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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | Rhymes Storybooks for hospital, play workers and early years providers promoting positive, language rich environments for children's recovery.   Going to hospital preschool picture boosk These suggestions aim to help hospital play work specialists, preschool professionals and providers of early years story telling services to support children's knowledge and understanding of health, events, choices, self and their well-being. Please click the following link to read an additional page of interactive ideas -resources for children's distraction techniques and distraction therapy Links to amazon are in association with silkysteps affiliate account.    ABC Doctor by Liz Murphy This is an American title that lends itself well to the UK's terminology of language & meaning. The only consideration may be the word 'shot' in opposition to injection.  Hospital  first time by Jess Stockham  I am a Nurse -  I am a Doctor  by Deborah Chancellor  Jessica's X ray by Pat Zonta and Clive Dobson Examining equipment, uses and benefits.  Harry and the robots by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds  Bear feels ill  by Karma Wilson and Jane  Chapman  Play in healthcare  Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan's Get well friends titles  Tomorrow I will feel better - heart operation  Jim's Lion by Russell Hoban and Ian Andrew A book that explores anasthesia, going to sleep and waking up safely again.  Hospital separations  by Janine Amos  Topsy and Tim go to the hospital by Adamson Jean and Belinda Worsley  Katie goes to hospital  by Barbara Cork  Do I Have to Go to Hospital? by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker   Emma's question by Catherine Urdahl and Janine Dawson. Coping with the feelings of a loved ones admission & stay in hospital. Finding out about  the hospital around them and care of patients.  Dear Daisy get well soon  by Maggie Smith  Laura's star  by Klaus Baumgart This book explores how a plaster helps fix and make a wound feel better - it isn't a title that features hospital. The Brave Penguin by Daniel Howarth Penguin character cut outs  The toy hospital  by Elaine Mills  Hoorah for Mary Seacole by Trish Cooke and Anni Axworthy  Don't say no to Flo!  by Stewart Ross and Sue Shields The story of florence Nightingale. Preschool aged book for history and hospital, hygiene and caring for the injured and sick. Muddles puddles & sunshine Toys and play resources: People doctor's case Animal doctor / vet case Learning about - stethoscope, blood pressure gauges, magic cream, anaesthetics Useful reading  what should a really good hospital look like? DoH 2003