Picture Book 26

Title: Just Going to the Dentist

Author: Mercer Mayer

Illustrator: Mercer Mayer

Genre: Fiction

Subgenre: Series

Themes: Dentist visits, growing older

Primary Characters: Little Critter, the dentist, his mom

Date of publication: 1990

Publishing Company: Random House Publishing

Summary: “Just going to the Dentist” is a book in a series. In this particular book, Little Critter is required to go to the dentist for a checkup. He is nervous and cannot help but question what will really take place at the dentist.

In the classroom: Since I plan to work in a Special Education classroom, I know that taking kids out of their daily routine to do other tasks (like going to the dentist) might be a chore. I think it is important for them to know, it is okay to be nervous to go to the dentist but EVERYONE has to go to stay healthy. I think it will be important to introduce them to this book so when they go, they won’t feel as scared.