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The hospital book / by Lisa Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Holiday House, [2023]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780823446650
  • 0823446654
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: A young girl with appendicitis recounts her strange and scary trip to the hospital, and the nine times she cried--and a few times when she did not.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook My Body BROWN LISA Available 33111011052806
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook My Body BROWN LISA Available 33111011266513
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Going to the hospital can be strange and scary, but this book will comfort and reassure even the youngest patient.

When a little girl develops a bad stomach ache, it's time to go to the hospital. We follow her experience from arrival through diagnosis, anesthesia, and recovery

Lisa Brown is a graphic novelist as well as a picture book creator whose talents inform the design of this book chock full of speech bubbles that will delight kids and parents alike. This is a funny, accessible, and above all comforting tale of a very scary experience in the life of any child.

With illustrations brimming with action reminiscent of Richard Scarry, Lisa Brown once again creates a story full of humor and empathy that will delight and comfort most any kid fearful about a hospital visit. Fans of her hugely successful The Airport Book will instantly recognize the girl and her family.


A Chicago Public Library 'Best of the Best' Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year

A Horn Book Fanfare Book
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

"A Neal Porter Book."

Ages 4 to 8. Holiday House.

Grades K-1. Holiday House.

A young girl with appendicitis recounts her strange and scary trip to the hospital, and the nine times she cried--and a few times when she did not.

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