Monster Western Clinic (怪兽西药房)

🎁Recommended for ages 3 and above

For children, seeing a doctor is always a fearful thing. The author portrays an imaginary “Monster Western Clinic” from the perspective of children, depicting the fear of the unknown that children experience before they see a doctor. The imagined scenario is juxtaposed with an actual experience of seeing a doctor to help alleviate children’s fears and soothe their anxiety about seeing a doctor. This picture book is suitable for children who are afraid to see a doctor, refuse to see a doctor, do not like to see a doctor, or have not seen a doctor before.

对儿童而言，看医生是一件恐怖的事情。作者从儿童的角度幻想出一个“怪兽西药房”，描绘了故事中的儿童对看医生所想象出来的种种恐怖情境，并以看医生时的实际情形与之对照，为儿童解开疑惑，安抚他们的焦虑情绪。在新加坡，一些组屋楼下的诊所也称“西药房”。本书以此作为书名，能让本地儿童更为熟悉和亲近。这本绘本适合害怕看医生、拒绝看医生、不喜欢看医生以及没看过医生的儿童阅读。