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Simone Colwill

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New Zealand

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http://sickmom.org

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Children's, Picture Books

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April 2014

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Simone is a mom and a radiation therapist. When she got sick, she went looking for a book which would teach her kids about hospitals and leave them empowered to help. Unable to find one, she wrote, "What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick." "I decided to write the book my family needed," she says. "It's a "HOW TO" do hospitals guide for patients and their families. I really enjoyed the challenge of writing a book which was not only medically accurate, but also a good story!

When writing Super Jonny, Simone worked with early education experts to write a series of questions which link it to the ECE curriculum. (Approved for use in the U.K., U.S.A. (common core) and N.Z See website for more reviews.

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	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrations) 3.77 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2014 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mommy Can't Feed The Baby? by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Darvin Cortes (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Super Jonny's Tour of Ward Seventeen. by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Shostokova Kate (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas On The Ward. by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Dave Windett 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? (CROHN'S disease version). by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS version). by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? (FIBROMYALGIA version). by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? (ASTHMA version). by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Does Super Jonny Do When Mom Gets Sick? (ARTHRITIS version). by Simone Colwill (Goodreads Author), Jasmine Ting (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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