The Germ Patrol: All About Shots for Tots...... and Big Kids, Too!

by Neil B. Shulman, Todd Stolp (Illustrator), Robin Voss

by Neil Shulman MD, Todd Stolp MD and Robin Voss When Trudy tries to hide in her tree house to avoid her appointment to get vaccinated, her sprightly Grandmother finds her and explains the importance of vaccines. Then Super Nurse parachutes into her hideout and takes Trudy on a tour to explain how vaccines work inside her body. The immune system is the law enforcement (AKA the Germ Patrol), germs are the bad guys, and the vaccines are wanted-posters that tell the Germ Patrol what the bad guys look like. In the end, the whole town turns out to celebrate Trudy s bravery as she gets vaccinated.

36 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Ahmad Worthy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book because it teaches toddlers not to be afraid of going to the doctor and getting a shot. I also like the use of the pictures the author used in the story to show what is going on.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chloe's first choice of books to borrow from the library (one of two).

It's a little long for her attention span at times, still, but she enjoys it.