One of the best ways to explain a doctor’s visit or something more serious, like a surgical procedure, to a young child is with the help of a story.
Here’s a short list of some of our favorite books
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Going to the Hospital
by Fred Rodgers
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Poo Plays Doctor
by K.W. Zoehfeld
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One Bear in The Hospital
by Caroline Bucknall
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Franklin Goes to the Hospital
by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
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A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital
by Random House/Children’s Television Workshop
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Corduroy Goes to the Doctor
by L McCue
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