Take the fear out of going to the doctor. The 9" X 11", 35 page book is full-color & shaped like a doctor's bag with a carrying handle. The story is about a child who is left alone in a doctor's office & who accidentally knocks over the doctor's black bag. The instruments fall on the floor & turn into characters... including Otis the Otoscope, Lubba Dubba, & Ms. Kneeknocker, Woody, Tempo, & Mr. B.P. Cuff. These creatures give away their secrets & demystify medicine. The cold, sterile instruments metamorphose into warm fuzzy friends with fun & easy to pronounce names. When the doctor arrives in the office, the child is no longer afraid. WHAT'S IN A DOCTOR'S BAG? is recommended by specialists at the Children's National Medical Center as a means of alleviating a child's fear of the doctor, as reported in Redbook Magazine. To order: send a check for $12.95 (plus $3.00 shipping) to Rx Humor, 2272 Vistamont Drive, Decatur, GA 30033. 404-321-0126. Coloring books are available for $1.50 each. Also available through Ingram.

The companion book to The Little Brute Family, which introduced a grumbling but always lovable cast of creatures--to rave reviews. Sister Brute has nothing to love, and when she asks for a doll, Mama Brute gives her a stone. Sister Brute turns the stone into a doll, and one day an ugly dog follows Sister Brute and her doll home. Now she has two things to love! 3-color illustrations.

In Russia, Molly and her mother didn't celebrate birthdays the way they do in America. When Molly's invited to a birthday party, she's excited to be able to taste a pink and white cake. Then something happens at Emma's party that Molly won't ever forget. She knows it's the week of Passover and she knows she shouldn't eat the cake. What should Molly do?

Cam and Eric's class is going on a field trip to the zoo. But Eric can't find his permission slip, and without it, he can't go on the field trip. Where did it go? Did he drop it somewhere? Was it stolen? Will Cam Jansen's amazing memory help to find Eric's permission slip in time? Or will he have to sit in the principal's office all day while the other children go to the zoo? Hurry, Cam, time's running out!