Book Review

Every so often I will write about a childrens book that is useful for Parents to read as well as their Child- here is one. It is a picture book.

"Franklin Goes to the Hospital," by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark. Illustrated by Brenda Clark. For children age five to eight. Young Franklin the Turtle has hurt himself playing soccer. He has to go to the hospital for surgery. This book covers his overnight hospital stay. You can read this book to your child to help them cope with any anxiety they might have about having surgery. The book covers such topics as, what it's like getting an x-ray, how does a doctor make you sleepy before surgery, it's okay to feel scared before surgery and so on. The pictures are cute and are useful in getting children to relate to what's happening to Franklin.