Our small independent company originated in order to publish Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy, a children’s book about a family coping with cancer.

Today, Tickles Tabitha’s Cancer-tankerous Mommy is recognized as recommended reading for families coping with cancer by literary and health care professionals across the country, and has been featured on media programs such as: the Rosie O Donnell Show, ABC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC Today’s First Person, and the syndicated lifestyle and entertainment show Daytime.

In 1994, when Nutcracker Publishing founder Amelia Frahm was diagnosed with breast cancer, much to her annoyance, she found talking about it even to her own children raised eyebrows, and going to an elementary school to talk about cancer was unimaginable.  Amelia helped pioneer cancer education resources for children and families coping with cancer.

This year Amelia  was chosen from a pool of over a hundred finalists nationwide to be featured in the  “From Surviving to Thriving” Tele-Summit for breast cancer survivors.  She was  a key note speaker in the week-long event, and  her inspirational presentation is available on Day Three:   Finding Your Voice at   Your Life After Breast Cancer  or you may download it below.

Download Amelia’s Inspirational Message

Nutcracker Publishing Company cracks open ideas and puts them to use, entertaining and educating both children and adults.

Crack Open a Book!

Crack Open a Book© School Program

To arrange for Tickles Tabitha to visit your school or event and to learn more about our cancer education school programs please visit the Crack Open a Book School Program page.