A spoonful of imagination to help the medicine go down!
One Wednesday morning, Dani at Emergency Services takes a call: there’s been a car crash. Daisy’s arm is broken, Lisa’s got a head injury, and poor Mr.Von Thunderhoof has chest pains. They’re rushed by ambulance to the Hospital for Mythological Creatures, where a team of nurses, doctors, radiographers and even porters spring into action.
As the patients are cared for, children discover how a real hospital works, from radiology to pediatrics, neonatal to ICU, through a playful, imaginative lens.
Packed with warmth, humour and fantastical characters, this Richard Scarry-esque book is the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down, conveying factual content with reassuring warmth and sparkle. Cathy Evans’s clear, engaging storytelling combines with Ed J Brown’s lively illustrations to bring medical adventures to life.
Cathy Evans is a vet and a writer living in Bournemouth with two boys and a menagerie of animals. She is the author of Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles (Cicada, 2021) and Why Do We Sleep? (Cicada, 2025).
Ed J Brown is a British illustrator and writer living in Leipzig. His striking, humour-packed illustrations have featured in various print publications. He is the author of Epic Animal Journeys (Cicada, 2022).
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A spoonful of imagination to help the medicine go down!
One Wednesday morning, Dani at Emergency Services takes a call: there’s been a car crash. Daisy’s arm is broken, Lisa’s got a head injury, and poor Mr.Von Thunderhoof has chest pains. They’re rushed by ambulance to the Hospital for Mythological Creatures, where a team of nurses, doctors, radiographers and even porters spring into action.
As the patients are cared for, children discover how a real hospital works, from radiology to pediatrics, neonatal to ICU, through a playful, imaginative lens.
Packed with warmth, humour and fantastical characters, this Richard Scarry-esque book is the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down, conveying factual content with reassuring warmth and sparkle. Cathy Evans’s clear, engaging storytelling combines with Ed J Brown’s lively illustrations to bring medical adventures to life.
Cathy Evans is a vet and a writer living in Bournemouth with two boys and a menagerie of animals. She is the author of Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles (Cicada, 2021) and Why Do We Sleep? (Cicada, 2025).
Ed J Brown is a British illustrator and writer living in Leipzig. His striking, humour-packed illustrations have featured in various print publications. He is the author of Epic Animal Journeys (Cicada, 2022).
Pre-order your copy now
