Feel Better, Mommy

Risa Kirschner

Book Illustrator: Anna Kubaszewska

feelbettermommy — Published: March 19, 2019

My Rating: 5/5 stars

BookBlurb

Abby’s mom has a boo boo, so her Nana takes her to the hospital to visit. Follow Abby’s adventures as she finds a magical bed that moves, takes her teddy on a wheelchair ride, and learns that spending time with her mom can make a hospital feel like home. Based on the real experiences of the author’s then two-year-old daughter, this sweet story teaches that hospitals are safe places for healing and that parents always love their children, even if they have to spend time away from home.

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First I have to compliment the illustrator of this book. The illustrations were beautiful and perfectly matched for the story and its message! Definitely a positive when it comes to children’s books.

This story focuses on Abby being taken to the hospital by her Nana to visit her mother. I think this is a brilliant subject to address for young children who have someone they love in the hospital and to help them to cope and understand that the hospital is not a scary place to visit. It would be a wonderful supplement to prepare a young child for their first visit to a hospital. Ms. Kirschner left the mother’s illness general in description, only mentioning an IV and an x-ray, but did visit some of the other patient’s rooms to give an idea of some of the reasons people may be in the hospital for.

It’s an adorable book with a calm, simple and loving message to hopefully make a situation like illness or hospital visits a little bit easier. This would be a wonderful book to be placed in hospital waiting rooms, emergency rooms, doctor’s offices, anywhere where a child may be dealing with the subject at hand. I would definitely recommend this book!