But I’m Not Sick!

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Do you have children nervous about going to the doctor whether they are sick or not?  But I’m not sick walks children through what a well-kid check at the doctor is all about.   No needles, just a health check and people helping maintain a child’s good health. 

Details you’ll need

Title: But I’m Not Sick
Author: Andrena J. Ziegler
Illustrator: Mark Brayer
Pages: 42
Publisher:  Palmetto Publishing
Formats Available: Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback
Intended Audience: Children
Received: Paperback
Reviewed for: Jenkins Group, Inc.

The Author and The Book

Andrena J. Zeigler, has worked as an advanced Practical Nurse specializing in pediatrics for 20 years.   She loves teaching the next generation of pediatric nurses and nurse practitioners.  Married, with children and living in South Carolina.  In her free time Ms. Zeigler enjoys being creative in cooking, decorating, designing, and writing. 

But I’m Not Sick is about a young girl going to the doctor for a healthy child check who didn’t understand why she had to go to the doctor because she wasn’t sick.  Her mom reassured it that she was just going for a check up but still, the child looked uncertain.  The story walks us through her check up. 

Looking more closely at But I’m Not Sick

Clear images and bright colours fill the pages.  Text is highlighted on a page with blue, with full colour pages opposite.  The kindness of the medical staff is evident throughout. 

The text is large enough to read easily with a group of children, yet comfortable enough for snuggling in a chair for reading.  

The doc does her best to reassure her young charge that everything is fine, even down to her rumbling tummy.  Could it be a monster below just wanting to make himself known?   For some children this fun could be fun, and others it might be alarming, so know your children first eh? 

Through images and text you can see the care the medical staff have for their patient.  Helping their charge feel comfortable despite her insistence that she’s not sick, ergo she doesn’t need to be there!

Read it?

There were a couple of things I didn’t much care for.  For instance, in my experience, tonsils don’t sway and slide.  And calling a child’s stomach a growling monster….would work for most children but not all.   So know your children.

OTHER THAN THAT… I thought But I’m not sick, a well-done book, you could see the author’s experience shine through.  From mom accompanying her daughter through the various steps of her check, to the daughter saying But I’m not sick! 

I love how the doctor explains her actions throughout. Looking in the ears, listening to her stomach, and checking her reflexes. Sometimes doctors and nurses don’t do enough explaining with children from my experiences with my lad. 

I don’t review many books concerning medical issues, but The Button Pusher deals with ADHD (for middle school) and Fighting Parkinson’s and Winning (for adults).