About Author Dr. Zibners holds board certifications in both pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, a feat that followed over 14 years of higher education. She can run a helicopter resuscitation over the phone, put a tube into a child’s chest in under 2 minutes, make a long leg cast that looks like the American flag, and play peek-a-boo with a baby while his mom visits the ladies room. She and her husband are eagerly working towards their own family of little book eaters.

Full Description As an Emergency Room pediatrician, Dr. Lara Zibners has seen it all. She’s cared for a portion of the 25 million children in the U.S. who are taken to the ER each year-and she knows that more than 50% of these visits may be unnecessary. IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY shows parents when they may need to take action, and when they might be able to just go back to bed and call their doctor in the morning. With sections such as “In the Diaper” and “His Noggin and the Nervous System,” Dr. Zibners covers every part of the body and offers sound advice (for example, did you know that oil is the best remedy for dissolving superglue between body parts?), all while maintaining a lively and often hilarious tone. To the question, “What if she chokes on her vomit?” Zibners answers, “A healthy child will not choke on her own vomit, unless she is drunk or high on Grandma’s sleeping pills.” Finally, no more frantic late-night searches through the “why to buy,” “how to diaper,” or “what to feed him” sections found in other childcare books to find out if little Franny needs to go to the ER. This book focuses on the truly important questions, like how to keep her from electrocuting herself in the first place. Not every child has a pediatrician with specialized emergency room experience living in her home. But this book just might be the next best thing

Thanks to Folio Literary Management and The Hachette Book Group, I was given the opportunity to review this book.  Although my son is “hopefully” past the age of eating things he shouldn’t, I just had to read this book!  Mostly because I know my son has eaten things he probably shouldn’t have, or at least gotten them in his mouth and I wanted reassurance that he’d be OK.

Section of this book include

• Ten Fingers … Eleven Toes? A Guide to the Newborn’s Body, Behaviors, and Symptoms
• The ABCs: Airways, Breathing, and Circulation
• The Noggin and Nervous System
• Seeing and Hearing: The Eyes and Ears
• Bite and Sniff: Nose, Mouth, and Throat
• The Guts
• The Plumbing
• The Body, Arms, and Legs
• The Skin
• You Give Me Fever!
• Allergies, Bites, and Stings
• Household Poisonings
• Mama, Owie! Minor Bumps, Bruises, Burns, and Wounds
• Major Trauma and Accident Prevention
• Going to the Emergency Room

If you are a new parent or an expecting parent, this book is a must read!  I wish I had known about it when I was pregnant with my son, who is going to be 4 next week.  We all see the normal books about how to give your child a bath, change his/her diaper, and feeding, but this book has nothing to do with these things, this book going to cover all those questions you have for your pediatrician in the middle of the night or you call your friend who’s got three children and has been through everything.

You can purchase this book from many places, please go here to see where.

I am currently waiting to see if I can get a second (or more) book to giveaway, so keep an eye out for a giveaway on this book.  I may also include the book I read as a giveaway, although I’m not sure if I want to giveaway a “used” book (let me know if you’d be interested in receiving a used book free, if I get enough people saying yes, then I may just do it).