Rhiney Goes to the Dentist - The Life of Rhiney the Rhino by Nicholas Smith

I saw this book and figured it would be a good book for K and I to read together. I have been very lucky and he has never been scared of the dentist so I figured this book would be something he would enjoy.
Rhiney is just like us only a rhino, his parents are big on brushing and flossing their teeth as it is good for you. Rhiney is going to the dentist for the first time and we all know it could be scary experience especially when you hear from others how their trip to the dentist office went. It always makes you very nervous and Rhiney is no exception. With him being scared he planned the old sick trick so that way he wouldn't have to go, which caused his father to tell him a story about a village, a man and a leopard and it was all about being brave even if you are scared. With this story being told Rhiney learns that going to the dentist isn't all that bad.
The kids reading this story get to learn that eating healthy and taking care of your teeth is really good for you and not to be scared to go and get your teeth checked.
As far as pictures went there were not very many in the book so don't think this is a picture book, K was a bit upset with it but soon was okay as we continued on with the story. There was some sentenced that were repeated as I think this may have been an editing error. Other than that the story good.

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Good Book For First Time Dental Visit, December 12, 2012
By Steve Taylor

Not a bad little book. The author gets the message across and the artwork is exceptable. It takes about ten minutes to read aloud. There is a story within the story that seems a bit off the point of the book but my kid didn't understand that. The writing is poor and needs to be edited.

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Great Wholesome Read, October 29, 2011
By Christopher Boney

The author has brought back an element of child education that appears to have disappeared in recent times. Does a great job of breaking the principles down to a level that a child can understand and incorporate it into their evolving personality.

Great Job!

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