Barney Goes To The Dentist Paperback – November 1, 1997

Given that this book was released years ago, it was in amazing shape. So I ordered this used, because it doesn't appear to be in print anymore, but I'm about to make a case for why you should consider this book if you have a child that responds well to Barney (mine does, which is why I got this book). Or even if you have a kiddo that has no freaking clue who Barney is, I still think this could be a good book for you.First off, I love, like really, really love that they go through a good run down of the type of things that a child will experience in a dentist's office, and shows pictures of the items. Now, in this book, they do have the dentist doing things the hygienist would do, I imagine for the sake of making it less complicated for children. The detail loving freak in me wishes they'd separated it out, but because there is so much of the step by step dental experience in here, I can't fault it for that.This step by step and the real life pictures are especially useful for kiddos with special needs like Autism, or intellectual disability who might struggle to anticipate what happens next or tolerate new experiences. I also like that they didn't exaggerate the end of visit reward, I definitely think it's not a good idea to over promise those kinds of things to children.I do wish they'd gone over cavities, but given that for many children their first visits are more likely to not involve that, I am ok that it wasn't in there, Especially since cavities for special needs kiddos often are handled very differently then they are for a normal developing child, that section wouldn't have been as useful for my kiddo anyways.So despite the passage in time from the date of publishing, this actually still well reflects the vast majority of the dentist experience, with the exception that they use the dentist to perform actions that even the hygienist would do. I love this book, and our little man was even looking through it last night, and seemed excited and said, "yeah!" when I told him we had a book with Barney in it. So for him, I think this one was a great buy. And it could be for your child too.

great kids book

The book was very dirty, not what I expected

Great Book, but didn't came on time.. But still we read. My babies are ready to go denist again and maybe this time they will allow to clean there teeth.

Good condition

Got the book much faster than I expected. In good condition just like it said. I'm happy.

My son is 2 and LOVES this book - don't know why. Did I say LOVE? I should have said OBSESSED, really, really, absolutely OBSESSED with this book - he asked for it constantly, which is wonderful (I LOVE that he loves it) because we read it everyday several times a day in preparation for his first dental visit, and that visit went fantastically well. This book is made up of photos of Ashley and her mom with Barney going to the dentist, being in the waiting room, sitting in the chair, having an xray, getting her teeth cleaned, and then leaving. It shows some instruments, the metal explorer pick and the little mirror, and all of these photos are exactly what my son encountered at the dentist. Even details like the bid he wore at the dentist or the gloves and mask the dentist wore are shown in the book, so he totally was grooving to it all because he was proud that he could tell the dentist what the dentist was doing. We even took the book with us to the dentist and as he was put into the chair we showed the page in this Barney book and said "Look, just like Ashely, you get to sit in the special chair!". The visit went extremely well, and we emphasized the book even after the visit to reinforce the 'pleasentness' of dentist visits and prepare him for next time. I highly recommend this book and wish there were more like it out there. I think the reality photos are more helpful as tools rather than the drawings of bears going to dentists. I did just order the 'smile wide look inside' book by Dember-paige as it too is photographs.

this is the BEST dentist book i have yet to get for my son! He loves it,and I do too!The 'real' pictures are an added bonus and everything is done just right!You won't be dissapointed!