Review and Giveaway : Dr.Hippo Book Series

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

I was delighted to see these 5 books in the mail the other day. It is the Dr.Hippo book series, by Dr. Charlotte Cowan, for kids and parents, on how to deal with the common illnesses kids go through.

On the whole, I really enjoyed reading all the books with my kids. The illustrations were very richly colorful and appealed to my kids. Strangely enough, none of my kids haven’t gone through an earache yet (touches wood), so they couldn’t relate to that. But, they all know how it feels to feel pain, discomfort and tiredness during an illness.

Each book is about different characters and their different ailments. There is a Moose with Loose Poops, a cute Frog with a Fever, a little Elephant with an Earache, a Polar Bear with a Cold and a Giraffe with a Sore Throat.

I love how she subtly matched each ailment with the animals. Just too cute! I also love how she converts fahrenheit to celcius (for non-US readers), thank you for thinking of us!

At the back, there is a separate laminated Parent’s Guide, that helps the parent (yes, you and me), with identifying the type of illnesses and the severity of it. It provides tips and guidelines on how to handle a mild-moderate fever, sore throats, earaches, and how we should never let our kids take the cough/cold medication. Also, it gives a guideline to parents on when to contact their child’s doctor. I found it to be really informative and was very glad to have this at hand. I often have no idea when I should see the doctor… especially when my kids get a rash after a bout of fever! Rashes make me nervous.

About the Author :

Dr. Charlotte Cowan is a board certified pediatrician who trained and practiced for many years at Boston’s MassGeneral Hospital for Children where she remains on staff. During her clinical years at the MGH, she served on the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School. Additionally, Dr. Cowan has completed a Fellowship in Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago and is a current Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

While in college at Princeton University, Dr. Cowan majored in English and developed a love of creative writing. Before going into medicine, she taught English and worked as a social worker with emotionally disturbed children in New York City.

Dr. Cowan is thrilled to combine her English and medical training by writing stories for children about the illnesses and issues that are important to them. Her first five books, collectively called the Dr. Hippo Series, are about acute infectious illnesses and are written to entertain, educate and comfort both parent and child.

BUY IT: Dr. Hippo is available here, and at Amazon.com as well. I truly would recommend the whole Dr.Hippo series, because it is very handy to have them around.

WIN IT : Yay! Here’s the fun part! Dr.Hippocates Press has kindly agreed to give a personalized Dr.Hippo Series (5 books) to one lucky reader! So, here’s what you have to do :

One mandatory entry – Visit www.drhippo.com and tell us one of the character’s name and what they were affected with.
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Giveaway closes on 17th August 2009 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.