Going to the doctor or a hospital

ABC Doctor

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Author: 
Liz Murphy
Location: Easy Fiction
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Going to the doctor's office for a checkup can be scary, but it's easier if you know what to expect. This book goes over the ABCs of visiting the doctor from examinations and fevers to nurses and urine samples. Each term is accompanied by a fun and informative description, as well as a colorful, child-friendly illustration. Before they know it, young readers will be feeling "a zillion times better"! Liz Murphy's vibrant and whimsical mixed-media illustrations are sure to calm any fears about a child's next checkup.

Curious George goes to the hospital

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Author: 
Margret & H. A. Rey
Call #: 
REY
Location: Easy Fiction
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A curious monkey goes to the hospital after swallowing a piece of jigsaw puzzle.

Doctor Maisy

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Author: 
Lucy Cousins
Call #: 
COU
Location: Easy Fiction
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Maisy and Tallulah play hospital and try to help poor, sick Panda, who feels much better with Doctor Maisy in charge. But when it's Maisy's turn to need help, Nurse Tallulah comes to the rescue.

Dr. Duck

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Author: 
H. M. Ehrlich
Location: Easy Fiction
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Dr. Duck takes care of all the animals when they are ill, but who will take care of him when he gets sick?

Felix feels better

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Author: 
Rosemary Wells
Location: Easy Fiction
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Felix feels bad and does not want to eat or play, so his mother takes him to Doctor Duck, who makes everything better.

Franklin goes to the hospital

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Author: 
Paulette Bourgeois
Call #: 
BOU
Location: Easy Fiction
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In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero goes to the hospital for an operation to repair his broken shell, and everyone thinks he's being very brave. But Franklin is only pretending to be fearless. He's worried that his X-rays will show just how frightened he is inside. With the help of Dr. Bear, Franklin learns that even though he's feeling scared, he can still be brave.

Froggy goes to the doctor

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Author: 
Jonathan London
Call #: 
LON
Location: Easy Fiction
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Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

Going to the doctor

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Author: 
Kate Petty
Call #: 
PET
Location: Easy Fiction
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When Sam visits the doctor's office for a check-up she takes his height and weight, tests his eyesight and hearing, listens to his heart and lungs, and gives him an injection.

Good-bye tonsils!

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Author: 
Juliana Lee Hatkoff and Craig Hatkoff
Location: Easy Fiction
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A young girl describes what happens when she goes to the hospital to have her tonsils removed.

Henry and Mudge get the cold shivers

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Author: 
Cynthia Rylant
Call #: 
RYL
Location: Easy Fiction
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Henry and his devoted canine, Mudge, share some scary moments when the big dog gets sick and has to go to the vet. It had always been Mudge who stayed by a sick Henry; always Mudge who loved Henry's sick days because he could stay with Henry , who fed him the crackers that Henry's parents kept bringing to the sick bed. Now, it is Mudge who is lying around and able only to wag his tail when Henry wakes in the morning.

How do dinosaurs get well soon?

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Author: 
Jane Yolen
Call #: 
YOL
Location: Easy Fiction
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What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"? Does he drop dirty tissues all over the floor? Does he fling his medicine out of the door? Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How DO dinosaurs get well soon?

Madeline

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Author: 
Ludwig Bemelmans
Call #: 
BEM
Location: Easy Fiction
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Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an awful tummy ache. Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital is as appealing today as it was in 1940.

Maisy goes to the hospital

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Author: 
Lucy Cousins
Call #: 
COU
Location: Easy Fiction
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When Maisy hurts herself on a trampoline, she goes to the hospital, where she is taken care of and meets a new friend.

My friend the doctor

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Author: 
Joanna Cole
Call #: 
COL
Location: Easy Fiction
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Describes Hannah's visit to the doctor's office for a routine examination.