This book introduces the tools and some of the daily tasks of a doctor. It features an appealing animal character and has a simple storyline with a little twist at the end. Doctor Elsie has a very busy day tending to sick children, giving out advice and medicine and by the time she gets home she's exhausted, but Little Elsie makes her better with a kiss! Vivian French's books include: "Jackson's Juniors"; "Tillie McGillie's Fantastical Chair"; "Under the Moon"; "Zenobia and Mouse"; "Mary Poggs and the Sunshine"; "Tottie Pig's Special Birthday; "Tottie Pig's Noisy Christmas; "One Ballerina Two"; "It's a Go to the Park Day"; "Once Upon a Time"; "Why the Sea is Salt"; "Princess Primrose" and the Read and Wonder non-fiction picture books "Caterpillar Caterpillar" (shortlisted for the 1993 Emil/Kurt Maschler Award); "The Apple Trees" and "Spider Watching. Rowan Barnes-Murphy has illustrated a number of children's books, including "Search for the Saucy Sally" (by Tony Bradman) and Rowan Barnes-Murphy's "Mother Goose".