Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth - Softcover

Cousins, Lucy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763643696 ISBN 13: 9780763643690

Publisher: Candlewick, 2009

Synopsis

On his first trip to the dentist, Charley gets lots of moral support from Maisy and friends in a full-length story readers will be eager to sink their teeth into.Maisy's friend Charley has a wobbly tooth! He's going to the dentist for the first time, and he’s a little nervous. Luckily, Maisy, Tallulah, Eddie, and Cyril are happy to accompany their toothy friend to the dentist’s office, where they make some fun discoveries: a twirly chair that goes up and down, a special cup to spit in, and a proper tooth-brushing demonstration. Charley gets an x-ray, a smiley button, and a book to take home, but what will happen with his wobbly tooth?Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 3/10/2009Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 2 and Up

About this title

About the Author:

Lucy Cousins, the creator of Maisy, won the 2002 Smarties Book Prize Gold Award for the Under-5s category with her picture book Jazzy in the Jungle. Her other titles include Hooray for Fish! and Za-za's Baby Brother, which was used by baby charity Tommy's in a nationwide ad campaign. She lives in Petersfield, Hampshire.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 1. Charley the crocodile feels a little nervous about his loose tooth when his mouse friend Maisy takes him to the dentist's office for his first visit. Maisy watches as Charley plays with the dentist's chair, opens his crocodilian mouth wide for Dr. Biteright, and hears the good news that his wobbly baby tooth will fall out and a new one will replace it. After an X-ray and a toothbrushing lesson, Charley waves good-bye. The story ends happily, and predictably, with a visit from the tooth fairy. Cousins' distinctive artwork, with its broad black lines and bold, flat colors, gives Maisy's fans reason enough to choose this brightly illustrated story. Leavened with a little visual humor and bolstered by a bit of information about tooth care, the book provides basic information about what happens at the dentist's office while offering reassurance to kids who are anxious about the experience. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763643696
• ISBN 13: 9780763643690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Cousins Lucy