Children's Art Project Unveils Plans for Book

Excitement about a colorful new children's book is brewing at M. D. Anderson's Children's Art Project.

 

Nationally acclaimed children's author Tricia Tusa ties young M. D. Anderson designers' art together in a book called "Bunnies In My Head."

Bunnies In My Head celebrates 25 years of incredible volunteer commitment to and innovative community partnering with the Children's Art Project.

 

Set for publication in September, Bunnies In My Head promises to delight children of all ages, highlighting a quarter-century of whimsical artwork designed by young M. D. Anderson patients. This is the first book ever offered by the Children's Art Project. In keeping with the Project's history, it is being created and distributed by volunteers.

 

Tricia Tusa, a nationally acclaimed children's author, ties the youngster's art together with a delightful story and illustrations about an endearing little girl with a big imagination. Along with her cat Millie, the young girl pounces through the pages of Bunnies In My Head while revealing to the reader what runs through her head as she tours 25 years of the Project's art.

 

To wrap up the story with grace and charm, former First Lady Barbara Bush offers a special afterword that draws upon the days when her small daughter battled leukemia.

 

Bunnies In My Head is a hard-cover, 32-page book, featuring more than 20 pieces of published and unpublished art designed by the cancer center's pediatric patients. It sells for $18.

 

For information about the book or to become a Children's Art Project volunteer, call (713) 792-6266 or (800) 231-1580.

 

-- Andria Frankfort