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Books for Visiting the Doctor for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Visiting the Doctor for Ages 8–11

By chapter book age, medical experiences carry more weight. Tests, procedures, the worry about what results might mean. These 287 books help children navigate that anxiety with characters who are learning the same thing they are: that knowing what's happening helps more than not knowing.

287 books

Cover of The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon

Black Lagoon Picture Books #5

The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon

For the child who gets butterflies before a checkup or school visit, this silly story turns scary rumors into a funny le

Cover of A Shot in the Arm!

Big Ideas That Changed the World #1

A Shot in the Arm!

For children curious about how our bodies fight germs, this graphic novel clearly explains the history and science behin

Cover of Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

Bad Kitty Chapter Books #5

Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

For the child who feels anxious about medical checkups, this hilarious guide helps normalize the scary parts of a doctor

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Cover of Community Helpers at the Hospital

Community Helpers

Community Helpers at the Hospital

Mari C. Schuh

For the child curious about what happens behind hospital doors or feeling nervous about a medical visit. This book shows

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Cover of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Kids

Medical School for Kids

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Kids

Betty Nguyen, Brandon Pham, Michelle Palvolgyi

For the child curious about how the body heals or preparing for physical therapy, this guide makes the world of rehabili

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Medical School for Kids

Vascular Surgery for Kids

Betty Nguyen, Brandon Pham, Samantha Neureuther Stradleigh

For the curious child who wonders how blood travels through the body or wants to know more about what happens during a h

Cover of Pink Eye

What You Need to Know About #1

Learn why eyes get itchy and red through real-life stories from children, with clear explanations on the causes and trea

Cover of Exposures

For the teenager struggling with intrusive thoughts or rituals, this authentic graphic novel explores the hard but hopef

Cover of Guts

Raina Telgemeier Graphic Memoirs #3

Raina Telgemeier

Raina's persistent stomach trouble starts to mirror her growing anxieties about school, food, and changing friendships i

Cover of Six-Dinner Sid

Sid the cat has a brilliant plan to score six different dinners every night from six different owners, until a pesky col

Cover of What You Need to Know about Diabetes

What You Need to Know about Diabetes

For the child who has been diagnosed with diabetes or has a friend or family member with the condition: a clear, gentle

Cover of The Year of the Buttered Cat

The Year of the Buttered Cat

Lexi Haas, Susan Haas

For the child navigating a world not built for them, this humorous mystery finds the power in self-advocacy and the stre

Cover of The Doll Hospital

The Doll Hospital #1

The Doll Hospital

For the child whose favorite toy has a 'boo-boo.' Dr. Daisy and her dog assistant show how kindness and a little imagina

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Your Body Works! #1

Your Respiratory System Works!

For the curious child asking how we breathe, this guide uses clear diagrams to explain how the lungs and diaphragm keep

Cover of The Tiger Has a Toothache: Helping Animals at the Zoo

The Tiger Has a Toothache: Helping Animals at the Zoo

Patricia Lauber

Zoo veterinarians take you behind the scenes to treat a gorilla with a cold, a tortoise with a broken shell, and a tiger

Cover of Obesity

What You Need to Know About #2

A factual and supportive guide for children learning about body weight, nutrition, and how to make healthy lifestyle cho

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A Kid's Guide to a Strange Place #1

Hospital Journal

For the child preparing for or currently in the hospital, this interactive journal helps them track their medical journe

Cover of Pighearted

Jeremiah needs a new heart to survive, and J6 is the research pig who might provide it, if their unexpected bond as brot

Cover of Arthur's Chicken Pox

Arthur Adventures #19

Arthur's Chicken Pox

For the child facing a bout of illness or the frustration of missing out on a fun event because they are stuck at home f

Cover of Buzzing Breath

Karen Latchana Kenney

For children who need a simple, effective tool to manage big feelings or focus their minds, this book introduces calming

Cover of Gut Reaction

Kirby Larson, Quinn Wyatt

For the child navigating a new medical diagnosis while trying to keep up with school and friends. This story offers comf

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Usborne KnowHow Books

How Your Body Works

Judy Hindley, Christopher Rawson

For the curious child asking how their food disappears or why they feel pain: a classic visual guide that turns the huma

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Tyler Page's Graphic Memoirs #2

For the child navigating the complex feelings of being bigger than their peers, this graphic memoir explores body image,

Cover of Children and the AIDS Virus: A Book for Children, Parents, and Teachers

Children and the AIDS Virus: A Book for Children, Parents, and Teachers

Rosmarie Hausherr

For children who have questions about HIV or are worried about germs, this gentle photo-essay explains how the immune sy

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