Dear Tooth Fairy (All Aboard Reading: Level 2) - Softcover

Jane O'Connor Joy Allen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756916445 ISBN 13: 9780756916442

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 2002

Synopsis

Robby is worried-Class Picture Day is coming up, and he's the only kid in his class with all his baby teeth! So he writes a letter to the Tooth Fairy, asking if she can hurry things up. Whether they've lost any teeth or not, kids will easily relate to Robby's feelings.

About this title

About the Author:

Jane O'Connor lives in New York City.
Joy Allen lives in Cameron Park, California.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-In this well-crafted beginning reader, Robby worries that he is the only child in his class who hasn't lost a tooth, and that he will stand out in the class picture. His mom tells him not to worry and suggests that he write to the tooth fairy: "After all, she's the expert." So Robby initiates an exchange of letters with a sympathetic tooth fairy and continues to fret until one of his front teeth begins to wiggle. While shopping with his mother and sister, he sneezes and the tooth is lost somewhere in the grocery store. After a great deal of searching, and with the offer of a reward, it is located near the toothpaste, and Robby happily flashes a gap-toothed smile for picture day. O'Connor sensitively conveys the child's concerns. Both the text and Allen's colorful drawings (in a mix of charcoal, watercolor, and ink) add interesting and humorous details. A pleasant if somewhat predictable easy-reader.
Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0756916445
• ISBN 13: 9780756916442
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Joy Allen