How Do Dinosaurs Get Well by Jane Yolen is a cute interactive book that teaches the correct manners for children when they are sick. It made me laugh while I was reading this book because I realized everything the dinosaur was told not to do when sick, I did when I was a little girl. The book asks if a dinosaur should whimper and whine when they are sick, and children are supposed to answer no. Though I do not think I was a big whiner when I was a child, whining was something I mastered when I was sick. I always took advantage of the attention my mom would give me and whine about everything that was wrong. Furthermore, the book asks if a dinosaur should fling all his medicine out of the door, and the kids are supposed to respond no; however, this is something I would do all the time. When I was young my parents got liquid medicine for me, and I would make the biggest fuss with my dad when it was time to take the medicine. My dad tried to come up with ideas to make it not taste so bad like eating food or chewing gum right afterwards, but it never worked. I would stand with the spoon over the sink with my dad for almost an hour, until I finally got the courage to take the medicine. Additionally, the book asks when the dinosaur is at the doctor does he hold his mouth closed when he's told open wide. I remember as a child I was horrible at he doctor. I would be so nervous they were going to hurt me so I cried all the way there, while I was there, and all the way home. My mom would come up with interesting ideas to try and calm me down. She came up with pretending to blow bubbles, and singing a song while we were at the doctor. Overall, this story is a good story to teach children how to act when sick, and I think it would have been very beneficial if my parents read it to me when I was young.
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