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Picture Books Library < Health
Picture books about Health from the Little Parachutes reviews library

This collection contains picture books about health. Some encourage children to get plenty of exercise and to make healthy eating choices. Other books feature illnesses, disabilities and other conditions.

Allergies

Allergies

Picture books about allergies, including hay fever and various types of food allergies

Bedwetting

Bedwetting

Books about bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) which seek to reassure and inform children that are affected by this.

Common Childhood Illnesses

Common Childhood Illnesses

Books featuring common childhood illnesses and conditions such as chicken pox, asthma and ear infections. Some great choices for children who at home in bed recovering from an illness.

Dentists & Dental Care

Dentists & Dental Care

Books about visiting the dentist and dental care. Some titles promote good dental care including brushing teeth, others give information about some of the common procedures carried out in the dentist’s surgery.

Disabilities

Disabilities

A positive collection of picture books that are either about disability, or feature people with disabilities.

Doctors, Hospitals & Operations

Doctors, Hospitals & Operations

Books about a visit to the doctor, a hospital stay or having an operation. These picture books aim to reassure children who are frightened by the prospect of medical procedures.

Healthy Eating & Exercise

Healthy Eating & Exercise

Books to encourage children to eat healthily, develop good eating habits, try new foods, and take plenty of exercise.

Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Children's picture books that help children learn what they need to know about infectious diseases like Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Wearing Glasses / Eye patch

Wearing Glasses / Eye patch

Picture books about wearing glasses, and what to expect when you visit an optician.

 

Visiting Grandad’s New Home

Visiting Grandad's New Home A charming, positive story to help children to understand dementia and care home life for a grandparent.

Categories: Disabilities, Resilience / adaptability, Serious Illness
Tags: anxiety, change, dementia, grandparent, illness, terminal illness, transition

Can You Make Me Better?

Can you make me better?A good choice for a child who is facing a hospital stay or a significant operation, it introduces many aspects of medical treatment and recovery that children with serious health problems may face

Categories: Courage, Doctors, Hospitals & Operations, Serious Illness
Tags: courage, illness, needles

Hudson Hates School

Hudson Hates SchoolA useful introduction to dyslexia for children, this book reassures children that dyslexia should not be a barrier to success if it is properly recognised and managed.

Categories: Courage, Disabilities, Sadness
Tags: anger, anxiety, courage, dyslexia, prejudice

Tigger and Jasper’s New Home

Tigger and Jasper's New HomeThis gentle and appealing story gives young children a glimpse inside the life of a blind person. The blind woman in the story is loving, independent and capable.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Disabilities, Kindness
Tags: blindness

Nurse Ted

Nurse TedThis is a very useful text, written in a clear and concise way. It might help a child to understand some of the facts about cancer, its diagnosis and treatment. It could also encourage a child to talk about their emotions if they are experiencing a similar situation.

Categories: Doctors, Hospitals & Operations, Serious Illness
Tags: cancer, illness, injections, medicine, mother, terminal illness

I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato

Healthy eating book cover: I Will Not Ever Never Eat a TomatoThis book may encourage children to try new foods and promotes healthy eating

Categories: Healthy Eating & Exercise
Tags: diet, eating

Get Well Soon

Get Well SoonAllaying fears children may have when a loved one is sick and needs to spend time in hospital.

Categories: Doctors, Hospitals & Operations, Serious Illness
Tags: anxiety, illness

Bumposaurus

BumposaurusMay help young children to understand why wearing glasses is important.

Categories: Courage, Wearing Glasses / Eye patch
Tags: glasses

Doctor Monkey

Doctor MonkeyThis would be a great choice for a child who is poorly to read in bed.

Categories: Common Childhood Illnesses, Listening & Co-operating
Tags: co-operation, friends, illness

Lunch Boxes (Talking It Through)

Lunch Boxes (Talking It Through)Many different kinds of food and ways of eating healthily are shown to be fun and interesting. Diabetes, food allergies and vegetarianism are considered alongside broader concerns such as limiting sugary and fried food.

Categories: Allergies, Healthy Eating & Exercise
Tags: co-operation, diet, eating, food allergies

Run!

Run!One of a vibrant series of books (Crawl!, Jump!, Climb! and Run!) that focusses on children's love of movement.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Disabilities
Tags: Down's syndrome, prejudice

Dentist Trip (Peppa Pig)

Dentist Trip (Peppa Pig)

Categories: Dentists & Dental Care

Having Fun! (Just Like Us!)

Having Fun! (Just Like Us!)A board book for babies and toddlers which introduces the concepts of sharing, friendship and fun.

Categories: Wearing Glasses / Eye patch
Tags: friends, sharing

Freddy Meets Nutmeg: The Squirrel Who Was Allergic to Nuts

Freddy Meets Nutmeg: The Squirrel Who Was Allergic to NutsThis is a gentle and informative picture book for young children about severe food allergy and anaphylaxis.

Categories: Allergies
Tags: food allergies, friends, illness, injections, needles

Have Chickenpox (Topsy & Tim)

Have Chickenpox (Topsy & Tim)

Categories: Common Childhood Illnesses
Tags: illness

Susan Laughs

Susan LaughsCelebrating the similarities and differences between disabled and non-disabled children. Encouraging acceptance and tolerance of differences.

Categories: Disabilities
Tags: diversity, wheelchair

Freddy Meets Ginger: The Fox Who Was Allergic to Eggs

Freddy Meets Ginger: The Fox Who Was Allergic to EggsThis is a gentle and informative picture book for young children about severe food allergy and anaphylaxis.

Categories: Allergies
Tags: food allergies, friends, illness, injections, medicine, needles

Let’s Talk: My Friend has Down’s Syndrome

Let's Talk: My Friend has Down's SyndromeBy inspiring and encouraging children to overcome barriers that can exist between children with Down's syndrome and their playmates.

Categories: Disabilities
Tags: diversity, Down's syndrome, friends

Jump!

Jump!One of a vibrant series of books (Crawl!, Jump!, Climb! and Run!) that focusses on children's love of movement.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Disabilities
Tags: deafness, diversity, multicultural

Clouds and Clocks – A Story For Children Who Soil

Clouds and Clocks - A Story For Children Who Soil

Categories: Bedwetting, Serious Illness
Tags: anxiety, grandparent

Our Stripy Baby

Our Stripy BabyEncourages children to accept the fact that everyone is different. This book may help a child who is struggling to come to terms with having a sibling with special needs.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Disabilities, New Baby
Tags: behaviour, brother, diversity, sibling rivalry, sister

Collywobble

CollywobbleThe story shows that appearances are not always as they seem. It has an underlying message that even the youngest and weakest can achieve great and unexpected things with enough determination.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Confidence & Self-esteem, Disabilities
Tags: confidence, dog, persistence

Freddy Goes Flying: The Important Lesson of Flying with an Allergy

Freddy Goes Flying: The Important Lesson of Flying with an AllergyThis picture book for young children is about travelling with a severe food allergy.

Categories: Allergies, Holidays & Travel
Tags: eating, friends, injections, needles

Oliver’s Vegetables

Oliver's VegetablesA clever book to encourage children to try new foods.

Categories: Healthy Eating & Exercise
Tags: eating, grandparent

Catherine’s Story

Catherine's StoryPromoting tolerance and understanding of those with physical or mental disabilities. Highlights the positive traits of disability.

Categories: Being Different & Being Yourself, Disabilities, Resilience / adaptability
Tags: persistence

Sometimes

SometimesChildren with siblings with long term illness

Categories: Courage, Disabilities, Doctors, Hospitals & Operations, Serious Illness
Tags: brother, diversity, gratitude, illness, injections, sister, wheelchair

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry CaterpillarA perfect choice for a small child to escape into, the book also may encourage a child to choose fruit and vegetables over sweets and biscuits (the caterpillar eats a 'nice green leaf' to soothe his tummy ache after munching through lots of junk food!)

Categories: Healthy Eating & Exercise
Tags: eating

Asthma (Talking It Through)

Asthma (Talking It Through)This book contains lots of information about the causes, symptoms and treatment of asthma. It is positive and realistic in style.

Categories: Allergies, Common Childhood Illnesses, Doctors, Hospitals & Operations
Tags: asthma, eczema, illness, medicine

Eat Up, Max and Millie

Eat UpAn appealing board book for young children which may encourage them to try a wider range of foods and enjoy healthier eating.

Categories: Healthy Eating & Exercise, Listening & Co-operating
Tags: diet, eating

Dan and Diesel

Dan and DieselGives a positive view of disability. The blind central character (Dan), in partnership with his faithful guide dog (Diesel), feels like he can 'conquer the world'. The book skilfully reflects the vulnerability Dan feels when he is separated from Diesel.

Categories: Disabilities, Owning a Pet
Tags: blindness, dog

A Day with the Animal Doctors

A Day with the Animal DoctorsUnderstanding what a trip to hospital might involve told with gentle illustrations and humour.

Categories: Doctors, Hospitals & Operations
Tags: illness

Going to the Hospital

Going to the Hospital (Usborne First Experiences)Introducing young children to some typical aspects of a stay in hospital, including an operation.

Categories: Doctors, Hospitals & Operations

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