Pooh Gets a Checkup

Disney's My Very First Winnie the Pooh

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Pooh learns that getting a checkup isn’t scary at all, especially when Owl’s the doctor and Christopher Robin is right there to hold his paw.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pooh visits Dr. Owl for his "animal checkout." With some reassurances to allay his anxieties, Pooh goes through the regular steps of an annual check-up with little explanations for all the doctor's instruments and a vaccination shot at the end that doesn't hardly hurt at all that will prevent "bumps and weasels."

A cute tale that I had to read to my daughter over and over, before every doctor visit or on any day she had to stay home sick.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... )

[Kevin McGinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can never go wrong with a Pooh bear story

[Julieanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Pooh Plays Doctor" is a great way to introduce the concept of an annual checkup to a child while being a sweet story. Christoper Robin bring a play doctor set to the Hundred Acre Wood and Pooh gets a checkup.

A very sweet book with great insight as to how a typical doctor's visit works.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cute book does a good job explaining what a typical check up might be like and even mentions getting a shot, all while telling a story about Pooh and the others. Great for preparing a young child for a doctor visit.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Books to make scary things less scary are always a huge plus! Even better when its Pooh bear.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes going to the doctor seem less scary for kids! New word: stout.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute book that shows Pooh getting a physical and bravely getting vaccinated

[jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be for the primary reader. This book is a great fantasy book because Winnie the pooh is a very well known character to children. All of the characters in Winnie the pooh have their own characteristics, a child may be able to relate to themselves or someone they know. The writing is very clear and easily understood. In this book Winnie the pooh is going to visit the doctor. The doctor can be a very scary person to a young child. This Winnie the pooh story may help a child see that going to the doctor can be a good experience. The illustrations also show all of the things you may see in a doctors office.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pooh Visits The Doctor
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner
this book using stills and drawings from the television and movies to teach life lessons with Beloved Disney characters. Pooh and his friends find out about doctor visits when Christopher Robin says he has to go to the doctor. The friends explain and elevate the fears of Pooh and Piglet about visiting the doctor, and learning how to take care of themselves.

[T Crockett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been read so many times in our house that the pages are falling out. It's got all the charm of a pooh story (with surprisingly poetic turns of phrase), humor, and it demystifies getting a check up.

[J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

*sigh* I can't bring myself to rate this above 2 stars because of my feelings about Disney copyrights and use of characters, which I need to really have time to sit and think about someday. The book is an easy win, and useful especially in the days before a young child's annual checkup.

[Sophie]

I read this one a couple of nights in a row, and I kept repeating back the "rumbly in my tumbly" part.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

The idea behind this story was a nice one to help children understand check ups and not being afraid of the doctor. But it got to in detailed and to 'fact' to make the story interesting.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

With Christopher Robin and owl's help they teach Pooh and Piglet the importance of yearly check ups and how they don't hurt but are actually fun.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for managing a child's expectations about having a check up and how it is always so much more pleasant when you have a "Piglet" to hold your hand.