3rd edition: “How Sunshine Returned to Joyland”
See this page for the latest on our interactive edition of the children’s book with activities, rhymes and artwork to help children cheer up and stay positive amidst challenges.
Category: Children’s book
2nd edition: “How Sunshine Returned to Joyland”
As you may know, towards the end of the first year of our kid’s cancer treatment, we’d converted her artwork during treatment into a children’s book “How Sunshine Returned to Joyland” to inspire kids to stay strong and never give up. The book response was great, and we were able to fundraise over $10k towards charity through book sales. Thank you everyone for your generosity!
The first edition was a bit rushed and verbose (we somehow managed to self publish it amidst her ongoing treatment). We are delighted to let you know that we recently released a second edition of the book. The new book is shorter, packed with artwork and funny rhymes. We hope you enjoy it!
The new edition is now available for purchase at Amazon. Please help us raise childhood cancer awareness by sharing this book with your friends and colleagues.
Below are some excerpts from the new edition. Hope you enjoy reading it!
Book response
Huge thanks to everyone for the heartwarming response to our book ! So far, we‘ve received ~100 book requests from various people, including kids at school, and friends. Very touching to see everyone’s support for a good cause.
Here’s a pic of our kid with the school principal and vice principal. It was quite funny to watch the principal quizzing her from a random page in the book. 😉 They shared many light moments. Bummer that she couldn’t go into the class to see all her friends (her counts were low, and it was busy due to the last week of school).
As of today, we managed to raise around $4k in donations from the book so far. All proceeds will benefit St Jude Children’s Research Hospital (as you may know, this is one of the top pediatric cancer research centers in the world, and they don’t charge a dime for treatment!).
Charity event with Buster Posey
Many of you may have heard of Buster Posey, the famous SF Giants catcher. Did you know that he and his wife have been doing a lot of charity to help pediatric cancer? Check out the Buster and Kristen Posey Fund.
On June 10, 2017, he invited a few kids undergoing treatment for cancer and their families to meet with him, and watch the game later on. He met with the kids, answered their questions, took pics, signed caps, and distributed some goodies. And whoa, what an excitement on the faces of these kids! From four year olds to sixteen year olds, everyone was thrilled. Here are some pics.
As for us parents, it was a welcome change meeting other kids and families outside the clinic or hospital setting. A chance to smile, enjoy the outdoors (good weather and game!) and share many light moments together. Oh yes, forgot to add that kiddo got Buster’s autograph on our children’s book. Will treasure that 🙂
A book dedicated to children with cancer
Towards the end of our kid’s intense frontline therapy, we started working on an adventure storybook for children titled “How Sunshine Returned to Joyland“. This book is inspired by, and dedicated to all brave kids fighting cancer, or facing other life critical challenges.
About the book: “Wh
en evil Darkness attacked and took away Sunshine from Joyland, sadness and fear took over. Apu, despite being very young, was determined to fight Darkness and restore Sunshine in Joyland. It was the most dangerous and difficult quest of her life. Join her on this adventure as she solves challenges, makes special friends (including dragons!), and climbs the steepest peaks of Mount Adversity. Can she defeat Darkness with the help of her friends? Will she be able to bring Sunshine back to Joyland?”
The book is now available on Amazon.