Medical books for children

Who is Noozi?

Noozi develops children's books for children from age 4, who need medical examinations, treatments, surgery or who need to go to the hospital. Noozi books are based upon accurate medical and scientifical information but written in a comprehensive way, as to inform and prepare these children. In the books a certain disease or condition is explained as clear as possible, in a way that also very young kids can understand. These books also mention possible treatments and helps to talk about the impact a disease might have on someone’s life.

No matter how hard reality sometimes can be, Noozi wants to emphasize on the positive, diminish the distance between doctor and patient, and take away fear for the unknown from children and their parents.

Educational materials help to better understand a disease and deal with it more easily. Because there is hardly any accurate medical information available for young children, Noozi will try to make a difference.

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Why the name Noozi?

The name Noozi is a compilation
of 'nosy' & 'cosy'.
It’s nice to read a book together
while learning new things.

Not only for children but also for parents

Also parents can have a lot of
questions. Noozi tries to explain
what is happening inside your child’s
body, as clear as possible.

The Noozi children's books are:

positif en optimistic
illustrated with care
written in a language children understand
accurate because the content is checked by doctors and specialists and adjusted accordingly
supportive because some diseases have a big impact on children's lives and Noozi wants to prepare them for this
these books are also for parents and can help to talk about a disease
the books can also be exchanged within the family, with friends or in school to create a better understanding.

How does Noozi work?

Noozi collects information (input from hospitals or customers, internet, library, bookstore, personal experience ...)

writes a positive story, rewrites and corrects,

makes a first rough,

draws, redraws, takes care of lay-out and digital coloring

has texts and content checked by doctors and specialists,

processes their feedback in consultation,

takes care of translations if necessary,

contacts companies or non-profit organizations to purchase books so they can distribute them among doctors at different hospitals,

adjust texts or drawings at the request of the customer, if necessary,

coordinates the printing and ensures the delivery (one address).

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Together with companies and non-profit organizations
For hospitals, paediatricians, patients ...

Companies or non-profit organizations who develop and offer products, technology or services to hospitals to support health care professionals and patients can purchase and distribute Noozi children's books.

Pharmaceutical companies

Medical technology companies

Healthcare-related IT companies

Patient organizations

Healthcare providers

Non-profit organizations

...

What's in it for you?

you answer to a real need
you put the patient first
you make a substantial difference
you focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
you tell a hopeful and positive story to children who have to deal with a serious illness
you contribute to a better quality of life for the patient
you maintain good relationships with healthcare professionals
you help doctors and healthcare professionals to explain complicated issues in an accessible way
you receive happy and grateful feedback …

Have already become a client

Thanks to these companies and non-profit organizations, we were already able to realize some nice Noozi projects!

Here you will find all realizations.

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As a service for healthcare professionals
with visual support...

Whether children have arrived at the hospital by emergency, or have been in treatment for some time, correct and reliable information is so important. As a healthcare professional you always hope for the best possible healthcare process but in some deseases this is a long-term path where medication compliance and follow-up are very important. In these cases Noozi wants to play a supporting role and contribute to a positive bond between all those who are involved, in which the well-being of children comes first.

Reactions from health professionals

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Also for parents
Huh? What exactly is wrong with my child?

Maybe you were worried for quite some time and you finally called for that doctor's appointment, or you were referred by your family doctor, or maybe something happened at school or sports school. Or maybe your darling complained about pain or was not feeling very well …

There you are, moving from one examination room to another: a blood sample needs to be taken, a scan, an x-ray, ... and nervously waiting for the results, wondering if you should already inform your family. Until you are called in to hear that your child is seriously ill. You are upset, sad, you don’t understand everything the doctor says. A variety of medical terms are being cited but you don’t have any medical background. What exactly is wrong with my child?

When your child has to deal with a serious diagnosis, as a parent you would like to know more, don’t you?

Everything you need to know at first, you can find in the Noozi books. And later on, when you and your kid are back in the room, or at home, you have all the time to read everything about it more quietly…

We wish you lots of fun during reading but most of all we hope you get well very soon! Good luck!

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Books with medical information for children
Available as from 300 copies or more ...

Noozi's children's books are cheerful, carefully illustrated and in a handy size 19 x 19 x 0,4 cm.
Printed in full color on high quality paper, paperback cover in sulphate cardboard with softtouch laminate.
All books are available in Dutch, and some of them in French and English.

Minimum order is 300 books.
Prices depend strongly on the number of copies, languages and titles. Feel free to ask for more information or a noncommital proposal.

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'Look, my joints’
For children with child rheumatism. Also called JIA.

If you have JIA or child rheumatism you suffer from inflammation in your joints. And just like strep throat, this can hurt a lot. Not fun! With strep throat your immune cells ensure that you become better again after a while. But if you have rheumatism, the inflammation won't go away spontaniously! Your immune cells start to fight with your own, healthy cells and you have to go to the children's hospital to get treatment! If your rheumatism is not treated properly, your body can suffer major damage and we do not want that, right?

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'These are my organs’
To prepare children for organ or tissue transplantation.

This book is about transplantations. It has nothing tot do with plants, but all with organs and tissues. You will discover what a transplantation means and which organs and tissues can be transplanted. And there are quite a lot of them. You will also see that your body is equipped with a large army of brave fighting cells. They fight against splinters, flu and other invaders but sometimes also against a new organ or new body tissues. "You're going down!" they shout!
Every transplantation is realy, realy exciting!

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'These are my kidney's’
For children with kidney damage or impaired kidney function.

Drip, drip, spatter splash. Your kidneys really love water and they can do so many things! Do you want to discover how your kidneys ensure that body cells do not dry out, why they are filter champions, and who their best friends are? You read and see it all here. Your kidneys are mega-cool!

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'This is my back’
For children with scoliosis or other spinal deformity.

A spine consists of 3 types of vertebrae, a sacrum and a tailbone. They fit perfectly in and on each other, just like Lego blocks. In this book the vertebrae are called Sally Strong, Peter Powerful and Tina Tough. They do not like to be crooked or twisted because then they will wobble and lose their balance. Also the messages that are sent through the spinal cord do no longer all arrive anymore. Oops!

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'This is how I breathe’
For children with asthma.

Your lungs get oxygen from the air. But in the air we breathe, we also find unhealthy substances such as fine dust, house dust, animal dander, pollen and dust that can make you sick. Fortunately, the cleaning teams in your body wash, scrub and mop everything shiny again. But if you have asthma, they sometimes overreact. Do you want to know what exactly happens in your body? Then this story is definitely for you.

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'Lots of sugars’
For children with type 1 diabetes.

Ine, Lucie, Lien, Niels and Sien, together the insulins, are the most important guests at the party in your stomach. If they do not show up, they can be injected with a magic pen and they can still save the hungry little ones.

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'This is my heart!’
For children with a congenital heart defect.

In this book you can see where your heart is located between the other organs. It explains how your heart beats, why it pumps and what kind of heart defects can occur. Also your blood circulation and oxygen uptake of the blood is described and illustrated in a very simple way.

Blood-curdling exciting and very cool!

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'Look, my head’
For children who want to know everything about epilepsy.

This book explains what happens in your head, what neurons are, how they can send and process information, and how they can sometimes cause a short circuit. Whether your epileptic seizures are dangerous or not? You will learn all about it.

The book can also prepare children for an EEG study and can help explain why taking medications is so important.

44 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'Look, I'm strong’
For children who are diagnosed with cancer.

This book explains that cancer has everything to do with cells. But what exactly is a cell? And what does a cell do? What is a tumor? And how can a cell turn into cancer? 'Look, I'm strong' is not only a big support for children when they got this bad diagnosis but also for parents. The story also focusses on the healing opportunities.

48 pages. Some pages as an example:

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'Look, I grow’
For children who need growth hormone therapy due to a lack of own growth hormone.

This book explains what hormones are, what they do in your body and how each night, before bedtime, you need a injection with a special magic pen. Because growth hormone can not be given as a pill. Together with growth hormone Max and cel Sarah, the injections become a fun evening ritual.

36 pages. Some pages as an example:

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Your project

In addition to medical children's books, you can also contact me for information brochures, flyers, posters, didactic materials, etc. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have a question or a nice idea.

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movie:

Robbie had a lot of health problems in his early years. He was born with a severe heart defect and needed several surgeries. At the age of 6, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. We were devastated. As a mum, I had to handle a lot. How could I explain this to my child? What could I tell without frightening him? What did I actually know about the disease myself and was all the information I was told true? Was it curable? How long would the treatment last? What would be the consequences? How could I involve him as much as possible in the decisions that had to be made? A lot of questions, but luckily there were the doctors, the nurses and 'Chemo-Kasper'.

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Chemo-Kasper

'Look, I made a drawing of you. Imagine your body as a small house. Around you is skin - just like the walls of a house. Behind your skin are rooms and corridors - just like in a house. The walls of a house are made of stones and your skin is made of cells. Everything in your body consists of cells ... ' from Chemo-Kasper and his hunt for the bad cancer cells.

In the year that Robbie received his cancer treatment, in 2006, sleeping and reading were his favorite activities. Robbie got totally charmed by the cell-story which was enhanced with funny and expressive drawings. This was a book about him! About his life and about what he was going through at that moment. We read Chemo-Kasper endlessly.

Fortunately all of his treatments went well and after more than a year he could catch on school again. Always accompanied by Chemo-Kasper :-). Also for me, things got better. I could focus again on my job as a graphic designer and enjoy fun things again. Through my partner, who was working at a pharmaceutical company, I sometimes heard about projects that were being developed to better support patients. And because I had always dreamed of creating children's books, I started thinking about medical based books for children more and more. I wanted to write about cells and molecules and draw hormones, enzymes, transmitters and receptors, but for the little ones. As in Chemo-Kasper. I wanted to translate difficult medical themes into kids-language, but with a lot of optimism and cheerfulness. To realize my idea, I would look for partners who would like to invest in patient support and spread the books across multiple hospitals. With the earnings I would develop new books. That is how Noozi started in 2011.

Today you can find me between the starters of Corda Incubator. Corda Incubator is an open workspace where I was warmly welcomed and where it is very nice to work. I can only confirm that they call themselves the beating heart on the Corda Campus. Since September 2017 I rent a flex desk at this inspiring location. I now no longer write and draw from home, but between a lot of enthusiasts who try to build a better future. Super motivating!

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About Robbie

Robbie spent lots of time in the hospital.
But we also cherish good memories
and we were nursed fantasticly.

Today Robbie is doing fairly well.
Despite his limitations,
he enjoys life to the fullest again.
And he still loves to read.

Robbie is a go-getter and a fighter
and we love him sooooo much!

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In the press

September 2018, in healthcare magazine 'Objectief', 'Neutraal Ziekenfonds-Vlaanderen'.

March 2018, on het news with 'These are my organs'.

March 2018, in the newspaper with 'These are my organs'.

July 2007, special camp for children with cancer

October 2006, dreamflight with Thomas Cook

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Contact & info: esther@noozi.be
+32 (0)478 771 885

Latest update 11/09/2018

Nothing from this website or published books may be reproduced or made public by means of print, photocopy, microfilm, mail, pdf
or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher: esther@noozi.be

Noozi medical children’s books - Henegauwlaan 22, B3500 Hasselt, Belgium - BE 0833.372.233 - info@noozi.be - www.noozi.be
Corda Campus Hasselt - http://www.cordacampus.com/nl/bedrijven/noozi

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