Education
Understand your body.
Transform complicated medical concepts into clear, age-appropriate science children can understand.
Understand today. Always by your side.
Helping Children Understand Their Health — One Story at a Time.
Bilingual, illustrated stories that transform complex medical diagnoses into something children can understand — with science, empathy, guidance, and hope.
Guidance. Support. Hope.
- Illustrated books
- 6
- Languages
- 2
- Questions worth asking
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Illustrated books
Languages
Questions worth asking
Understand today. Always by your side.
Behind every diagnosis there is a person, and in pediatrics, that person is a child.
A diagnosis can suddenly fill a child's world with unfamiliar words, new doctors, tests, medications, and uncertainty. My First Diagnosis was created so children are not left outside the conversation about their own health.
Our goal is to turn fear into understanding and medical complexity into stories children can connect with.
So no child and their family has to go through a diagnosis alone.
Founder & Author
Meet Abril
Hi, I'm Abril Escobosa — founder and author of My First Diagnosis.
I created these books because I believe children deserve to understand what is happening inside their own bodies.
Medicine is filled with extraordinary science, but a diagnosis is also a deeply human experience. My First Diagnosis brings those two worlds together — translating medical concepts into stories, illustrations, and conversations that children and families can understand.
My goal extends beyond creating books. I want to help build a generation of patients, families, students, and healthcare professionals who approach medicine with greater understanding and empathy.
Why These Books Matter
More than a story — every book helps children learn, feel seen, and know they are not alone.
Empathy
Understand one another.
Help siblings, classmates, students, and future healthcare professionals understand what children with different diagnoses may experience.
Connection
Start meaningful conversations.
Give children, parents, families, and healthcare teams a shared language for talking about illness and treatment.
Support
No child should feel alone.
Help children feel included, informed, heard, and supported throughout their healthcare journey.
Pick Your Next Adventure
Each diagnosis opens the door to learning something amazing about the human body.
Swipe to browse the collection
- English
- Español
The Sweetest Thing About Diabetes
- Diagnosis
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Science focus
- Nutrition, Exercise & the Body
Help children understand how food, insulin, movement, and glucose work together to give the body energy.
Buy on Amazon
- English
- Español
The Most Colorful Thing About Leukemia
- Diagnosis
- Leukemia
- Science focus
- Blood
Explore blood cells, how healthy blood works, what changes with leukemia, and how treatment helps.
Buy on Amazon
- English
- Español
The Most Sticky Thing About Cystic Fibrosis
- Diagnosis
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Science focus
- Genes
Introduce children to genes, inherited instructions, mucus, lungs, digestion, and how treatments help.
Buy on Amazon
- English
- Español
The Strongest Thing About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Diagnosis
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Science focus
- Muscles
Help children understand muscles, movement, strength, and what changes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Buy on Amazon
- English
- Español
The Most Electric Thing About Epilepsy
- Diagnosis
- Epilepsy
- Science focus
- The Brain & Neurons
Explore how neurons communicate, how electrical signals travel through the brain, and what happens during epilepsy.
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- English
- Español
The Most Refreshing Thing About Asthma
- Diagnosis
- Asthma
- Science focus
- Lungs & Breathing
Teach children how air travels through the lungs, what changes during asthma, and how treatment helps them breathe.
How the Books Help
Medical information shouldn't only be understandable to adults. When children understand their bodies and have language for what they're experiencing, they can participate more confidently in conversations about their health.
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Understand
- 2
Feel Less Afraid
- 3
Ask Questions
- 4
Feel Included
- 5
Feel Supported
For Children & Families
A new diagnosis can bring questions that are difficult to answer. These books give families a gentle starting point for conversations about the body, illness, treatment, feelings, and hope.
Learn Together
Explore age-appropriate medical science as a family.
Start the Conversation
Give children words for questions they may not know how to ask.
Feel Supported
Remind children that doctors, families, and communities are walking beside them.
For Healthcare & Education Professionals
A Resource for Education, Empathy & Patient Communication
Hospitals & Clinics
Support patient and family education with child-friendly resources.
Medical & Nursing Programs
Use stories to explore patient-centered communication and empathy with future healthcare professionals.
Schools
Teach children about the human body, health, differences, and empathy in an approachable way.
Foundations & Organizations
Collaborate on pediatric health education, awareness, family support, and outreach initiatives.
Abril Comes to You
Bring My First Diagnosis to Your Community
Invite Abril Escobosa to your school, hospital, university, medical congress, conference, or organization.
Medical Congresses & Conferences
Presentations about pediatric communication, health education, empathy, and making medicine more human.
Schools & Children's Programs
Interactive readings and activities that teach children about their bodies, health, science, and empathy.
Universities & Healthcare Programs
Talks for medical, nursing, science, and healthcare students about communicating with patients beyond the textbook.
Hospitals & Family Programs
Readings, workshops, and educational experiences designed for pediatric patients and families.
Partnerships
Collaborations with hospitals, foundations, healthcare organizations, schools, and mission-aligned brands.
Building a More Human Kind of Medicine
My First Diagnosis began with children's books, but the vision is much larger.
We believe healthcare becomes better when knowledge and empathy exist together.
We envision a world where children understand their health, families feel supported, healthcare professionals communicate with compassion, and medical education never forgets the person behind the diagnosis.
Education
Empathy
Connection
Support
Because understanding a diagnosis can change how a child experiences it.
No Child Should Face a Diagnosis Without Understanding It.
Whether you're a parent, educator, healthcare professional, school, hospital, foundation, or organization — there is a place for you in this mission.
Understand today. Always by your side.
Guidance. Support. Hope.
Let's Create More Understanding Together
Speaking invitations, school visits, medical congresses, conferences, hospital collaborations, university presentations, partnerships, and general inquiries are all welcome.
- Speaking invitations
- School visits
- Medical congresses
- Conferences
- Hospital collaborations
- University presentations
- Partnerships
- General inquiries