A Day in the Life of a Doctor

by Linda Hayward

Describes the daily life of a doctor using simple text and photographs.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2001

About the author

Linda was born in California’s Central Valley, but raised and schooled in south Alabama, during the turbulent 1960’s. Married to her high school sweetheart, she and Tom have two grandchildren, Georgia and Joshua, who give her plenty of ideas for writing children’s stories.

Her first book in the series, “Marshall Visit’s the Hospital,” Marshall leads children around a sometimes scary world, showing them there’s nothing to be afraid of in instances of doctor visits or the possibilities of staying in a hospital. In subsequent books, Marshall will show there are responsibilities to be met as a contributor to the family: caring for pets, helping others, volunteering one’s time, and even accepting a new baby into the household. It is hoped that Marshall will teach children about their world in a fun and entertaining way. The reality is, they may at sometime need to protect themselves against strangers and bullies. Marshall is here to help build their self-confidence and not make them afraid to stand up for themselves.

Marshall, will also teach the importance of staying healthy and seeing the fun in fitness.

It is Linda’s hope that children from the ages three to eight can relate and benefit from Marshall and his friend’s experiences.

Her first in a series, MARSHALL VISITS the HOSPITAL, was published and released in October 2008. Linda has worked in childcare development and has been a teacher’s assistant to first graders. She has written several short stories, for Ben Romero’s book, CHICKEN FLUFF AND OTHER STUFF, and for author, Janice Stevens’ anthology, STORIES OF SERVICE. She is currently working on a history project for the Clovis Unified School District, to be published and released in 2009.

Reviews

[Lisa]

Very dated photos and methods (pager, doctor being called at home by patients). Some of the people in the pictures look really uncomfortable.

[Anna Johnson]

A great read for children while working on a dr theme and even for children who are afraid to go tot the doctor. This book demonstrates diversity in the work field, great for comparison and contrats to Doctor by: Amanda Askew

[Elisa Pereyra-Molina]

I gave this book 5 stars because it is a inventive way of offering a career choice to a 1st grader. Real life stills work well with the text and most interesting in this book a female African American is featured as a professional doctor.