Reading Lists
Going to the Hospital
Picture Books & Easy Readers
Bond, Michael and
Jankel, Karen
Paddington Bear Goes
To The Hospital (JE BON)
A hilarious story! Paddington
Bear hurts his arm and the Browns whisk him off to the hospital.
From x-rays through to discharge the silly bear has everyone laughing
and learning!
Carlstrom, Nancy
White
Barney Is Best (JE CAR)
A child going to the hospital
to have tonsils removed insists on bringing a worn but beloved stuffed
animal instead of a newer one.
Hatkoff, Juliana
& Craig
Good-Bye Tonsils
(JE HAT)
A young girl describes
what happens when she goes to the hospital to have her tonsils removed.
Hautzig, Deborah
A Visit To The
Grover visits the hospital
to find out what to expect when he goes to have his tonsils out.
Juvenile Non-Fiction
Ciliotta, Claire
Why Am I Going To The
Hospital? (JUV 362.11 CILIOTTA)
Explains some of the things
that happen in a hospital andsome of the things one can see--all designed
to give "star" treatment to people who need to be made well.
Duncan, Debbie
When Molly Was in the
Hospital: A Book For Brothers and Sisters of Hospitalized Children
(JUV 362.1 DUNCAN)
Anna's little sister
Molly needs to go to the hospital for an operation in this sensitive
and emotional story.
Howe, James
The Hospital Book
(JUV 362.11 HOWE)
A guide to a stay in
the hospital discussing what happens there, the people one meets, what
will hurt, and how one gets better and goes home.
Pace,
Chris Gets Ear Tubes
(JUV 617.84 PACE)
Describes the experience
of a young boy whose chronic ear infections are affecting his hearing,
until he goes into the hospital for a simple operation.
Rogers, Fred
Going To The Hospital
(JUV 362.11
Describes what happens
during a stay in the hospital, including some of the common forms of
medical treatment.
Stein, Sara Bonnett
A Hospital Story: An Open
Family Book For Parents and Children Together (JUV 362.11 STEIN)
With separate texts for adults
and children, this book helps parents answer spontaneous questions about
hospital visits and provides children with basic information.
Videos
Rey, Margaret
Curious George Goes To
The Hospital (VIDEO JUV CURIOUS)
Curious George, the monkey,
goes to the hospital for an operation after he swallows a piece of
jigsaw puzzle. Based on the book by Margaret & H.A. Rey.