Going to the Hospital (First Experiences): 1

Gift for grandchild

We have a little girl who was going to have an operation. We wanted a resource to prepare her for the operation that wasn’t scary or overwhelming. This little book is a lovely way of introducing the topic of hospitals and has been great for learning about what she may do/see/feel. Perfect for children!

Our wee boy is almost two and is going to have an operation in a couple of weeks. We bought this book to help him prepare for it and it is brilliant. Very straight forward, covers everything from initially feeling unwell dr visits, then the actually day in hospital. Lots of detail about taking blood pressure, heart rate and temperature, as well as having gas and being wheeled down long corridors on the bed. Our son will not have gas, but the book recommends you discuss the alternatives with your child, we've done this and he can tell you now that he will have the medicine in his hand and this will make him sleep. The pictures are clear and our son is now chatting about going to hospital and seems to be actually looking forward to it. Now his biggest concern is that he will not be able to have any snacks after breakfast on the day.I don't usually give full marks for anything but I honestly don' think this book could be improved.

Bought this for my 3.5 yr old to help prepare her for an operation. So glad I did! It’s been perfect for talking through the whole process. The pictures are a wee bit old fashioned - eg the nurse uses an old style thermometer and takes Ben’s pulse manually - but that didn’t matter at all. My wee one loves the story and it’s definitely helped get her ready for her op.

My daughter was due for an operation so I wanted to get her a little book to read with her to prepare her & this was just perfect! Luckily she was having an operation on her ears which is the same as the book. It definitely helped & id definitely recommend

Excellent story for little patients having ear surgery. Pictures are cute and the storyline is clear and positive. Very appropriate for around 4 years old.

Brought for my son who was going into hospital to have an operation on his ear. This book was perfect as the little boy goes to hospital for an ear operation too

I read this book to my little boy leading up to his operation and he loved it and made the hospital less scary

I REALLY LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO HAS TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE HIS EAR FIXED AND HIS MOTHER HELPS HIM PACK HIS SUITCASE

great book

a must buy for any family having to bring their child to the hospital.. Eases the anxiety. The books are from the UK so the hospital setting is a little different than what we experience in the USA but still similar enough. Finding the Duck in every pic makes Usborne books very popular with the little ones!

I found the content helpful but I feel that some of the information was a bit dated.