VBT# Doctoroo and the Case of the Picnic Pirates - Dr. Rachel Wellner

VBT# Doctoroo and the Case of the Picnic Pirates by Dr. Rachel Wellner and Illustrated by Irina Dringova - January 2023

In this fun children's story, Doctor Roo is back, and this time she has been called to help a group of bears known as the Pirates in America. They are due to perform at the 4th July Picnic as the entertainment, but they have all come down with a strange sickness, and no matter what, the organizer can't seem to get them healthy and motivated. Doctor Roo and her team from Australia, pack up their things and head to the US and visit Washington State where they meet the captain of the Picnic Pirates and the event organizers. The Doctor and his friends meet the bear cubs and soon start trying to diagnose them. Eventually, they are discovered to have been pulling off a Yogi Bear and eating too many picnic baskets. Of course, these picnic baskets have been a junk food soiree and we all know what junk food can do to us. The bears are showing signs of fatigue, grumpiness, and lack of motivation - not to mention sore stomachs like our Hungry Caterpillar when he ate too much food. Soon the Doctor prescribes them some tips and introduces the healthy eating food chart and other tips like sleeping well and exercising and with these three things combined, they can be fighting Pirates once more. 

The only downside for me I saw was that this is a children's book, which is very wordy, and often younger children or if you are teaching a class of students - you want something that isn't too long and will have the children switching off halfway through as once you have lost them, that's it - there's no coming back as I have experienced a few times myself when reading other books. Overall, though, Doctoroo and the Case of the Picnic Pirates is a fun way to teach children about the healthy habits needed to live a great life.


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