CAMH; illustrators by Joe Weissmann

Smoking and Quitting: Clean Air for All tells the story of Daniel and his neighbor Trev’s desire to live in a smoke-free home and apartment building. Neither can understand why their parents and other people they care about smoke if they know it’s bad for them.

Smoking was becoming a big problem where they lived. Firefighters had to put out a fire in the laundry room that someone had started with a lighter. Marmalade the cat got sick from Mr. Becker’s smoking. Daniel’s mom was sneaking out to smoke when she walked their dog Oscar. They were even learning about how dangerous smoking was at school.

Mustering up their courage, Daniel and Trev decided to hold a meeting to make their building smoke free. Everyone came to the meeting and agreed to try to quit smoking. Discouraged when his mother started smoking again, Daniel began to worry more and learned that it was good to talk about his feelings and concerns. 

Quitting was more challenging for some than others. But they all had a lot to celebrate by the end of the summer; their building was almost smoke free! The best advice was for Daniel and Trev to never start smoking in the first place.