Franklin Goes to the Hospital

This book has been really special for my daughter. She loves Franklin, and this story is one she truly connects with because she has frequent hospital visits herself. Seeing a familiar character go through the hospital experience, including the needle and the numbing cream, made her feel seen and helped normalize something that can be scary for little kids. It’s gentle, reassuring, and written in a way that helps children feel brave and understood. For families with kids who have medical needs or spend time at the hospital, this book can be such a comforting and relatable read. We’re so glad we found it.

This is honestly the best book to prepare your child for a hospital stay/surgery. i am a pediatric nurse at a hospital and a mother. my 2 1/2 yr old recently had to have surgery and an overnight stay at a hospital. i bought a few books to prepare him and after reading the others we completely abandoned them for this one. my son has never seen Franklin before so i can't even use the excuse that he is a "fan" of franklin. this book goes into great detail about what to expect. it is very sweet in that it explains that being a brave patient doesn't mean you aren't scared. my son was so well prepared for his hospital stay that he truly handled it very well. the nurses, surgeon and anesthesiologist even told me that when he got into the OR he was asking questions about the machines. we still read this book because he likes it so much. the only thing i found odd was that it explained that franklin's parents went home at night. i'm not sure how other hospitals work but where i work and where he had surgery both hospitals allow parents to spend the night. but i just explained that i would be with him the entire time and that daddy would be there during the day. i could not give higher reviews for this book. it is by far a very well written book and i plan on recommending this to anyone preparing their child for a hospital stay.

The BEST book to read for a toddler who has to go to the hospital. So incredibly thankful for this book!!!! My 3 year old had to have minor surgery in the hospital, so I bought this book to help prepare him for the big day. Like many other toddlers, he does much better in situations where he knows what is going to happen. We started reading it about 2 weeks before his procedure and he took to it right away. He would pick it out to read at bedtime. He loves Franklin and I think he wanted to know what was going to happen on surgery day. The night before surgery, he actually read me the book-he had it memorized! It has a good amount of text and is very accurate! Surgery day went very well, thanks in large part to this book! Franklin cracked his shell playing soccer. His Mom noticed it at bath time and they had to see the doctor to put a pin in it so he can grow big and strong. The book included content about preparing for the hospital (Franklin reads a book and talks with friends), what happens at the hospital (the doctors wear hats and masks, the doctor takes his temp/blood pressure, x-rays, etc) and how he is feeling (feeling scared, being brave).

My 3 year old needed to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. I bought several children's books including “Franklin goes to the Hospital”. Of the books I bought I found this one to be the best to help me prepare my son for his surgery. I found this book to be age appropriate for a preschooler, and of an appropriate length- the other books I bought were much longer than typical preschool books. While the overall theme of the book is being brave and what that means, it also covers: not eating before surgery, anesthesia, x-rays, needles, hospital bracelets, wheelchairs, waiting rooms, doctor masks and how hospitals look and smell. In the book, Franklin gets injured playing soccer, and needs to have a pin put in his shell so that it will grow properly. The book then goes through the steps before and after surgery. We read this book every night for 3 weeks before my sons surgery. When surgery day came it was very easy to explain who the doctors were, and what was going on and my son seemed less nervous than me. I highly recommend this book to any family of a preschooler, who has to have surgery big or small.

We bought this book to prepare my 3 3/4 year old daughter for a tonsillectomy. It does a wonderful job of describing in a non-threatening way the types of things you see in a hospital. She loved the book so much that she could "read" it to me before her surgery. Between this and "Goodbye Tonsils Good-bye Tonsils! (Picture Puffin Books) " she was well prepared, and was totally calm through the whole experience, which is amazing given that she is very sensitive and easily distressed. My 22-month-old also fell in love with the book, and asks for it on a regular basis. This ended up being a huge help to us when she knocked herself out in a fall against a metal picnic table and thereby earned herself a 45 minute ambulance ride and an overnight stay in the hospital. By halfway through the ambulance ride she had calmed down and we were able to talk about how what she was seeing and feeling was like what Franklin experienced. (Franklin didn't have an ambulance ride, but did ride a gurney and have heart monitors, and the high wheeled crib Franklin rode in looked just like my daughter's.) She, too, was completely comfortable at the hospital. You never know when an accident will require a trip to the hospital, and having a story that gives familiarity with the medical process in a fun way helps tremendously in keeping a child from being scared.

Bought this for my son to read when he was going to have surgery. While I'm not entirely sure if helped him necessarily, we did refer back to it in the hospital, and he didn't seem upset by the whole ordeal. The book is nice, in that the hospital seems friendly, along with the staff, which should help a child not fear the hospital when they go. Would recommend it for those with children who need to take a trip to the hospital!

This book was really helpful for my 3.5 year old daughter to understand what her hospital visit would be like. She was getting a tonsillectomy, which was different from Franklin's hospital visit, but it did not matter. When we got to the hospital she understood more of what to expect after reading this.

Bought this for nephew in the hospital and he loved it! Great addition to a get well basket.

Excellent narration and good pictures help the children to understand the feel of Franklin...I myself being a doctor could thoroughly enjoy the story along with my son and wife

Nice book. Bought it to help prepare my 3 yr old for surgery.

以前まだ幼い長男が肺炎にかかったことがあったので、病院への抵抗を減らそうと大好きなフランクリンの力を借りることに。 英語は過去完了やso that構文ごあり、高校生くらいに良い勉強になるかと。

Great book. Really informative, lots of information but not too much and in a lovely story. Bought 2 books which both had good reviews, for daughters operation and this book is by far the best.

Great for kids who need to go to hospital