The crocodile and the dentist / Taro Gomi.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2018]Edition: First Chronicle Books LLC editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781452170282
- 1452170282
- Wanisan dokit, haishasan dokit. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Growing Up | Gomi Taro | Checked out | 07/06/2024 | 33111009257680 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Author-illustrator Taro Gomi has sold over one million books to date!
Anyone who has ever dreaded a visit to the dentist's office will appreciate this quirky and comical, one-of-a-kind picture book by best-selling Japanese author-illustrator Taro Gomi. Gomi humorously sheds light on the universal fear of dentists with playful and charming characters, uniquely illustrated to help children (and some adults) face their fears of going to the dentist's office. Gomi's humorous tale shows fear from both the dentist and patient's angles, providing a fresh perspective on fear and evoking empathy in the reader. Patients of all ages will come away from the book with a new take on what it means to see the dentist, and possibly learn some coping skills along the way.
* Light-hearted illustrations add humor
* Encourages empathy and emotional intelligence
* Children and adults learn to face their own fears
Fans of Just Going to the Dentist and The Tooth Book will love this book.
* Perfect gift for anyone with anxiety about going to the dentist
* Great way to introduce kids to the dentist
* Fun way to introduce children to empathy
"Originally published in Japan in 1984 by KAISEI-SHA Publishing Co., Ltd. under the title Wanisan Doki Haishasan Doki."
Crocodile goes to the dentist, and both of them have to overcome their fears--not only of tooth extractions, but of each other.