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Mary McQuillan.
From Cynthia the centipede, who "sprained 98 ankles playing field hockey," to Delia the dragon, who "sneezed and burned herself," there are plenty of hurt animals in this picture book. They take their medicine and get better--a skimpy plot, but the cartoonish illustrations lend the story humor.