Clementine puts her birthday gift of a nurse's kit to immediate use, treating her father's banged toe, her mother's headache, and the dog's paw. Each patient receives a hefty bandage with orders to leave it in place for a week. Her brother Tommy is a harder sell. He resists Clementine's offers of treatment, but calls for help when he gets stuck high in a tree. Rising to the situation with professional calm, Clementine catches him as he slips to the ground, and Tommy returns the favor by allowing Clementine to bandage the small scrape on his arm. While Clementine's nursing uniform suggests a bygone era, her desire to act as family first responder and the resulting interactions feel both contemporary and credible. (Ages 3-6)

Clementine really wants to practice her first-aid skills, but her brother presents an unexpected challenge in a sweet, funny story from Simon James.

It’s Clementine Brown’s birthday, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown have given her a nurse’s outfit and a first-aid kit — just what she wanted! There is no shortage of emergencies that need her attention (and her liberal use of bandages): Mr. Brown’s stubbed toe, Mrs. Brown’s headache, even Wellington the dog’s tender paw. But her brother, Tommy, is a different matter. Even though he keeps crashing into things, he insists that he doesn’t need a nurse. Clementine is sad — nurses really need someone to help. But could it be that when a real emergency occurs, her skills will be needed?