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The Hospital Dog

The Hospital Dog

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I have to say that I loved the Dutch names (Fiet (dog) and Wil (owner)), but now I see the English names and I just think those are WAY more fitting and WAY more lovely.

Plus, the last parts of the hospital visit just made me laugh so hard, seeing Dot in that wheelchair held by one of the kids and then racing around. And then came a day, where Dot was being knocked down by a car in an accident (when he was trying to save a kid). Throughout the series, Graeme delves into the heart of Willows Hospital, witnessing cutting-edge procedures, collaborating with skilled specialists and bearing witness to remarkable recoveries. The bright illustrations are full of life, warmth, expression and tiny details that make this a wonderful book to come back to again and again.It's a very happy story, the rhyming text is fun to read and the illustrations of a very friendly Dalmatian are endearing. Detective Dog Nell is famed for her sleuthing skills in this witty detail-packed book, full of exuberant rhyming couplets - perfect for sharing and reading aloud. But the work of the hospital dog doesn't stop there and when one of her patients is in trouble, it's up to Dot to save the day! The comparison with Dot in her own form of hospital, recovering from her own accident, is a great lead in to calm children’s inexperience. Dot, a sweet Dalmatian, and her owner Rose, are doing wonderful volunteer work at their local hospital.

The sting in the tale where a deaf boy is about to cross the road without looking brings Dot's abilities to the fore, putting herself in the place of the boy, taken to a different sort of hospital. It is also one of the reasons I took the book (the other being that it is written by Julie Donaldson). We loved the previous collaboration between this pair on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴 and this book is equally as good. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs. Written in rhyme the fantastic text is enriched by beautiful ink drawings that are full of action and expression.The Hospital Dog was inspired by a trip Julia Donaldson took to Evelina Children’s Hospital in London where she saw firsthand the positive impact a visit from a furry friend can have on children in hospital. Dot becomes everyone’s favourite visitor and a pat, stroke and cuddle with Dot calms anxious nerves, cheers up bored teenagers and soothes a baby’s tears. Her owner, Rose takes her swimming each day - then they hop onto the bus to get to the hospital where Dot spends her time being a companion in the Wallaby Ward, full of children.



  • Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
  • EAN: 764486781913
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