The Berenstain Bears: Hospital Friends

Great for young child whose relative in in hospital. Answered her questions in sm age appropriate way!

Bought for granddaughter before having tonsils removed. She loved the book!

This was great easy to understand information for little minds. I would highly recommend “The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor” and “Franklin Goes to the Hospital,” as well! These books really made things less stressful for our LO. It never hurt anyone to have a little exiting knowledge prior to being placed in this kind of situation. I loved the Berenstain Bears as a child & I’m grateful that most, if not all of their stories are still relevant decades later!

I was trying to prepare my son for a tonsillectomy and this was one of three books I bought. I liked this one because even though it didn’t go into detail of the process, it painted a nice picture of the environment he’d be in as well as how to expect the professionals to be. The cubs go to visit their cousin who just had a tonsillectomy at the beginning of the book, so it’s a nice leeway into the topic. Other things we did was a playdough surgery exercise so he’d better understand what they’d be doing. We also wrapped up “gifts” (popsicle molds, reading pillow, book, games) and it was the first thing he asked to do when we got home from surgery.

This book takes you on a general tour of the hospital after the family goes to briefly visit someone who had their tonsils removed. Overall this is a good book for kids to get an idea of generic things a hospital does, but doesn't give any visibility into what someone may go through as a patient. Skip this book if you're trying to prepare your child for a hospital visit as a patient.

Helpful for my 3 yo prior to tonsil/adenoid surgery. Answered lots of questions and explained hospitals in an age appropriate manner so they were not scared and actually were excited to go themselves. Highly recommend!

My kids were having surgery so I read them this and a few other books in preparation for their hospital visit. This one really stood out as the best one because it went into the most detail without being scary.

great book