Doctor Dan the Bandage Man (Little Golden Book)

This book is very sweet, and has an old fashioned charm that I just love. It basically goes over different scenarios of how children can get hurt, and what to do about it. It revolves around bandaging wounds, real or imagined. (Like on a doll, or the pet dog, etc). What really caught my eye, is that in the front page, there are two Band-aid bandages! I have never seen anything like this in a book! Kid's love this kind of thing.

The story covers everything from working, playing, helping out, and comforting, and just having fun. A GREAT little book for children. Would be cute in a doctor's office waiting room, or on any child's personal library.

The theme at our literary group's last gathering was kiddie lit, and someone brought this in, having fond memories of using the Real Band-Aids[tm] that came with the book.

The evening grew late, we had just read _Everyone Poops_, still rather silly, so I read this to the crowd.

See, the plot is about this kid named Dan, and his coordination-impaired family. The first time he trips, his mommy (who is, of course, at home) cleans it and puts a bandage on the skinned knee, and proclaims it "better than new!" Bad move, mom.

He falls again, gets another bandage. His little sister's doll falls, gets a *bump* on her head, so dolly gets a bandage, too. (I expected a dent, not a bump, since that would involve blood coming to the point of the injury, but who am I to question Doctor Dan?) Dolly is better-than-new! Sis looks and finds an old scratch on her leg, so she gets a bandage, and is better than new. The dog holds up his paw...bandage...better....

The scary thing is DAD is with a LAWNMOWER! Apparently he just nicks his finger, so Danny-boy can fix it, but I was anticipating an amputation, with the severed body part taped on with LOTS of band-aids[tm].

I think Mom survives this freakish, accident-prone day unscathed, but I'm not sure. Buy it and check it out for me!

I bought this for my preschool class (along with Doctor Maisy, Corduroy Goes to the Doctor, etc.) for our doctor's office theme based on the good reviews, the low price, and the description on the store. I didn't see the reviews that mentioned the guns in the story - I wish I had read more of the reviews, because I can't use it in my class due to the children playing with toy guns on the first few pages.

This was one of my favorite childhood books, so I was delighted to see it being sold again. After I had used the bandages enclosed, I begged my mother to give me more to keep the book like new. Over and over and over. Perfect for the beginning reader.

Barely two pages into this impassioned tome young Dan suffers a injury that might scar a lesser child for life. Fortunately for Dan's (and the reader's) sake the lad's mother is skilled in the art of "First Aid" and manages to keep a bad situation from spiralling out of control.

Other harrowing episodes follow including a run-away wagon and a nearly criminally negligent lawnmower operator but Dan saves the day each time, having remembered the lessons his mother taught him earlier on in the story.

According to lore, the publisher of this book wanted to include a few bandages with each copy. Thus, he wired a friend at Johnson & Johnson:

"PLEASE SHIP TWO MILLION BAND-AIDS IMMEDIATELY."

The friend wrote back:

"BAND-AIDS ON THE WAY. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?"

A classic story treasure for children 3-4 years old. Original version included a strip of tiny bandages inside the back cover. New books today do not.
Suggestion: the GIVER can EASILY add a small can of adhesive bandaids as an accompanying gift with this adorable book that encourages caring for others.