Not Feelin' Groovy! Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor by Kimberly and James Dean

PETE THE KITTY WAKES UP. IT'S TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL.

HE STRETCHES. OUCH!

Pete's dad comes in to see why he's not up.

"MY BELLY DOES NOT FEEL GROOVY," PETE SAYS.

Dad tells Pete to rest, and Pete soon feels a little better, so he gets out of bed to play with his trains. He's expecting a groovy day playing at home. But in a while Pete's dad comes back and tells him he has an appointment with the doctor. Now Pete has a tummyache and he's a little scared, too!

Dad tries to make him feel better.

"THE DOCTOR IS COOL. SHE IS NOT SCARY," DAD TELLS HIM ON THE WAY.

The doctor's waiting room has lots of cool, far-out toys to keep Pete busy. Soon the nurse comes to take him to the doctor's examination room, where she checks his temperature and looks in his ears and eyes with cool tools. She feels his tummy and then listens to his heart with a stethoscope and lets him listen to hers.

THE DOCTOR GAVE PETE A COOL STICKER!

It's all new and interesting to Pete, and he's glad when the doctor tells him he only needs to rest at home until he feels well, and sure enough, he soon does.

Dad knows best, in Kimberly and James Dean's Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor (My First I Can Read, a beginner reader than takes Pete to the doctor for an actual illness. A chance trip to the doctor for Pete serves as a vicarious experience to prepare real children for more than the routine "well-child examination," one in which they actually feel unwell and may fear what will happen in the medical office.