Hospital: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 3 to 8

• A Big Operation; by Richard Scarry; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995
• A Hospital; by Natalie Rosinsky; Smart Apple Media, 2004
• Alfred Goes to the Hospital; by Lawrence Balter; Barron's, 1990
• Clifford Visits the Hospital; by Norman Bridwell; Scholastic, 2000
• Curious George Goes to the Hospital; by Margaret Rey and H. A. Rey; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• Franklin Goes to the Hospital; by Paulette Bougeois, Kids Can Press, 2000
• Going to the Hospital; by Fred Rogers; Putnam, 1997
• Going to the Hospital; by Anne Civargi and Stephen Cartwright; EDC/Usborne Hayes, 1994
• Gus and Grandpa at the Hospital; by Claudia Mills, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998
• Hospital; by Lola Schaefer; Heinemann Library, 2000
• Let's Talk About When Someone You Love Is in the Hospital; by Marianne Johnston; Powerkids Press, 1998
• One Bear in the Hospital; by Caroline Bucknall; Dial, 1991
• What's Inside a Hospital?; by Sharon Gordon; Benchmark Books, 2004
• When Molly Was in the Hospital: A Book for Brothers and Sisters of Hospitalized Children; by Debbie Duncan, RayveProductions, 1994
• Why Am I Going to the Hospital? by Claire Ciliotta and Carole Livingston; Carol Publishing Group, 1992

Ages 6 to 10

• Let's Talk About Going to the Hospital; by Marianne Johnston; Powerkids Press, 1998
• The Hospital Book; by James Howe; William Morrow, 1994
• What's Inside a Hospital?; by Sharon Gordon; Benchmark Books, 2003

All Ages

• 101 Comforting Things To Do While You Are Getting Better At Home or in the Hospital; by Erica Levy Klein; John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Books for Adults

• Helping Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents; by Nancy Keene; O'Reilly; 3rd ed., 2002

Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Published by RelayHealth.
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