Before Your Visit > Books to Help Your Family Prepare

Helping your child learn what to expect at a doctor's office and during a hospital visit-whether it is for a routine check-up or for a hospital stay or surgery-is important in helping your child feel comfortable about the experience.

One way to give your child a glimpse into the world of a doctor's office or hospital is through reading a book about it together. Here are a few books that might help you and your child see this world through another child's eyes.

Books About the Hospital

• Harry Goes to the Hospital by J. Howard, M. D. Bennett, M. S. Webber
• Going to the Hospital (First Experiences) by Michelle Bates & Stephen Cartwright
• My Trip to the Hospital (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
• Do I Have to go to the Hospital?  A First Look at Going to the Hospital by Pat Thomas & Lesley Harker
• Maisy Goes to the Hospital by Lucy Cousins
• A Visit to Sesame Street Hospital
• Katie Goes to the Hospital by Barbara Taylor Clark
• Hospital (Separations) by Janine Amos
• I Don't Want to go to the Hospital (A Little Princess Story) by Tony Ross
• Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital by Michael Bond, Karen Jankel, & R. W. Alley
• Franklin Goes to the Hospital by S. Jennings
• Curious George Goes to the Hospital by H. A. Ray
• Clifford Visits the Hospital by Norman Bridwell

Diagnosis/Unit Specific

• Hospital Emergency Room Sticker Book by Cathy Beylon
• Good Bye Tonsils!  by Craig & Julia Hatkoff, & Marilyn Mets
• Koko Bear’s Big Earache: Preparing Your Child for Ear Tube Surgery by Vicki Lanskey