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By Howard J. Bennett
Illustrated by M.S. Weber
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Molly is worried. It's time for her doctor visit and she doesn't want to go. She likes Dr. Ryan. She just doesn't like shots! But with the help of her imagination, Molly finds her courageous inner lion right when she needs it the most.
For parents, a note by psychologist and author Jane Annunziata offers advice and tips for encouraging their own little lion to feel comfortable and brave with routine checkups, sick visits, shots, and other medical procedures.
Read an article about Dr. Bennett from the December 4, 2006 issue of Newsweek.
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• Full-color illustrations
• 8" x 10"
• 32 pages
• Ages 4–6
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"Dr. Bennett's charming, playful tale of conquering fear of the doctor's office is a must for the waiting rooms of all health professionals who work with children. Its gentle humor speaks to the imagination and resiliency of all children and is perfect for those families raising a 'lion' who is afraid of shots."
—Linda Goldstein, MD, Bethesda, Maryland
"This is a wonderful book that will help children, and parents, cope with the universal fear of getting shots at the doctor's office."
—Nancy Donohue Colletta, Ph.D. Child Psychologist, Washington, D.C.
"Many kids—my own included—live in fear of getting shots at the doctor's office. Howard Bennett's book, with its thoughtful message conveyed in a whimsical way, will help allay this common childhood fear. Kids will take great comfort and gain great courage from reading this charming book."
—Julie R. Small, Parent Educator, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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practices pediatrics in Washington, D.C. and lives in Maryland with his wife and two children. He is the author of a self-help book written for children and parents titled, Waking Up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting. Dr. Bennett is also a clinical professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and a member of the Community Advisory Staff at the Children's National Medical Center. He maintains a web site (Waking Up Dry) where he posts bedwetting related information.
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is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago. His illustrations have been featured in several children's magazines and online at Magickeys.com. "I look upon children as a new frontier," he says, "because if children are well influenced through their parents, education, and literature, the chances of our world becoming a better place will improve. This is why I illustrate children's stories." He lives in Chicago with his wife, stepdaughter, and lots of love sponges (aka cats).
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