Story for children going to hospital for the first time.

Nearly 500,000 adenotonsillectomies will be performed on children this year. Will you be ready? The new 3rd Edition of this bestselling book helps parents understand and organize the necessary medical and emotional components that accompany their child’s surgery. In an easy to follow timeline for events prior to and following a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, the authors provide reassuring and accurate guidance that eases the process for the patient and family. As caregivers, you will:Get the facts about tonsils and adenoids in simple terms.Reduce your own anxiety about surgery and recovery.Learn how to best support your child through the medical and emotional events surrounding the procedure.Have scripts available to guide your conversations with all of your children.Discover the sequence of events leading up to surgery and how to prepare for them.Find out what you need to have at home while your child recuperates.Understand and respond to any unforeseen complications.Become confident that you have maximized your child’s comfort and adjustment during the weeks surrounding surgery."A handy and valuable guide for parents who face the ultimate decision to have their child undergo a surgery, this book unravels the fear, answers the questions and makes it understandable and reassuring. It is much needed in the field and its joyful illustrations make it easy to follow and comprehend." -- Donna Geffner, Ph.D., Ed.D (Hon.), CCC-SP/A, Past president of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) "When reading the book, you feel as if Dr. Laurie is right in front of you and leading you through the whole process. This book provides a useful, simple and straight forward approach for parents and children to deal with the anxiety that precedes any surgery." -- Zev Ash, M.D., F.A.A.P. (pediatrician) "As owners and directors of a nursery school and summer camp for the past 27 years, we are often asked how to prepare a child for a medical procedure. This book is an excellent roadmap for parents on preparing not only your child, but also yourself, for a scary and often intimidating experience." Adam & Amy Langbart, owners of /Merrick Woods Country Day School and Camp, Merrick, NY "The use of actual possible scripts to use with your child to help explain procedures and ease a child’s anxiety, well organized helpful to-do lists and timelines serve to make this a required read and practical guide for parents or any caregiver with a child about to undergo a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy." Steven H. Blaustein Ph.D, CCC, BCS-CL, Speech-Language Pathologist, Board Certified Specialist - Child Language "This book spells out in clear and concise language what parents need to know and how to prepare children for the surgery. Suggestions on how to talk to children in developmentally appropriate language will be especially helpful to parents. I enthusiastically recommend this book to parents of children facing this medical procedure." David A. Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP, Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, Author, Clinical Director of the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie Learn more at www.DrZelinger.com From Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com

A young girl describes what happens when she goes to the hospital to have her tonsils removed.

The story of Alice and her adventure to the hospital provides insights into the procedures when a child is taken to the hospital for an operation. Alice looks on in wonder at the big shiny machines and smiles of the nurse as she is prepared for her Appendix operation. This book can help the parent to prepare a child for their first hospital visit and remove some of their fears of possibly their first overnight away from home in an unfamiliar place. Kids operations are commonplace for children of all ages, whether it is for Tonsils, Appendicitis, Broken Leg or Broken Arm. The story transports the reader through a trip to the hospital and seeks to reduce the stress for parents and child. During this informative and imaginative journey, Alice is introduced to a Doctor, Nurse, Anaesthetist and Surgeon and the instruments and machines they will use during a hospital stay for kids. Going to the hospital can be a scary time for children, the first book in the Hospital Adventures series, Ollie's Tonsils is a children's book about getting tonsils out and was written for a friend's grandchild who was only 18 months old when he had to go to the hospital for a tonsillectomy. Both books Alice's Wonderful Hospital Adventure and Ollie's Tonsils are hospital books for kids about surgery and what to expect during a stay in hospital. Other books by Beanz Books include Smelly Melly, Personal Hygiene for Kids and Little Monsters, a fun story to help parents discuss daily habits. Personal hygiene books for kids make it easier to discuss difficult topics and for boys and girls learn about cleanliness. All Beanz Books are reviewed by a Doctor for accuracy plus childhood educators and teachers for language and ideas to assist the child and parent. Beanz Books aims to provide informative and educational stories to assist children and parents.

Smelly Melly, Personal Hygiene for Kids and Little Monsters takes children and their parents on an informative, and fun journey as Smelly Melly learns the different ways to become a clean and happy Monster who makes lots of new friends. Created by Tony Densley and Niki Palmer Smelly Melly is the second book for Beanz Books, whose aim is to provide information and education to children and parents on everyday health and social issues. Smelly Melly is a warm and friendly monster looking to make new friends, but due to his poor hygiene, he is often left out of the schoolyard games. Smelly Melly, Personal Hygiene for Monsters and Little Kids, deals with a personal problem but also subtly touches on friendship, bullying, difference and discrimination. The interaction of the children and Smelly Melly provides your child and you as the parent a lesson in hygiene and explains good and bad habits, starting with the basics of handwashing and teeth cleaning, it covers all aspects of personal hygiene. Smelly Melly explains concepts of germs and bad smells and the importance of grooming to help in feeling good about yourself and incorporating good cleanliness habits into your everyday life. Full of basic health and hygiene tips Smelly Melly learns the importance or personal cleanliness in a positive and engaging way. Importantly the story also shows the value of friends when others are teasing you. This book offers a story of happiness when a young Monster is educated in socially acceptable behaviour and included by their peers. Your child may relate to some of the characters, and the story can provoke many discussions on the different aspects of Personal Hygiene. We hope you enjoy Smelly Melly!!

The third novel starring Montana's fly fisherman-cum-detective Sean Stranahan, for fans of C. J. Box and Craig Johnson Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout. As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptress’s spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill that’s been claimed by a wolf pack. An accident? If not, is the killer human or animal? With painter, fly fisherman, and sometimes private detective Sean Stranahan’s help, Ettinger will follow clues that point to an animal rights group called the Clan of the Three-Clawed Wolf and to their svengali master, whose eyes blaze with pagan fire. In their most dangerous adventure yet, Stranahan and Ettinger find themselves in the crossfire of wolf lovers, wolf haters, and a sister bent on revenge, and on the trail of an alpha male gone terribly wrong.

Huckle has to go to hospital to have his tonsils out. This book shows children that hospital isn't such a scary place after all.