Maxie Chambliss

A nice little tool for walking an anxious child through what happens during medical examinations. It has attractive art and an upbeat script.

My five-year-old liked this book a lot when we first got it, though she did prefer Pooh Plays Doctor (a/k/a Pooh Visits the Doctor) and The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor.

I was a little thrown though by this contradictory advice in the "Note to Parents" in the end: "Let your child be in control: Encourage your child to help the nurse and doctor by staying still." Is the child in control, or is the child submitting? Given the recent scandal with the gymnastics doctor, maybe teaching our daughters to stay still for doctors is not the best option.… (meer)

The best of all the potty-training picture books that I've read (I've read a lot). The interactive questions at the beginning draw my toddler in. "This is Ashley, a girl just about your age. She likes reading books and playing with toys. Do you like doing those things too?" And we can elaborate easily with other questions. My toddler responds "yes!" with enthusiasm to each of the questions, so we can easily elaborate additional questions as we go along. Ashley gets a new potty; "do you have a potty, too?" "Yes!" Ashley is wearing big girl panties; "do you get to wear big girl panties too?" "Yes!" Etc.… (meer)