Description Afraid of hospitals, shots, and doctors? Then come visit Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Hospital! A hospital that's always kind to its patients, no matter how busy it gets, and a doctor who can clearly diagnose even the trickiest of ailments — wouldn't everyone want to visit a place like that? That's exactly what Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Hospital is like. From a rooster who's lost his voice and can't crow, to a tiger who caught a cold waiting for prey and fell asleep, to a crocodile whose jaw got stuck from yawning too wide — no matter who walks through the door, Dr. Anton treats every patient with kindness and precision. But one day, while examining a patient, Dr. Anton suddenly collapses to the floor. What could have happened to him? Filled with gentle humor, this picture book helps ease children's fears about hospitals and doctors, while delivering the reassuring message that even when we're hurt or sick, we can get better. Meet Book 1 of the beloved series Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Hospital, with over 680,000 copies sold across Asia. ★ Recommended reading for Japanese daycare centers and kindergartens ★ Selected by the Japan Library Association ★ Selected by the National Association of School Libraries in Japan Come to Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Animal Hospital — a happy hospital where patients arrive feeling sick and leave with a smile! Most young children dread going to the hospital almost as much as they dread being sick. Unfamiliar places, meeting a doctor, getting shots, or taking medicine — these memories aren't exactly pleasant. So parents sometimes resort to gentle threats ('something bad will happen if you don't go!') or little white lies ('we're going somewhere fun!') just to get their child through the door. But threats and lies can't truly ease a child's fear. Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Hospital is like a prescription in picture book form — one designed to soothe children's hospital anxiety. Dr. Anton, the star of the series, is a wonderfully skilled doctor who can pinpoint exactly what's wrong with his patients. He's so busy he sometimes forgets to eat, but he always greets his patients with a warm, gentle smile and asks kindly where it hurts — even when his patients happen to be a tiger or a crocodile! That's why Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Animal Hospital is always bustling with animal friends of every kind. Today is an especially busy day, with all sorts of ailing patients arriving one after another: a tiger with a cold, a crocodile with his jaw stuck wide open, a snake with a sore back, a flamingo with a numb leg, and an elephant with a twisted trunk! Dr. Anton is rushed off his feet treating one animal after another. Just when he finally gets a moment to breathe, a goat arrives complaining of having no energy at all. When Dr. Anton asks if something's been troubling her, she admits that she's been sad ever since her close friend moved far away. Dr. Anton listens patiently to her long story to help ease her heavy heart… and then, suddenly, he collapses to the floor! The startled animals rush over and press a stethoscope to his belly — only to hear an enormous growling sound. It turns out Dr. Anton has been so busy caring for patients since morning that he hasn't eaten a single bite all day. Inside the hospital, the doctor cares for his patients. Outside the hospital, the patients care for their doctor — a warm story of neighbors looking after one another. When the animal friends hear that Dr. Anton has collapsed, they all gather together. They bring vegetables and fruit gathered from the forest to the hospital and set out to cook something special for him. With a flurry of chopping and the cheerful bubbling of a pot, they whip up a hearty, nourishing soup! Dr. Anton eats until he's full and quickly regains his strength. While the animal friends may be patients inside the hospital, outside its doors they are Dr. Anton's caring neighbors. Their warm hearts — remembering his kindness and looking after him in return — bring a happy smile to every reader's face. After reading Dr. Anton's Fix-It-All Hospital 1: Where Does It Hurt?, children will find themselves...