Is your child sad when you leave for a long workday at the hospital? Let Smol help! Smol’s Adventures at the Hospital is a personalised book for children of healthcare workers. It explains, in a fun and engaging way, why you sometimes have to be away and what it means to work in healthcare.
Children will join Smol on a heartwarming adventure through the everyday life of a hospital. Through colourful illustrations and engaging storytelling, young readers will discover the roles of doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff, all through Smol's curious and playful perspective.
Each page answers common questions children may have about their parent’s long shifts and introduces the idea that every hospital day is a special mission. This book reassures little ones, helping them feel proud and connected to their parent's important work, even when apart.
Tailored Characters: Custom illustrations of your child and parent as everyday heroes.
Engrossing Story: Follow the kid and Smol on their adventure to the healthcare setting.
Stunning Illustrations: Vibrant and engaging artwork that brings the tale to life.
Language Options: Available in various languages to match your family’s needs.
Heartwarming Narrative: A story that simplifies the significance of healthcare work for children.
Each personalised book spans 40 beautifully illustrated pages, available in two sizes to suit your needs:
the popular A4 landscape, ideal for sharing and reading together,
or the compact A5 landscape, perfect for little hands but just as rich in quality and story.
Every book is printed one by one with the latest technology to ensure the finest detail and vibrant colours. The sturdy cover is designed to withstand years of enjoyment, while eco-friendly paper adds a thoughtful touch, making this gift not only memorable but also gentle on the environment.
Personalising your book is quick and easy! Start by entering the child's name and add the name of the parent, relative, or other dear ones you'd like to feature. Choose the character that best resembles your child, repeat for the hero parent working in healthcare and select the language of the book. Follow the simple steps to preview your book instantly, making sure every detail is just right. Watch our short video to see how you can create a one-of-a-kind story in minutes!
Give your child a story that reassures them and answers their questions, helping them feel part of your mission! This book not only explains what your job entails but also builds an emotional bridge between you and your child, helping little ones with their sadness or the feeling of being abandoned when you’re at work. Through Smol’s adventures, you can show your child that, even when you’re away, your love is always there.
Our Personalised Healthcare Heroes Book is more than a narrative—it’s a heartfelt homage to the commitment of nurses, doctors, and all the other healthcare workers. It strengthens the relationship between parent and child by fostering discussions about the crucial roles parents undertake.
Perfect for birthdays, festive occasions, or as a thoughtful expression of gratitude, this book helps children comprehend and feel proud of their parent’s important work, making it a beloved keepsake for the future.
Oliver
and Smol's
Adventures
at Mum's
Workplace
Oliver and Smol's
Adventures at
Mum's
Workplace
Hey, it’s a small fluffball! Is it alive, is it hurt? Better be very gentle lifting it up. Ahh, it’s so soft and warm, I wonder what could it be?! First a tiny pink nose, then two fluffy ears appear with funny markings, then four tiny paws unfurl from what looks like a miniature blanket. "Is this animal wrapped in a blanket", wonders Oliver... -- the small animal IS the blanket! Oliver has never seen such an adorable creature before and gently strokes its head with a finger.
And just to prove its love of words, the tiny fluffball continues in a very thin voice, but so fast that Oliver can barely keep up:
"Pleeease help me! Your glass—bam!—came right at my head! And I’m sooo hungry, I haven’t eaten in forever! I mean, who even knows how long? I left the zoooo for a little daytime adventure while my family was snoozing—like they always do—but now I’m lost! LOST! I can't find my way back and I miss my family!"
"Aren’t these sugar gliders adorable?" Mum asks with a smile.
"I thought I saw one at work… and one at home…
but that couldn't be… right, Oliver?"
What do you think, Oliver? Should you tell your Mum
about your little adventure, or should that be
your and Smol’s little secret?
"Are you alone a lot, where is your Mum?," Smol asks with curious eyes.
"I wish my Mum were with me aaaall the time, but she leaves almost every morning and comes home late. She says it’s work, but I have no idea what that is" says Oliver in a sad voice.
"Yeah, work tastes really bad," Smol declares blowing a raspberry, but then quickly adds: "What IS work? I've never eaten THAT before..."
"Ha ha, it's not food, it’s a place where she goes, and…"
"I can go there too!" Smol jumpes up on the bookshelf and glides towards the table. Then to the bed.
"Whoaaaa, you can FLY?!" exclaims Oliver trembling with excitement.
"Hey, look at all these colourful wiggly worms!"
"They’re not wiggly worms, they're maps and plans! Can’t you see them?" asks Oliver in a surprised tone, not realising that Smol doesn’t understand
anything about those drawings.
"What are maps?" inquires Smol.
"Uh… they help you find your way around unfamiliar places, guide you to secret buried treasures,"
explains Oliver.
"I looove unfamiliar places! They’re great for playing hide and seek!" exclaims Smol disappearing from the room
in that very second.
"Smol, where are you, where have you gone?" Oliver goes searching for Smol, but soon hears giggling from the kitchen.
"You’re hiding in a glass! I can see you!" laughs Oliver at Smol’s ingenious hiding place.
"Hey, no peeking!" grimaces Smol, and quickly looks for another hiding place.
Where is Smol hiding now? Hey, Oliver, how about finding Smol in the pictures? How can Smol accompany the parent to work without getting lost in traffic? Can you think of a good plan, Oliver?
"You know you can ask me anything, right, Oliver?
I’m always here whenever you want to talk.
I may go away to work, but I’ll always come home to you, and I'll always be there for you
if you ever need me. I love you, Oliver."
"I love you too, Mum," Oliver says, feeling a fuzzy warmth inside.
It is so good to be loved and cared for.
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Oliver
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Workplace
Oliver and Smol's
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Such a beautiful day to play with your favourite toys, Oliver! Hey, what's that sound? A soft thud came from the window, as if something small and fluffy has just hit the glass! What can it be? You'd better go and investigate!
Hey, it’s a small fluffball! Is it alive, is it hurt? Better be very gentle lifting it up. Ahh, it’s so soft and warm, I wonder what could it be?! First a tiny pink nose, then two fluffy ears appear with funny markings, then four tiny paws unfurl from what looks like a miniature blanket. "Is this animal wrapped in a blanket", wonders Oliver... -- the small animal IS the blanket! Oliver has never seen such an adorable creature before and gently strokes its head with a finger.
"Ahh, my head," the tiny creature squeaks, opening its huge, black and sparkly eyes. Then it almost jumps out of the child's hands: "Yikes, who are you?"
"Aaaare... youuuu... talking?" stutters Oliver.
"Of course I do," replies the fluffball valiantly. "I just LOVE to talk," the small creature adds and seems to have perfectly regained its strength."
And just to prove its love of words, the tiny fluffball continues in a very thin voice, but so fast that Oliver can barely keep up:
"Pleeease help me! Your glass—bam!—came right at my head! And I’m sooo hungry, I haven’t eaten in forever! I mean, who even knows how long? I left the zoooo for a little daytime adventure while my family was snoozing—like they always do—but now I’m lost! LOST! I can't find my way back and I miss my family!"
"Don’t worry, little fluffball, I'll…"
"Smol," intervenes the tiny animal. "My name is Smol.
I'm a sugar glider, not a fluffball, not a flying squirrel, not a mouse with wings,
definitely not a bat, and certainly not a rat!"
"Okay, okay, Smol, nice to meet you, I’m Oliver!"
"Wow, you have such a pretty name, I’m so glad I landed on your er... glass door?"
"That’s my window. Come, I'll take you inside! So you're starving, what would you like to eat?"
"Do you have some juicy insects?"
"Ew, no, are you really eating that?"
"Yeah, when they're in season, they're sooo yummy! Then do you have any eucalyptus or acacia sap and gum?"
"Whaa? Eucawhatnow?"
"Nectar? Pollen? Honeydew?"
"I have no idea what these are…"
"Hmm, okay, how about some fruit?"
"Yep, I think I have some apples left in my room," says Oliver.
"Apples are delicious, I looove apples! And bananas, grapes, oranges, pears, melons, papayas, pawpaws, kiwiwises..."
"Pawpaws and kiwiwises? Now you're just making fruit up," Oliver giggles, but is trying to remain serious.
"No, no, pawpaws are real and sooo yummy, and the kiwiwis are greeeen!" Smol explains eagerly. At this point Oliver can no longer keep a straight face and bursts into laughter. Smol gets so startled by the sudden outburst that he hides under the bed.
"Don't be afraid Smol, I won't let anything happen to you," Oliver says in a comforting tone, reaching towards Smol. "I get scared sometimes too, especially when I'm alone, but now we can look after each other and I'll help you find your way back to your family. Okay?"
"Are you alone a lot, where is your Mum?," Smol asks with curious eyes.
"I wish my Mum were with me aaaall the time, but she leaves almost every morning and comes home late. She says it’s work, but I have no idea what that is" says Oliver in a sad voice.
"Yeah, work tastes really bad," Smol declares blowing a raspberry, but then quickly adds: "What IS work? I've never eaten THAT before..."
"Ha ha, it's not food, it’s a place where she goes, and…"
"I can go there too!" Smol jumpes up on the bookshelf and glides towards the table. Then to the bed.
"Whoaaaa, you can FLY?!" exclaims Oliver trembling with excitement.
"Not like a bird, but I can GLIDE from trees and high places like a sugar glider.
I'm a mighty aviator, a super glider, an amazing skydiver, a magnificent..."
"… window bumper?" chuckles Oliver.
"Ha ha, very funny, Oliver, it was TRANSPARENT!"
"Okay, I'm just teasing you little fella, please, don’t be upset. Are you serious about going to this workplace?"
"I'd love to! I could sneak into this mysterious place and then tell you all about it.
I’m a master of stealth and disguise and gliding and sneaking into small places and gliding…
have I mentioned gliding?"
"But what about your family?" asks Oliver.
"Eh, they can wait, ADVENTURE awaits!" exclaims Smol with some extra sparkle in his eyes.
"Yeah, but are you in good shape? It’s going to be a long day and lots to see, won’t you get tired?" asks Oliver.
"Well, it’s true that I take a lot of naps during the day. I'm nocturnal, you know,
I should sleep during the day and be active at night, but it's soooo boring, daytime is much more fun!
I guess I could improve my super strength…THAT would be FUN!"
"Let’s get you ready then… tomorrow," yawns Oliver.
"Hey, Oliver, what an appetite you have this morning!" remarks Mum proudly, after Oliver has cleared the plate and has taken some extra fruit. Little does she know about the kid's secret, fluffy pet.
The next morning, after a hearty breakfast of fruit and vegetables and some hard-boiled eggs that Oliver smuggled into her room for Smol to eat, they start the training.
"That’s it, no more edible training equipment for you," Oliver concludes.
"Hey, you’ve got to stay focused!"
"You've got to stay in shape – one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two..."
The next morning, Smol sneaks out the window the moment Mum leaves the house. Smol carefully lands on a tree but when looking down, he can't spot Mum anywhere. There are so many people on the streets. Did Mum get in a car? Did she get on the bus or the trolley? Did Mum walk to work or just to the station?
Did she ride his bike? How does Mum get to work? Smol gets so confused that he has to go back.
"This work thing is soooo hard," complains Smol, then adds: "I'd better give up right now and take a nap!"
"That isn’t work, it's just traffic!" laughs Oliver.
"And you cannot give up at the very beginning, the adventure has just begun!"
"I can’t?" asks Smol with genuine curiosity.
"Of course not! Don’t worry, we’ll come up with a new plan and you can try again tomorrow," says Oliver starting to gather colored pencils and paper to draw on.
"Hey, look at all these colourful wiggly worms!"
"They’re not wiggly worms, they're maps and plans! Can’t you see them?" asks Oliver in a surprised tone, not realising that Smol doesn’t understand
anything about those drawings.
"What are maps?" inquires Smol.
"Uh… they help you find your way around unfamiliar places, guide you to secret buried treasures,"
explains Oliver.
"I looove unfamiliar places! They’re great for playing hide and seek!" exclaims Smol disappearing from the room
in that very second.
"Smol, where are you, where have you gone?" Oliver goes searching for Smol, but soon hears giggling from the kitchen.
"You’re hiding in a glass! I can see you!" laughs Oliver at Smol’s ingenious hiding place.
"Hey, no peeking!" grimaces Smol, and quickly looks for another hiding place.
Where is Smol hiding now? Hey, Oliver, how about finding Smol in the pictures? How can Smol accompany the parent to work without getting lost in traffic? Can you think of a good plan, Oliver?
Whoa, where am I? I need to slip out of here fast before I get locked into this metal box. Phew, that was close.
I must remain unnoticed, there are so many people here!
I better get out through that door, while nobody’s watching.
Success! Nobody saw me! Whaaaat? More people? Why are there so many, what is this place? They are looking for doctors, purses, no, wait, nurses, they said nurses.
I need to remember all these stuff so I can tell Oliver. Ahhh, there is just too much going on here, I better sneak out the door for some fresh air!
Bike accident, fractured leg – I wonder what these mean?
Oh, the parents are so worried!
This can't be a good thing.
They are comforting the boy, the nurses come quickly,
they are taking him in!
I better follow them; I wonder where they're going next…
Radiology? They are taking him to listen to the radio? That’s super weird. There’s nothing wrong with his ears. Or is there?
Let’s check it out!
"This machine takes pictures of your bones so that we can see where it is broken.
There it is, a small fracture that needs to be operated on by a surgeon and put in a cast.
But don’t worry, it is a minor procedure, the doctor will fix your leg right away," – explains the radiologist to the kid.
Smol: Wow, what are these weird skeleton photos? So that is what a kid looks like on the inside!
Hey, I want to look at my bones too!
Hey, what’s that lizard? Oh, that’s me!
But why am I so skinny?
Where are my wings? And my soft, fluffy fur?
All I see are my bones!
But they are so nice and white, nothing’s broken, phew.
Well, this was fun, but where did the kid go?
I'd better catch up!
Oh, no, the aliens have kidnapped the boy! No, wait, these must be the doctors who will fix the broken leg. What funny outfits they have, these sturgeons, as the radioperson said. But they don't look like sturgeons at all... or was that surgeons? Yeah, that's more like it. Oh look, the nurses are helping by giving all sorts of tools. I wish I could see better what they are doing… ugh, nope, I don't. I’m good. There are some pretty nasty things going on there, I can’t even watch anymore!
"The procedure went well, everything will be fine. His leg will be put in a cast, and the boy will need some physiotherapy after it is taken off, but he’ll be ready to ride his bike again very soon.
He just needs to be more careful with that," said the surgeon to the boy’s parents.
Smol: Oh, I’m so relieved that the kid is going to be okay! I wonder what a bike is… Does Oliver have one?
Oops, I completely forgot about Mum, where is she? I better go find her!
So many doors and so much interesting stuff in there! Like that huge machine that lets you see inside the brain. Or that lab with those thin glasses,
I tried to fit into an empty one, but it was too small even for Smol.
Hey, what is that sound, it's like crying. I better go and investigate!
Whoa, so this is where babies come from!
Aw, look at those tiny hands and toes…
so adorable, so cute, and soooo loud, I better get out of here fast!
Hey, they stopped crying, and now they’re all looking at me!
Yay, I have magic powers, I knew it!
Even babies love me!
"Dad is giving blood to those who need it. When you are healthy, you have plenty of blood and you won’t even notice it’s gone because your body creates new blood. But the blood you give can save someone’s life who has been in an accident or is very ill.
When you grow up, you can also give blood and be someone’s superhero!" explains the mother to her daughter in the waiting room.
Smol: This blood thing is interesting, it can save someone’s life!
"Keep still, this won’t hurt a bit," said the dentist.
"Try not to talk, sweetheart, it will be over sooner if you keep still," added the parent.
Smol: Hey, I can see down your throat! What happened to your teeth?
Look at my teeth: so shiny and sharp. And I don’t even have to floss. I chew on an eucalyptus twig every now and then and they’re good as new! My breath is always fresh and ecualyptuseee.
Hey, don’t point at me, you’re gonna blow my cover! I'd better get out of here before someone else sees me!
Hey, so many balls, this must be a playground!
No, wait, these patients are training, just like I did with Oliver!
They must be preparing for a great adventure.
Oh, but many of them can't move properly. Some can barely walk…
They must have had an accident, like that little boy.
This is probably where they get better with the help of these exercises in this fizzy-o-terra-pit.
Phy-si-o-the-ra-py! That’s the word I saw on the door!
Oh boy, what would I do without my super memory?
Oh, look, a hotel for kids. So many beds, I wish I could take a nap here.
That boy looks familiar, he’s the kid from the bike accident!
Wow, his leg is completely white, that must be the cast they put on after the surgery.
He’s laughing and smiling at his parents, so he must be fine. What a relief, I'm so glad he's well!
His Dad is very funny, he must know a lot of Dad jokes.
Oh, I'm back where I started from and I still haven’t found Mum.
But this hospital is huge, it’s so easy to get lost in it.
I'd better wait for Mum right here in the pocket, it's the safest spot, nice and cozy…
I wonder which locker it was? This one’s closed, this one’s smelly, this one’s empty, this one is IT!
Or at least, I hope THESE were the clothes Mum wore. Yep, that’s the scent.
I’m so sleepy again, now I can FINALLY take a well deserved nap!
I wonder why it was left open, does Mum suspect something?
"Smol! Where are you? Are you back?
Where are you hiding?"
Oliver desperately looks for Smol in the hallway.
"What are you looking for, Oliver?" asks Mum.
"Er, nothing," Oliver mutters.
"Oliver, Oliver, where are you?" Smol squeaks loudly from the pocket,
not having realized that Mum is standing right next to them.
"What was that?" Mum asks in a surprised tone.
"Nothing," squeals Oliver in a thin voice. "I'm just practicing my squeaking. Oliver, Oliver..."
"Okay," laughs Mum. "But you'd better practice that in your room."
"Phew, that was close," giggles Oliver as Mum has left and takes Smol out of the pocket.
"So, tell me all about it, what did you see?"
Back in the room, Smol tells everything, how much fun that was, what an adventure!
"I can’t wait to tell my family all about it, they won’t believe their ears," Smol laughs, but then suddenly gets sad.
Oliver notices this and asks: "Do you miss your family, Smol?"
"I think so, didn’t realize it until now… but I do miss them. Can you take me to them, Oliver?"
"Hmmm…. I wish I could, but how?" ponders Oliver.
At that moment Mum appears at the door!
"Hey, Oliver, where do you want to go this weekend?"
"That’s it!" Oliver jumps up in joy realizing the best solution.
"Let’s go to the zoo!"
"Wow, you’re really excited about the zoo, aren’t you?"
laughs Mum, then adds:
"Great idea, now come, dinner's ready!"
When the weekend comes, Smol and Oliver prepare for the trip to the zoo.
They find the perfect hiding place for Smol.
"What do you want to see first, Oliver?" asks Mum at the zoo.
"The sugar gliders!" exclaims Oliver running up to the big eucalyptus tree next to the sugar gliders' oasis.
Here the small fluffballs snore in tiny hammocks.
Smol quickly gets out so no one would notice, and runs up the tree and back into his lovely home.
"Bye, my little friend..." Oliver says with teary eyes.
"Hey, your eyes are leaking," Smol remarks, then quickly adds, "I’ll miss you too, come visit me often!"
"I will, Smol, I will," Oliver promises, "but you can visit me too, remember what a map is? I made you one for my house while you were away, so you can visit me anytime." Oliver slips a tiny piece of paper through the opening to Smol.
By this time, Smol’s family has already woken up and is welcoming him back. Strangely enough, Oliver doesn't understand a word they are saying. This is when he realizes that Smol is indeed a unique friend, one in a million.
"Aren’t these sugar gliders adorable?" Mum asks with a smile.
"I thought I saw one at work… and one at home…
but that couldn't be… right, Oliver?"
What do you think, Oliver? Should you tell your Mum
about your little adventure, or should that be
your and Smol’s little secret?
"You know you can ask me anything, right, Oliver?
I’m always here whenever you want to talk.
I may go away to work, but I’ll always come home to you, and I'll always be there for you
if you ever need me. I love you, Oliver."
"I love you too, Mum," Oliver says, feeling a fuzzy warmth inside.
It is so good to be loved and cared for.
So what did Smol see, Oliver?
What were all those people doing there?
Ask Mum, where was she in that place?
Ask Mum, what she was doing there?
Ask Mum to tell her funniest or favourite story from work!
MORE ADVENTURES AWAIT YOU!
How awesome was it to fly around with Smol and discover all the cool things! But guess what? Your adventures don’t stop here! Whether you’re learning how to master big feelings or playing on the world’s biggest sports stadiums, more stories await where YOU are the star!!
Discover your next adventure at cukibo.com!
This book is dedicated to all the incredible people in the medical field.
Thank you for being real-life superheroes every day!
Thank you to our amazing designer Eszter. Her magical touch brought this story to life. Thanks also to our wonderful writer Erzsebet. She made this adventure so fun to read! Thanks to our eagle-eyed editors, Alex and Dragos, who really wanted to bring this book to reality.
Some of our books allow you to personalise the book for more than one child! However, this book is designed as a unique gift and can be personalised for only one child. We want our little readers to feel special and connect with the story as they see themselves in the middle of the action.
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What our readers say
(5.0) 4 Reviews
Jennifer M.
As a nurse working long shifts, I was looking for a way to help my daughter understand what I do at the hospital. This book is exactly what we needed! It explains in a fun and engaging way how important hospital work is and how parents like me help others. My daughter now sees me as a superhero, which makes me feel so proud. Highly recommend for any healthcare parent!
Dr. Samuel T.
Being a doctor and working long hours in the hospital, I often felt like my kids didn’t understand why I wasn’t home. Smol’s Adventures at the Hospital was a wonderful way to explain my job and show them how important the work I do is. It made them feel proud of me and turned the hospital into a place of wonder rather than something scary.
Dr. Helen K.
Smol’s Adventures at the Hospital is such a fantastic book for kids whose parents are healthcare workers. As a doctor, it was important for me to find a way to explain the significance of my job in a way my kids could relate to. This book does that perfectly, showing how hospital workers, like superheroes, make a difference every day. My kids love the story and feel more connected to my work now.
Angela P.
Being away from home long hours as a nurse, it was hard for my kids to understand my role in the hospital. Smol’s Adventures at the Hospital is such a wonderful resource to help explain the importance of healthcare work. Smol is so cute and fun and my kids love him. Thanks to him my kids now understand why I’m away and how important my work is. I’m so grateful for this book!
