The Get Well Soon Book

by Kes Gray

Book Overview

Nobody likes being under the weather, especially a kid. Whether it's the sniffles or something more serious, being out of commission stinks And, as with all problems, knowing you're not the only one somehow seems to make you feel a little better. This charming book, with its special brand of TLC, is more fun than flowers, more comforting than candies, and certainly bigger than a get-well card. Cynthia the Centipede may have sprained 98 of her ankles,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761314350
• ISBN13: 9780761314356
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Millbrook Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.7" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A cute little book sure to cheer up the ailing young child

This is a cute little book aimed at the youngest of readers, featuring fun, vibrant, color illustrations with short captions. The message of the book is that doctors make everything better when you get hurt or sick. I know how much I hated going to the doctor when I was a little, and I know it would have taken more than a cute book to make me less anxious about heading off to the clinic without a fight, but The Get Well Soon Book by Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan might have made me feel a little better about my situation. These pages are filled with different animals who have suffered injuries of some sort or another - a mole who burrowed right into a brick wall, a dragon who burned herself with a sneeze, a turtle who got stepped on by an elephant, a hamster who got his whiskers caught in his wheel, etc. None of them look very happy, which is perfectly understandable. After a trip to the doctor, though, they're all frolicking around in no time, their pain or sickness gone and forgotten. The Get Well Soon Book is a short book, but any child should get a kick out of the wonderful illustrations - and it just might help a sick or injured child feel a little better for awhile.

Hilarious, sparkling and original, and zany

Get Well Soon Book is absolutely hilarious, sparkling and original, and zany. Any who have bemoaned illness - including adults - will find this a jolly title which has a very simple message: there's always someone worse off. Harry the hamster gets his whiskers caught in his wheel, Danny the Dalmatian breaks out in stripes, and Delia the Dragon sneezes and catches herself on fire in this very simple yet heartwarming picturebook.