What Medicine Can Do

Gabrielle Balkan, Alberto Lot

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English

Rise X Penguin Workshop
04 November 2025

Children's & young adult: general non-fiction; Educational: Personal, social & health education (PSHE); Reference works (Children's&YA)

An accessible, informative, and humorous introduction to the power of medicine for young readers.

An accessible, informative, and humorous introduction to the power of medicine for young readers.

Uh-oh-Raccoon feels blerg and ick. Read along as he and his friends do symptoms checks, get examined, get diagnoses, and each, in turn, get the medicine they need. Readers will learn that medicine can make you feel more comfortable, help you heal, help prevent you from getting sick, and more. Written by nonfiction maven Gabrielle Balkan, and vetted by both a pediatrician and a nurse practitioner, this conversationally informative text incorporates comfort and humor, in partnership with Alberto Lot's emotive, comical character art. A truly enjoyable read that will leave readers better equipped for their next germy experience!

By: Gabrielle Balkan
Illustrated by: Alberto Lot
Imprint: Rise X Penguin Workshop
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 279mm,
Weight: 661g
ISBN: 9798217051243
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 04 November 2025
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gabrielle Balkan (she/her) is best known for nonfiction books that delight readers ages 0-12 with curious and essential facts about the United States, animal record-breakers, and more. She lives, works, and rides bikes in the Hudson Valley with her family and little tan dog, Stella. Alberto Lot is a designer, an illustrator, and an animator. Formerly an art director at Leo Burnett and Conde Nast, he now creates visuals for several global brands and companies, as well as children's books! He has published several in Italian, but this is his second one in English. Alberto lives in Milan, Italy, with his young family, and spends his days making things that are beautiful to see and easy to understand.