The Hospital Book

by James Howe

Book Overview

Going to the hospital for the first time will be easier for children if they know what to expect when they get there. This award-winning book introduces them to the various professionals who will take care of them during their visit. It describeswhat certain pieces of equipment do and how they are used. "A must for sharing between a hospital-bound child and his or her parents."--Booklist.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688127312
• ISBN13: 9780688127312
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1 and higher

Customer Reviews

The best there is of its kind

Although in some ways encyclopedic, this is THE book to have if your child faces surgery or other serious hospital procedures. I agree with the other reviewer that it can be a bit scary, especially for children who may be visiting the hospital for relatively minor procedures such as x-rays or even day surgery. But for the child, at least 4yr and medically savvy, this book is ideal. It covers everything that children might see or experience. It does not offer the same openings for expressing fear and apprehension that A Hospital Story does, but The Hospital Book is clearly designed to be more or a resource book than a story book (and its length does not really allow you to just sit down and read it to your child--although I did with my 4 year old). My daughter was well prepared to understand anesthesia and recovery rooms/holding rooms, etc. and to have some sense of who all the many people were in the hospital.