Waiting for the doctor can be nerve-wracking, even for toys. As six injured playthings wait their turn to be called into a forbidding door, their growing apprehension is apparent on their faces. Each time, before the doctor calls, "Next please," the door opens and one happy toy comes bounding out, good as new. That doesn't comfort the last toy in line-a wooden boy with a broken nose. But when it's his turn, the doctor is warm and friendly.

"Your nose again? Don't worry. We'll fix you right up," he says.

Kids will love poring over the pictures to identify each toy's problem and the different ways they handle the wait-some calmly, some by standing on their heads.

Winner of the Bologna International Book Fair's Premio Bologna Ragazzi Award, this charming book is the perfect companion for every child going to a doctor.

Illustrated by Norman Judge

恩斯特•楊德爾（Ernst Jandl），1925年生於維也納，2000年因病去世。他是當今世界上最具影響力的詩人之一，1984年獲各奧爾格•畢希納奬（德國最具聲望的文學嘉奬），除此之外，他還榮獲過多次文學大奬，如奧地利國傢圖書奬等。他的全部作品由魯赫特罕特齣版社齣版發行。

諾爾曼•榮格（Norman Junge），1938年生於基爾，作為自由創作藝術傢生活在科隆。曾榮獲特羅伊斯多弗爾圖片奬。他和恩斯特•楊德爾閤作的作品還有《越拉越高》及《對立者》。