My Dentist, My Friend

by P.K. Hallinan

This reassuring book guides first-time patients step-by-step through a visit to the dentist's office

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

P.K. Hallinan is the author and illustrator of more than 80 children's books, with over 7,500,000 copies sold worldwide. P.K. first began writing and illustrating 35 years ago when his wife asked him to create a picture book as a Christmas gift for their two young sons.

Reviews

[Kylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a cute little rhyming book that tells about a trip to the dentist but doesn’t go into any detail. This would be good for a very first book to introduce the dentist perhaps, but most toddlers are already going to the dentist now and a better board book would work for them. For older kids, most are looking for more details, so they know exactly what to expect. If your child doesn’t want those details, then this would be the perfect book. Or if you are a teacher (or a mom) that wants a collection of dental books for a unit or such, then this would be a cute one to add to that.

[Mollie B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent rhyme scheme. Great for storytime for toddlers or preschoolers. The dentist is my friend.

[Tionna Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was enjoyable to read and easy to follow with the simple sentence structure and wonderful ilustrations. The story included patterns and rhymes. The book also introduced the topic of health by speaking of proper dental hyigene and the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth. The story also introduced the concept of routines by showing the importance of going to the dentist regularly. The story also promotes social skills by becoming friends with the dentist and possibly making friends in the waiting room.My dentist, my friend had very colorful pictures, and good vocabluary words.

[Ginna]

This is a book I used for my oral health lessons, and talks about a girl who is afraid to go to the dentist, so many children will identify with that and you can take this as an opportunity to let the students talk about their feelings and experiences at the dentist. It took me two sessions to go over the book, since my audience had short attention spam, but it was a helpful and fun book to read.

[Maria E · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Dentist, My Friend is great book with strong content about dental hygiene. It can be use to promote social -emotional skills, since touch all the cleaning dental routine; this information help children to understand better and to not be scare at their dentist appointments. Also, it promote friendship with their dentist while rich vocabulary is introduced as a partner of rhyming words . Ages 4-8 yrs.

[Dalene Arizmendi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great. It hits every point of what happens during a dental appointment. The main theme is educational and oral care. I would recommend this book from Preschoolers to 1st graders to give them a heads up about what is expected. I rate this book 4 stars because it provides great detail about what happens at a regular checkup in a poetic way.

[Tanisha James · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are bright and colorful. My dentist, My friend can be tool to help create an awareness of health. It can also be helpful in building social and emotional skills. The vocabulary in this book can build communication skills, language and literacy skills.

[Bobbie]

its bout this girl going to the dentist but she is scared casue he has all these tools and so she thanks he is a monster

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have used this book in a "teeth" story time and it's quite cute, but it's time to order something newer.

[Amanda Contreras · Rating 4 out of 5]

The information in this story help children to understand better and to not be scare at their dentist appointments and it promotes friendships with their dentists.