My Friends Can SeePatricia Sonksen and Blanche Stiff$24.95
Skin - Kim Has EczemaAndrew Pattison$10.95
Skin - Understanding Childhood EczemaPenny Titman$25.95
Spina Bifida - Living With Spina BifidaG. Llewellyn and L. Green$16.45
Spina Bifida - Super Strategies For Successful Students CDAlison Jones and Dr Angela Wilson$25.00
TOF - The TOF ChildEdited by Vicki Martin$41.75
Tourette Syndrome - Children With Tourette Syndrome: A Parents GuideEdited by Tracy Haerle$19.95

Head and Brain Injury

Resources on head and brain injury for parents, carers and professionals.

Title Author Price
Head Injury - The FactsAudrey Daisley, Rachel Tams and Udo Kischka$30.95
Sexuality And Acquired Brain Injury In Children And AdolescentsBrain Injury Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead$15.40
Shaking Your Baby Is Just Not The Deal Order form Adobe PDF DocumentMillenium Foundation, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney West Area Health Service, Kids West and The NSW Department Of Health$28.35

Disabilities

This section lists titles for parents and carers on disabilities, including general information, siblings and other people's insensitivities.

Title Author Price
Adolescents With Limb Differences (2nd Rev Ed 2002) - A Handbook For Adolescents And Their FamiliesCenter for Limb Differences - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$5.50
Children With Hand Differences (Rev Ed 2007) - A Guide for FamiliesCenter for Limb Differences - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$5.50
Children With Limb Differences (Ages 6 - 12 Years) - Handbook for Families (Rev 3 ED)Center for Limb Differences - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$5.50
Children With Limb Differences (Birth to 5 Years) - Handbook for Families (Rev 3 ED)Center for Limb Differences - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$5.50
Children With Limb Differences - A Handbook For Teachers (2nd Rev Ed 2007)Center for Limb Differences - Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital$5.50
Facing The CrowdD. Fullwood and P. Cronin$15.95
It Isn't Fair: Siblings Of Children With DisabilitiesS. Klein and M. Schleifer$36.25
Life With A Difference: Audio Tape or CD (Please specify choice when ordering)Produced and edited by Michael Norton$5.50
Raising A Child Who Has A Physical DisabilityDonna G. Albrecht$22.25
SiblingsKate Strohm$27.50
Sight - My Fake EyeN. Mansfield and M. Horn$10.95
Sight - Show Me What My Friends Can SeePatricia Sonksen and Blanche Stiff$24.95
Steps To IndependenceL. Baker and J. Brightman$46.00

Premature Babies

Listed here is a range of recommended readings for parents and carers of premature babies.

Title Author Price
Hold MeBrown, J. Pickering$3.30
My Special StartB. Flushman$10.65
Premature Babies - A Guide For ParentsDr W. H. Kitchen, Dr. M. M. Ryan, Dr A. L. Richards and Dr. L. W. Doyles$24.95
Understanding My SignalsB. Hussey$6.50

Baby And Child Health

A collection of reference resources covering the A to Z of child health.

Title Author Price
Paediatric Dentistry (3rd Edition)Richard Widmer and Gerald Wright$5.50
Shaking Your Baby Is Just Not The Deal Order form Adobe PDF DocumentMillenium Foundation, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney West Area Health Service, Kids West and The NSW Department Of Health$28.35
The Complete Parenting Guide - Caring For Your Child From Toddler To TeenagerA publication from the Children's Hospital at Westmead (2005)$15.00

Parenting - Baby And Child

All titles listed are recommended by professionals to help parents and carers with baby and child parenting, development and behaviour, sleep problems, play, toddlers and toilet training.

Title Author Price
Angry Kids Frustrated ParentsTerry L. Hyland and Jerry David, Ph.D.$24.95
Baby BlissJo Ryan$29.95
Baby Love (5th Edition 2009)Robin Barker$35.95
Baby MassageAmelia D. Auckett$17.95
Back Off BullyMark Dobson$17.95
BedtimeLadybird$3.85
Beyond ToddlerdomDr Christopher Green$27.95
Beyond Toddlerdom TipsDr Christopher Green$14.95
Bully BlockingEvelyn M. Field$24.95
Developmental DelayRoyal Children's Hospital, Melbourne$7.15
Easy Toilet TrainingDr Janet Hall$16.95
Every ParentMatthew R. Sanders PhD$35.00
Everyone's Got A BottomTess Rowley$16.00
Fight-Free FamiliesDr Janet Hall$14.95
From Birth To Five YearsRevised and Updated by Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill$32.00
Getting Home Safe - VideoNAPCAN$12.50
How You Can Be Boss Of BedtimeDr. Janet Hall$16.95
How You Can Be Boss Of The BladderDr Janet Hall$17.95
Infant MassageVimala McClure$21.95
Is Your Child Ready For School ?Dr Sandra Heriot and Dr Ivan Beale$19.95
Keys To Becoming A FatherWillam Sears, M.D.$18.65
More Secrets Of Happy ChildrenSteve Biddulph$24.95
Parenting By HeartPinky McKay$24.95
Parenting Posters (Set of 4) (Click here to view)Kids Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead$10.00
Putting Time To BedA Creative Well Project$10.00
Raising Adopted ChildrenLois Ruskai Melina$25.25
Raising BoysSteve Biddulph$24.95
Safe At Home - VideoNAPCAN$12.50
Shaking Your Baby Is Just Not The Deal Order form Adobe PDF DocumentMillenium Foundation, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney West Area Health Service, Kids West and The NSW Department Of Health$28.35
Sleep for Baby And FamilyNorma Tracey, Beulah Warren and Lorraine Rose$10.00
So Now You're A GrandparentDr Kim Oates$24.95
Solve Your Child's Sleep ProblemsRichard Ferber$21.95
Sounds For Silence (Book and CD Set)Dr Harry Zehnwirth, Paediatrician MB BS FRACP$35.95
Teaching Your Child The Language Of Social SuccessMarshall P. Duke PhD, S. Nowicki Jr., PhD, Elisabeth A. Martin, M.Ed$20.70
The Mighty ToddlerRobyn Barker$35.00
Toddler TamingDr Christopher Green$27.95
Toddler Taming TipsDr Christopher Green$17.95
Touchpoints (3 to 6) - Your Child's Emotional and Behavioural DevelopmentTerry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow$25.95
Touchpoints (Birth to 3)T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. (revised with Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D.)$32.00
Watch Me, I Can Do ItNeralie Cocks$18.65
Your Child From One To TenPeter Bowler and Pam Linke$22.00
Your Child's FitnessSusan Kalish$27.45
Your Child's Self EsteemDorothy Corkhille Briggs$29.95
Your Social BabyLynne Murray and Liz Andrews$49.95

Nutrition

This section contains publications dealing with breastfeeding, nutrition for children and families, as well as eating disorders.

Title Author Price
Baby & Toddler MealsRobin Barker$25.95
Breastfeeding With ConfidenceSue Cox$22.95
Breastfeeding Your Premature BabyAustralian Breastfeeding Association$5.50
Healthy Start for Kids (2 book set)Focus Publishing (in conjunction with Dr Louise Baur - the Children's Hospital at Westmead's weight management clinic)$19.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 1 (The First Year)Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed$24.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 2 (Toddler To Preschooler)Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed$24.95
Kids Food Health Series - Book 3 (School-Age To Teenage)Dr Patricia Mc Veagh and Eve Reed$24.95
Start Them Right . . . a parent's guide to healthy eating for under fivesEat Well Tasmania$3.50

Puberty And Sexualtiy

Every parent's essential topic - dealing with sexuality and puberty. Books suitable for both children and adults.

Title Author Price
Puberty BoyGeoff Price$26.95
Puberty GirlShushann Movsessian$26.95
The Puberty BookWendy Darvill and Kelsey Powell$19.95
UnzippedBronwyn Donaghy$22.95
What's Happening To Me?Peter Mayle$14.95
Where Did I Come FromPeter Mayle$14.95

Parenting - Adolescents

Discover the range of publications that cover aspects of parenting, self-esteem and communication for parents and carers of adolescents.

Title Author Price
ALIGHT JournalAlison Jane Rice$38.50
I Just Want You To Be HappyLeanne Rowe, David Bennett and Bruce Tonge$27.50
Puberty BookWendy Darvill and Kelsey Powell$18.95
You Can't Make MeDr D. Bennett and Dr Leanne Rowe$19.95

Learning Difficulties

Here you will find a comprehensive range of titles on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Aspergers and Dyslexia, as well as communication and motor skill development.

Title Author Price
Asperger Syndrome - A Guide For Parents And ProfessionalsTony Attwood$27.95
Asperger Syndrome - Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome - A User Guide to AdolescenceLuke Jackson$29.95
Attention Deficit - ADHD Recognition Reality and ResolutionGeoffrey Kewley$39.95
Attention Deficit - My Brother's A World Class Pain (Usually $18.10)Michael Gordon PhD$12.95
Attention Deficit - Parent's Guide To Attention Deficit Disorders (2nd Edition)Stephen B. McCarney and Angela Marie Bauer$45.00
Attention Deficit - Putting On The BrakesDr P. Quinn and Dr J. Stern$16.95
Attention Deficit - The Pocket Guide to Understanding ADHDDr Christopher Green and Dr Kit Chee$14.95
Attention Deficit - Understanding ADHDDr Christopher Green and Dr Kit Chee$32.95
Attention Deficit - You And Your ADD ChildIan Wallace$22.95
Autism - Children With AutismEdited by Michael Powers, Psy.D.$25.95
Autism - Everybody Is DifferentFiona Bleach$12.95
Autism - Keys To Parenting The Child With AutismM. T. Brill$10.95
Autism - Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum (1st Edition)Julia Moor$18.00
Autism - Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum (2nd Edition)Julia Moor$36.95
Autism - Russell Is Extra SpecialCharles A. Amenta III, MD$18.95
Dyslexia - The Facts (Second Edition)Mark Selikowitz$32.95
Raising Difficult Children (4th Edition)Dr Peter Powell and Brenda Inglis-Powell$27.95

Mental Health

A range of resources on fears and phobias including Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive and Schizophrenia.

Title Author Price
52 Little TipsKarin de Vos$22.00
Be You / Being Me Set (Book and Activity Sheets)Karin de Vos (Writer and Illustrator)$18.50
Cool Kids ProgramH Lyneham, M Abbott, A. Wignall & R. Rapee (MUARU)$35.00
Facing FoodDr Melissa Kang$4.95
Helicopter ManElizabeth Fensham$14.95
Helping Your Anxious ChildRonald M. Rapee, Ph.D., Susan H. Spence, Ph.D., Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D. and Ann Wignall, M. Psych.$16.50
Helping Your Anxious Child (2nd Edition - 2008)Ronald Rapee PhD, Ann Wignall DPsych, susan H Spence PhD, Vanessa Cobham PhD and Heidi Lyneham PhD$34.95
Postpartum Depression And AnxietyPacific Post Partum Support Society$19.75
The Panic BookNeil Phillips$16.50
The Secret ProblemChris Wever$16.50
When Someone Has A Very Serious IllnessMarge Heegaard$13.45

Hospitalisation

A collection of resources to help prepare yourself and your child for a visit or stay at our hospital.

Title Author Price
Dr TobyAndrew Pattison$8.75
Lachlan Goes To HospitalCompiled Recreational Therapy Dept. - Royal Alexandra Hospital For Children$4.40
Little TreeJoyce C. Mills$16.95
What About Me ?George Vlamakis and illustrated by Elise Hurst$15.95

Relaxation

Explore the health benefits of relaxation, yoga and imagination for your child.

Title Author Price
Adam's GardenIsabel Tuck$14.95
KindaYoga DVDChris Kummer N.D.$15.00
Let's Imagine - A Bush Adventure CDIsabel and David Andrews (Narrated by Verity James)$25.00
Let's Imagine - Tranquility CDPaul Reynolds$25.00
Moonbeam - A Book Of Meditations For ChildrenMaureen Garth$22.95
Music For Dreaming - CDSound Impressions$29.95
Music For Dreaming II CDSound Impressions$29.95
Starbright - Meditations For ChildrenMaureen Garth$22.95

Grief

A range of titles to provide assistance in dealing with death and grief - books for children, adolescents and families.

Title Author Price
Anna's StoryBronwyn Donaghy$24.95
Beginnings And Endings With Lifetimes In BetweenBryan Mellonie & Robert ingren$16.95
Coping With GriefMal McKissock$11.95
Grieving For My BabyPatricia Rasker$20.00
Leaving EarlyBronwyn Donaghy$26.95
Something I've Never Felt Before - How Teenagers Cope With GriefDoris Zagdanski$16.95
Talking About DeathEarl Grollman$35.95
The Empty RoomElizabeth De Vita-Raeburn$29.95
The Private Worlds Of Dying ChildrenMyra Bluebond-Langer$43.95
What's Dead Mean?Doris Zagdansk$15.95
When A Child DiesThe Department Of Social Work, The Children's Hospital at Westmead$7.50
When A Family Is In TroubleM. Heegaard$13.60
When Mom And Dad SeparateMarge Heegaard$13.60
When Someone Very Special DiesMarge Heegaard$13.45

Burn Injury

A range of titles to provide support to families and friends of children with a burn injury.

Title Author Price
ButterfliesSusanne Gervay$14.95
Sophie's StoryDay Of Difference Foundation$10.00

Safety

Childhood injury is a leading cause of death for children in Australia. These titles give practical advice about making your children safer.

Title Author Price
"ON SPECIAL" The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products (9th Edition)Australian Consumers' Association$7.50
Injury Prevention In The Home - DVDKidsafe NSW$19.80

Our Hospital's Publications

Publications featured in this section are those published by the hospital and cover a variety of subjects relevant to various health professionals working with children and adolescents.

Title Author Price
1880 - 2005, 125 years of care - The Children's Hospital at WestmeadJennifer Cornwall$25.00
Adolescent Health - GP Resouce Kit 2nd Edition (Click here for the PDF order form.)Peter Chown, Dr Melissa Kang, Dr Lena Sanci, Verity Newnham and Clin Prof David Bennett AO$35.00
Art InjectionAmanda Buckland$11.00
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - AGSA/ConnecTeD Personal Health Folder - with O.I. BookletProfessor D. Sillence and Dr J. Ault$10.00
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - Caring for Children And AdolescentsProfessor D Sillence and Dr J Ault$5.00
Paediatrics Manual - The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook (2nd Edition 2009)Henry Kilham, Shirley Alexander, Nicholas Wood, David Isaacs$69.95
Shaking Your Baby Is Just Not The Deal Order form Adobe PDF DocumentMillenium Foundation, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney West Area Health Service, Kids West and The NSW Department Of Health$28.35
The Children's Hospital at Westmead Drug Doses for Children (2nd Edition)David Schell, Cathy Chin and Raymond Chin$5.00
The Complete Parenting Guide - Caring For Your Child From Toddler To TeenagerThe Children's Hospital at Westmead$15.00
Youth Health Forum DVD's (Please indicate your title selection when ordering)Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health - The Childrten's Hospital at Westmead$25.00

Publications For Professionals

Publications featured in this section are for health professionals working with children and adolescents.

Title Author Price
Adolescent Health - GP Resouce Kit 2nd Edition (Click here for the PDF order form.)Peter Chown, Dr Melissa Kang, Dr Lena Sanci, Verity Newnham and Clin Prof David Bennett AO$35.00
APEG Handbook On Childhood And Adolescent Diabetes (Click here to download)Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group$0.00
Australian Nurses' Dictionary (3rd Edition)Hawley King Weller$27.50
Look At Me (Video)Royal Alexandra Hospital For Children$22.00
Paediatrics Manual - The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook (2nd Edition 2009)Henry Kilham, Shirley Alexander, Nicholas Wood, David Isaacs$69.95
Principles And Practice Of Children's Emergency CareG. J Browne, R. C. K. Choong, P. L. Gaudry and B. H. Wilkins$80.00
Shaking Your Baby Is Just Not The Deal Order form Adobe PDF DocumentMillenium Foundation, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney West Area Health Service, Kids West and The NSW Department Of Health$28.35
Sight - Show Me What My Friends Can SeePatricia Sonksen and Blanche Stiff$24.95
Super Strategies For Successful Students CDAlison Jones and Dr Angela Wilson$25.00
The Children's Hospital at Westmead Drug Doses for Children (2nd Edition)David Schell, Cathy Chin and Raymond Chin$5.00
The Deepening ShadeBarbara M. Sourkes$35.95
The Feeding Guide - Fifth Edition 2005Produced by the James Fairfax Institute of Paediatric Nutrition - the Children's Hospital at Westmead$15.00
Treating Children With Botulinum Toxin - Clinical Practice (2006 Edition)The Children's Hospital at Westmead Rehabilitation Department$39.50
Weight Management Resource PackageDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Children's Hospital at Westmead$46.40


Last updated on Friday, 29 January 2010

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