Doctor Dan, the Bandage Man (Little Golden Book)
by Helen Gaspard
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Author: Helen GaspardBrand: Random House
Illustrator: Corinne Malvern
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-14
ISBN: 037582880X
Number of pages: 28
Publisher: Golden Books
Book Reviews of Doctor Dan, the Bandage Man (Little Golden Book)
Book Review: timeless story
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviewers have provided the storyline, so I won't repeat it here. I will address some reviewers' concerns and add my own opinion of the story.
Some erronously think the sister's panties showing in the illustrations. They are not, they are bloomers which girls used to wear so that their panties *didn't* show. Bloomers were worn under dresses over underwear so that little girls could run and play *not* show their painties. I have often wished I could find them now for my little girls who love wearing dresses (even though I never wear them). Bloomers are basically pretty shorts.
I have read the book so many times I have it memorized and I can't recall any ominous injuries (another concern I saw posted). A boy got a tiny cut on a metal toy, and a father got a cut on a manual lawnmower blade. Nothing ominous in either case. Additionally, the sister, dog and doll all had pretend injuries, or old scraps that they wanted band-aids on, just like children of today.
Lastly, I found nothing sexist about this book. The mother was wearing a dress, but women did back then. Women do today, too. The mother helped her child feel better, which to my knowledge, mother's of today still do. The father, on his day off of work, mowed the lawn. I believe that both men women mow lawns today. The book does not say that only father could or that the mother was doing 'woman work' or anything of the sort. Many fathers of today mow lawns on the weekend. Lastly, the brother and sister were playing together, not sexist either!
For the record, I grew up in the 80's and I am a mother. There may have been sexist attitudes in the 50's, but to find them in the book, you have to put things into it that aren't there, and children do not do that. I think it is a very enjoyable book for parents and children alike. I know my children (of both genders) love this book.
Summary of Doctor Dan, the Bandage Man (Little Golden Book)
ONE OF THE most-requested Little Golden Books is back in print?complete with Band-Aid® bandages! Millions of baby boomers remember little Dan, who stops crying over a scratch as soon as Mother puts a Band-Aid® on it. Soon the dolls and teddy bears in Dan?s house are wearing Band-Aids®, too. This charming story from the 1950s was so popular that it?s now featured in the Smithsonian?s permanent collection.Social Skills Books
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