Ira Is Not Scared

Name: Ira Is Not Scared
Author: Dina Novita Tuasuun

by Dina Novita Tuasuun

Ages 3–710 min readDoctor & Dentist VisitsFree to read

Ira must go to the hospital. She is having a blood transfusion for the first time. Can Ira overcome her fear?

A gentle, reassuring hospital story where a worried girl and her beloved toy turtle face the unknown together, softening a child's fears about doctors, needles, and new places.

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Questions to talk about together

Ira held her toy Turtle tight at the hospital — why do you think that helped her feel braver?
The doctor checked Turtle first before checking Ira; how do you think that made Ira feel?
What is something that helps you feel calm when you have to see the doctor?

Ira Is Not Scared

Questions to talk about together

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