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Impatient Pamela Calls 9-1-1

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This book was great for teaching my son about calling 911 without scaring him with all kinds of terrible accidents. The character was engaging and the illustrations lots of fun. The book facilitated a great discussion about learning our address and telephone number, which he now spouts at every opportunity! Thanks to the author and illustrator from this mom.

Surprisingly, this book held the attention of both my 3 & 4 year old boys. They request to have it read to them over and over again and then we spend time reviewing the various scenarios of when it is appropriate to call 911. Little Pamela is someone they can connect with as she is impatient, eager to help, and quick at learning a responsible behavior.

I have two young boys who love this book! This is a great educational book for kids. It is also essential for all families. Pamela is fun for both parents and children.

Great tool for me to use during storytimes when promoting safety. This is a great tool when doing PR's for our EMS service. It helps in getting the information on not just dialing 911. It tells the children they need to know the address they are at and what their telephone number is. The illustrator is great. The children love to look for meow-man. I like the peace sign the EMT's are giving Martin. Thanks to the author and illustrator.

My daughter loved this book, we read it also every night when we first got it. It was extremely educational but still very entertaining at the same time. She's 5 so she asks a lot (I mean a lot) of questions while we read the book which was very good. We really enjoyed this book.

Absolutely fun, colorful, and still managed to convey the importance of 911. My children especially liked Pamela's "whacky" hair from playing in the leaves.

My preschooler has a typical fascination with ambulances, police cars, etc. We have had to call 911 for him twice due to medical issues, so the issue is a bit scary for him. We felt it was time to teach him what 911 was, and what he needed to do if he ever needed to call if mommy and daddy can't. This book seemed to do the trick. It drives the point home without being overly scary. I also like the fact that the emergency used in the story is related to choking since I am always warning my son to eat more slowly and take smaller bites. So, you get a bit of a two-fer with the story as I can refer back to this book when I remind him why it's important to be careful when you eat and what choking is.

This book is exactly what I was hoping it would be. It teaches children what an emergency is in an engaging way without being scary, and encourages them to know their address, how to dial 911 and what to say. I like that it walks the child through what would happen if they called 911 (the operator asks what's wrong, tells them to stay on the line, an emergency vehicle comes, etc.). We also got the companion coloring book and it's excellent as well. Every home should have this book!

This book is a great asset for parents to be able to teach their children how to react in an emergency. It also provides parents an opening to discuss the different types of emergencies that there child may encounter. It is very important that our young people understand the process of calling 911. Children can learn to use the 911 system to help others in an emergency and also save themselves. The illustrator is to be commended also. Pamela is a delightful character with wonderful expressions. You can see her emotions in every picture. Her cat, Mr. Meowman is cute and playful. I read this book to my neighbors children and they had fun looking for him on every page. The three year old boy now knows his own address and told his little sister that she needs patience when she was clamoring for her milk. This book is a teaching tool...