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Benito Books

 
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About the Book

Benito, You Can Do It! is an English/Spanish picture book for children diagnosed with cancer.

  • Is the first of its kind to depict a Latino family facing childhood cancer, and to use a soccer analogy to explain the roles of the medical team.

  • Helps parents find strength and hope when one of their little ones is diagnosed with the disease.

This 80-page (40 in English and 40 in Spanish) picture book depicts a Latino family facing childhood cancer and uses a soccer analogy to explain the roles of the medical team.

Written and illustrated by Alan Quinonez, this book helps parents find strength and hope when one of their little ones has been diagnosed with cancer.

Learn more about the research and process to develop the book.

Our Goals

The picture book series Benito, You Can Do It! has been inspired by the testimonials from the families in the Latinas Contra Cancer Parent Support Group as well as the expert knowledge and input of the medical team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Our goals in developing this first-of-its-kind book series reflecting the Latino experience are:

  • To the affected families to share the resources, advice, and best practices learned from the cancer journey with their child.

  • To show the cancer survivors that this is an opportunity for them to step into the limelight and reach out to those who might lose faith.

Our fundraising on Kickstarter

From Sep 6th to Oct 6th 2013, we ran a kickstarter fundraising campaign.

Thanks to the generous donations from 171 backers, we were able to raise over $12,000, which allowed us to cover the costs of print, as well as set aside 110 books and make them available for free to families in need!

At our campaign page you can:

Our sponsors

Our gratitude to our sponsors:

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSORS

  • Travis Hogue & Shelley Motley

  • Milt Mallory

  • Mary Artibee

BRONZE SPONSORS

ELECTRONIC SPONSORS