Children's colouring booklet made of paper with a coloured cover showing parents bringing their son to the hospital; back cover shows coloured illustrations of medical personnel that are associated with the hospital; line drawings inside depict the sequence of the child patient's stay in hospital w…
Children's colouring booklet made of paper with a coloured cover showing parents bringing their son to the hospital; back cover shows coloured illustrations of medical personnel that are associated with the hospital; line drawings inside depict the sequence of the child patient's stay in hospital with one page coloured in crayon.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to Dr. Ross Kilpatrick, emeritus professor at Queen's University.
Maker
Women's Auxiliary of The Hospital for Sick Children
On Cover: "Billy goes to Hospital"; on back: " NURSE // DOCTOR // HOUSE DOCTOR // O. R. NURSE // OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST // SURGEON'S // HEAD NURSE // WOMEN'S AUXILIARY // ANAESTHETIST // DOORMAN // MOTHER // FATHER // PLAYROOM SUPERVISOR"; tiles of pages; "Doctor's Office // Admitting // The Ward //Billy's Room // X-Ray Room // The Blood Test // On the Way to the Operating Room // In the Operating Room // Back in Bed // Children Billy Saw // The 555 Shop // Playing Bed // The Playroom // Going Home // Home Again!"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 23
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.0 cm x Width 20.8 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Covers are faded and show wear; spine is taped to last page
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. Kilpatrick acquired the colouring book when his daughter was going to be admitted to Kingston General Hospital for eye surgery in 1972; the colouring book was designed for the Women's Auxilary of The Hospital for Sick Children at Toronto to help prepare children for hospital; it was meant to show the children some of the areas of the hospital and some of the common procedures they might encounter at the hospital; parents were encouraged to go through it with their children and answer any questions they might have