I'm breathing more easily. Slip through the door to the stairs, up a breathtaking flight, and out onto the secret garden roof to feel the sun and breathe fresh air. Scatter a flock of pigeons as I flop on a garden seat. The spiritual or the factual. It continues the magic of the hippopotamyth, leading the child through unfamiliar and threatening situations to confidence in dealing with them.
Hospital is perhaps the most serious challenge for children and their parents.
This book can prepare for or repair the trauma of a hospital stay as well as inform and amuse. Margaret King 1997 Standard disclaimers apply. To search the internet we recommend Australia's AltaVista , Web Wombat or Yahoo Australia . Non-frames users can return to the main index by clicking on OzLit logo at top.