We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub, by Angela Shelf Medearis

     Franklin Goes to the Hospital, by Paulette Bourgeois

     What’s Wrong with Timmy, by Maria Shriver

• Ages: Any age.

• Why: These books make unique situations special and hospital experiences easier to talk about.

• How: Read to your child while s/he sits on an exercise ball.

• Who: Children and their siblings who make frequent visits to the hospital, or have a unique medical history.