Helping Hospital: A Community Helpers Book

by Lindsay Ward, Lindsay Ward (Illustrator)

Overview

Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World meets Lisa Brown’s The Airport Book with a medical spin in this interactive Community Helpers book that introduces children to all the workers, units, patients, technology, and more that exist within a hospital.

Welcome to the Helping Hospital! Everyone here works together to keep the town of Honey Hill safe and healthy. Emmy's mommy is having a baby. Leo hurt his arm playing baseball. Annabelle is due for a check-up. Who will help them at the Helping Hospital? 

This introduction to a hospital, filled with modern technology, diversity, mental health professionals, and more, will help readers see that the hospital isn’t a scary place. The book also includes a detailed glossary, counting prompts, and search-and-find elements that make this book fun and interactive.

Perfect for kids who want to learn more about hospitals and/or the medical professions, as well as kids who are just a little bit scared of going to the doctor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063081390
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/19/2021
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	631,056
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lindsay Ward is the author and illustrator of over two dozen books for kids, including Jessie: Queen of the Road, Pockets for Two, White House, and Pink Is Not a Color. She lives in Ohio with her husband, three boys, one dog, and flock of ducks. Visit her online at lindsaymward.com. 

Lindsay Ward is the author and illustrator of over two dozen books for kids, including Jessie: Queen of the Road, Pockets for Two, White House, and Pink Is Not a Color. She lives in Ohio with her husband, three boys, one dog, and flock of ducks. Visit her online at lindsaymward.com. 

Editorial Reviews

This unique exploration of a hospital makes the complex organization accessible as well as awe-inspiring.” — Horn Book Magazine

From the Publisher

This unique exploration of a hospital makes the complex organization accessible as well as awe-inspiring.

Horn Book Magazine

2021-08-18
Three children visit a local hospital for different reasons to help kids learn about medical care and personnel.

Emmy accompanies her mom for a regular maternity checkup that ends up with her mom going into labor and giving birth to her new brother. Leo arrives with his dad. He broke his arm and must go to X-ray and then gets a cast and a sling. Annabelle comes with her mom for a regular pediatric visit and a shot. These racially diverse kids visit a large hospital with lots of specialized (and similarly diverse) personnel, all of whom are pictured and labeled with their official titles. On some pages, the positions are defined. Some of the medical equipment is also labeled and defined, including the ultrasound equipment showing Emmy’s baby brother and the X-ray machine used to diagnose Leo’s arm. Pictures of these images will be of great interest to many young viewers. While the stylized illustrations thoroughly document the workings of this hospital and the narrative story about these three children could be interesting, these elements are undermined by the sheer volume of information that is being presented. The kids all look pretty young, and community-helper units are usually done in early-elementary grades. The specificity of the job titles (otolaryngologist, endocrinologist, cardiovascular nurse) and the large number of employees both mentioned and pictured create a mismatch between book and audience. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Accurate but overstuffed. (glossary) (Informational picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews