For play specialists and other professionals, Hubbuck, a hospital play specialist in the UK, describes the importance of play in working with children who are sick in hospitals. She discusses the effects of sickness and treatment on them, the history of play in hospitals in the UK, the role of the specialist, techniques for use with children and young people, including acutely and chronically ill and dying children, and the importance of normalizing play, providing emotional support, and imparting information to children. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)