10,232. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND ITS USEFULNESS IN PREPARING CHILDREN FOR HOSPITALIZATION OR VISITS TO PHYSICIANS. This paper describes how various types of children’s books can be used to help children overcome their fear of medical treatment in a doctor’s office or in a hospital. Several books in this genre are described and discussed. Keywords: fear anxiety children doctors medicine stories. Written 1994. 7 pages; 15 footnotes; 10 bibliographic sources.