Take the fear out of going to the doctor. The 9" X 11", 35 page book is full-color & shaped like a doctor's bag with a carrying handle. The story is about a child who is left alone in a doctor's office & who accidentally knocks over the doctor's black bag. The instruments fall on the floor & turn into characters... including Otis the Otoscope, Lubba Dubba, & Ms. Kneeknocker, Woody, Tempo, & Mr. B.P. Cuff. These creatures give away their secrets & demystify medicine. The cold, sterile instruments metamorphose into warm fuzzy friends with fun & easy to pronounce names. When the doctor arrives in the office, the child is no longer afraid. WHAT'S IN A DOCTOR'S BAG? is recommended by specialists at the Children's National Medical Center as a means of alleviating a child's fear of the doctor, as reported in Redbook Magazine. To order: send a check for $12.95 (plus $3.00 shipping) to Rx Humor, 2272 Vistamont Drive, Decatur, GA 30033. 404-321-0126. Coloring books are available for $1.50 each. Also available through Ingram.

Johnny wants to be a doctor when he grows up, so he makes sure that his big black doctor's bag is packed with everything he needs to make his friends feel better. This classic Golden Book features a cord handle like the original so little doctors can take it with them on all their house calls. Full color.

An African-American child uses the contents of her doctor bag to heal her toys.

Let's Pretend Doctor's Bag by Priddy Books is the perfect set for young children who love to play doctors. Young children will enjoy joining the cheerful doctors at the surgery and in hospital in this fantastic play set. Each page shows how doctors can help in different ways, whether it's giving a vaccine, performing a check-up or giving medicine to people who are poorly. There are also lots of fun things to find on every page, too! This engaging set comes with 15 puzzle pieces which can be used both for independent play and to place into the die-cut pages. The sturdy board book is embedded into a play case and includes a plastic clamshell which allows the pieces to be safely stored away.