# Brave Just Like Me > Brave Just Like Me is a picture book for young children who spend time in hospitals, therapy, or doctors' offices because of serious illness or disability. Inspired by Lexie, a child facing a life-threatening medical condition, the book speaks dir... ## Bibliographic record - **Author**: Ruff, Kimberly - **Imprint**: Nimble Books LLC - **Publisher**: Nimble Books LLC - **Pages**: 32 - **Language**: eng - **Publication date**: 05-Apr-2011 - **ISBN-13**: 9781608881062 - **List price (print)**: 9.99 ## What this book is Brave Just Like Me is a picture book for young children who spend time in hospitals, therapy, or doctors' offices because of serious illness or disability. Inspired by Lexie, a child facing a life-threatening medical condition, the book speaks directly to children who know shots, medicine, surgeries, feeding tubes, dialysis, monitors, and repeated appointments. Its message is simple and compassionate: be brave, and know that you are not alone. The revival audience is parents, pediatric hospitals, therapists, child-life specialists, Ronald McDonald House programs, and gift buyers looking for reassurance for medically fragile children. FME marks this ISBN as expired, so reactivation is required before ACS upload. ## Where to find it - **Publisher page**: https://bigfivekiller.online/books/9781608881062/ - **Publisher of record**: Nimble Books LLC (https://nimblebooks.com) - **Print distribution**: Ingram (LSI), available through major retailers and independent bookshops ## Topics - **Primary category (BISAC)**: JNF024020 - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - **Secondary category (BISAC)**: not assigned - **Tertiary category (BISAC)**: not assigned - **Keywords**: Brave Just Like Me; children hospital picture book; medically fragile children; kidney transplant child; pediatric illness support; child life specialist book; therapy hospital doctors; children with serious illness; Ronald McDonald House gift; shots medicine surgery children; bravery book for children; Kimberly Ruff ## Authorship & quality assurance - **Editorial oversight**: Nimble Books LLC editorial process - **Status**: Static reference; no scheduled content updates unless a revised edition is issued.