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Vera Goes to the Dentist (Books for Young Readers)
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May 1, 2002 |
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Hardcover
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 book was missing half the pages, May 27, 2011
By love to read
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quality was described as "used very good" but the whole second half of the book was missing - half the pages. And the pages that were there had been ripped out and were taped back in. I wasn't worried about the quality so much but my daughter had read this story before and really really wanted it and we're very upset that it's incomplete.
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 Great book for 4-7 crowd, January 11, 2010
By beccaboney (Washington, DC)
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To begin, this book is NOT meant for 3 year olds. It states clearly from the publisher that this is for the 4-8 crowd, though I think by 8 the kids know what they are getting into at the dentist and don't really find this that entertaining. But I digress. This book is a wonderful book if read in the right context. Yes, the little girl ends up being scared of the electric toothbrush and bites the dentist's finger. But the dentist is not mad. In fact, he realizes that HE made the mistake by not telling Vera what to expect. And that's what kids want: to know what is about to happen to them. So I think this book is a good jumping-off point to open the discussion of going to the dentist and what it will be like. For many it's NOT just about counting teeth - it's actually cleaning and it's sometimes loud.
When my kids were 3 I was not reading this to them, 4 is really the earliest. And even then, I had to keep my reading "tone" upbeat and fun. Vera books are generally wonderful, the illustrations are wonderfully quirky, though often words need to be changed or omitted (as with many children's books).
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A poor choice for introducing kids to the dentist!, December 08, 2006
By Midwest Reader (USA)
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I got this book for my three year-old son before his first dentist visit, to try to familiarize him with what would happen there. What a mistake! The picture of the tooth cleaner, which is illustrated as huge and scary, troubled him deeply, and my son continuted to talk about that image with fear for days after reading the book. Why would a book about a child's first visit to the dentist show the child running away, with the dentist chasing her around the block??? This book may be fine for older kids, but please do NOT purchase it for the first-time patient!
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My kids love this book, May 31, 2005
By aobeachgirl (Jacksonville, FL)
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It has great lessons about going to the dentist and overcoming your fears. This book has meant so much to my kids who had somehow worked themselves into a frenzy about the dentist! It has vivid drawings and a very real story that isn't patronizing at all. We're working on collecting all the Vera books (they also really like Vera Goes to School).
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 Humanizing the Dentist!, November 14, 2003
By A customer
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My 2 1/2-year-old and I love reading this book together. Instead of being scary, the scene in which Vera flees the dentist has become one of our favorite games: My daughter loves to run through the house "being Vera," and I chase after her as Dr. Knoll, saying "Come back, little girl! I want to clean your teeth!" My daughter loves the illustrations and now asks to go to the dentist all the time. It's a good read and has lots of details that kids would find fascinating.
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 Scared My Three-Year-Old!, June 05, 2002
By A customer
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I bought this at the bookstore, paying full price, hoping to familiarize my three-year-old daughter with the dentist prior to her first visit. Unfortunately, the plot line which has Vera jumping from the dentist chair and running around the block when faced with the whirring tooth polishing machine frightened her, rather than bolstering her courage. She got the idea that the dentist was someone to fear, rather than someone to care for you and your teeth. Our visit to the dentist a week after reading the book every night (her choice) was filled with tears and her crying "I want to go home!" And, yes, for those of you who think we just read the book with no discussion -- please! We had long talks about the dentist, how she counts, cleans and checks your teeth, how the chair is big and she uses various instruments and the room might smell funny and you might hear unusual sounds . . . The only thing my daughter DIDN'T do was leap out of the chair and run around the block. But only because I stationed myself at the door to catch her if she tried. I'd recommend for older readers who have been to the dentist before!
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