Suggested Resources for Children and Parents

Reading books can be a great way to help prepare you and your child for the surgical experience. Below is a list of books by age group that we find helpful for many families.

Ages 2 to 4 years 

• My Trip to the Hospital by Mercer Mayer
• Elmo's World: Doctors! by Naomi Kleinberg and Marybeth Nelson

Ages 4 to 8 years 

• Franklin Goes to the Hospital by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
• A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital by Deborah Hautzig, Dan Elliot, and Joseph Mathew
• Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margret and H.A. Rey
• This is a Hospital Not a Zoo by Roberta Karim, Sue Truesdell, and Arthur Howard
• Going to the Hospital by Anne Civardi, Michelle Bates, and Stephen Cartwright
• Do I Have to go to the Hospital? by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker

Ages 6 to 10 years 

• Goodbye Tonsils! by Juliana Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Marilyn Mets

Ages 12 years and Up 

• What is it Like to Have Surgery? by TeensHealth (go to: 
  Go to http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/having_sugery.html)  

For Parents

• The “O, My” in Tonsillectomy and "Adenoidectomy; How to Prepare Your Child for Surgery, A Parents Manual by Laurie Zelinger Ph.D.
• Preparing Your Child For Surgery by KidsHealth (go to: http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/surgery/hosp_surgery.htm