Overview
Carla's Heart is the story of a very creative rabbit. When she learns she has cancer, she follows her treatment even though it makes her feel even worse and she also begins to paint. Carla paints hearts for her friends and is given a clean bill of health from her doctor. She continues to paint with joy and is determined to paint one million hearts to share with the world. Inspired by breat-cancer survivor Carla O'Brian's true story and her goal to share one million hearts through her Just Flow Love initiative, this tender tale that was created to offer a fictional representation of the real challenges many children face whose lives are touched by cancer and terminal illnesses. Author Tom Sweitzer is the Co-Founder of A Place To Be, a center for Music Therapy and Expressive Arts as well as an actor and playwright. His experiences and empathy and Penny Hauffe's beautiful illustrations make this book a lovely and unique resource for all children, especially pediatric oncology patients.
Full Product Details
Author: Tom Sweitzer ,
Penny Hauffe
Publisher: Kids Bluff Books
Imprint: Kids Bluff Books
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781965063101
ISBN 10: 1965063101
Pages: 34
Publication Date: 20 November 2025
Recommended Age: From 3 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Tom Sweitzer is the Co-Founder of A Place To Be, a center for Music Therapy and Expressive Arts in Loudoun County Virginia. Tom is an actor and writer and in 2023 he performed his one-man play ""20 Seconds"" Off-Broadway. He is a subject in the documentary ""Music Got Me Here,"" which can be rented on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. He has written the novel ""The Miracle Boy of Braxton Missouri,"" and is a featured writer in Renee Fleming's book ""Music and Mind."" Tom believes storytelling and the arts are important avenues which lead to healing. Penny Hauffe is a world traveled and celebrated painter and sculptor living and working in Leesburg, Virginia, USA. Her commissioned works have appeared nationally and as far away as Australia, South Africa, Germany and the UK. Inspired by bold colors, beautiful lighting, contrasting textures and the wonders of nature, she creates two- and three-dimensional artwork for public art spaces, businesses and private clients using a wide variety of media. Her roots as a student at the Gemini School of Illustration have borne fruit in over a dozen book covers and cover-to-cover illustrated books for children, teens and adults. To find out more, visit www.pennypaint.com
