After too many chocolate blimpies and not enough sleep, little Felix isn’t feeling well. Mama tries chamomile tea, sugared prunes (“You’ll feel perkier with the prunes”) and fresh air before deciding a trip to Dr. Duck is in order. Felix is a little afraid that Mama won’t stay with him at the doctor’s office, but she does. Dr. Duck listens to Felix’s heart, looks in his ears, and takes his temperature. Two spoonfuls of doctor-dispensed Happy Tummy and a long nap later, this forlorn young guinea pig is his energetic self again in Rosemary Wells’s reassuring, gently humorous story illustrated in watercolor, ink, and other media. (Ages 2–5)

Felix ate too many chocolate blimpies and now he doesn't feel well. So off to Doctor Duck he must go. Don't be afraid, my little moonbeam, says Mummy. But Felix is afraid. He's afraid the doctor will ask his mummy to leave the room. But Mummy stays with Felix the whole time while the doctor examines him. Then Felix is given two spoonfuls of Happy Tummy and he gradually starts to feel better. The book ends with Felix back to his old self and planning all the fun that he and his mummy will have the following day. This reassuring story is a spoonful of pleasure that will make everyone feel much better!