Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket. A Story of Illness and Sibling Love

SHOW GUEST: Sally Loughridge, PHd

Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket, is a tale of a young child whose older sister has cancer. The book

chronicles the boy's development and relationship with his sister as the family confronts this health

challenge together. In the midst of such an unfamiliar situation, younger siblings of an ill child often feel

left out, angry, sad, scared, guilty, and envious. Sally Loughridge's book is a resource for families with

young children on such a journey through life-threatening pediatric illness.