Don’t Ignore Grumpy Pumpy: A Type 1 Diabetes Adventure in Avoiding Alarm Fatigue
Published by Poke Prize Press
Illustrated by Shawn Turek
Diabetes doesn’t have to keep you from being active and doing the things you love. Just remember the rule: Don’t Ignore Grumpy Pumpy!
Type 1 Diabetes is a 24/7 condition. With all the highs and lows during the day, it’s easy to get a little grumpy and start ignoring those beeping alarms and buzzing pumps. This is called Alarm Fatigue. But your medical devices are trying to tell you something important.
All of that beeping and buzzing is there to keep you safe. Don’t Ignore Grumpy Pumpy tells the story of a little insulin pump with a big attitude and an important message. This book will have your family and caregivers laughing and learning about type 1 diabetes and alarm fatigue.
The Robot on My Tummy:
A Type 1 Diabetes Book to Help Kids Learn to Love Their Continuous Glucose Monitors
Published by Poke Prize Press
Illustrated by Kevin Krull
The rhyming picture book that helps kids learn to love their CGM!
Getting a continuous glucose monitor can be a big adjustment, but it can also be a big help as you learn to live well with diabetes. This rhyming picture book uses colorful pictures and imaginative scenarios to share the ways that a CGM can change a child’s care routine for the better. Playful, hand-painted images help kids see the amazing things their CGM can do. Helpful backmatter explains how continuous glucose monitors can assist kids and caregivers in anticipating and managing the highs and lows of diabetes.
Vaccines Change the World
Published by Albert Whitman & Company
Illustrated by Sandie Sonke
With its colorful text and illustrations, this book explains the world’s pandemics and the people who helped save us from them with vaccines.
Unlike other science books for middle grade readers, this definitive guide to vaccines is told in an approachable, compelling narrative style. Fascinating stories, combined with fresh design elements, will help kids make connections to current events and get them thinking about where human ingenuity will take us next.
Not the Worst Thing Ever: A Gross, Giggly Guide to Dealing with Diabetes
Published by Poke Prize Press
Illustrated by Shawn Turek
This book is too gross to read. Seriously. Put it down… Unless you’re the kind of kid (or caregiver) who needs some extra motivation to get your insulin shot, test your blood sugar, change your pump, or put on your continuous glucose monitor. Not the Worst Thing Ever will have you laughing all the way through your diabetes treatments as you ponder all the fates much worst than a little shot.
The Stuffed Bunny Science Adventure Series
Written by Gillian King-Cargile and Illustrated by Kevin Krull
These fun, fast-paced children’s books use adventure stories to explore STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering, and math). Each book also contains an interview with a STEM expert who explains the real science behind the story. The books align with Next Generation Science Standards for K-2 students. You can find lesson plans, games, and videos related to the books at stemread.com.
See more of Kevin Krull’s work at kevinkrull.com.
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