The Tooth Fairy Meets el Raton Perez

The Tooth Fairy has some competition.
 
Meet El Ratón Pérez, the charming and adventurous mouse who collects children’s teeth in Spain and Latin America.
 
When both the Tooth Fairy and El Ratón Pérez arrive to claim Miguelito’s tooth, sparks fly under the Mexican-American boy’s pillow. Who will rightfully claim his tooth?
 
This magical tale introduces a legendary Latino character to a new audience and provides a fresh take on the familiar
childhood experience of losing one’s tooth.

René Colato Lainez has authored several picture books including Playing Lotería and I Am René, the Boy. His books have won a Críticas magazine Best Book award, a Latino Book Award for Best Bilingual Picture Book, and were Tejas Star Book Award Finalists. René is a children's literature columnist for La Bloga and received a special recognition as teacher and author by the Los Angeles Board of Education. He graduated from Vermont College with an M.F.A. in Writing for Childen and Young Adults.

Tom Lintern is a designer, illustrator, and storyboard artist living in New York City. He began drawing in pencil when he was five and still uses pencil on paper for much of his work today. The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez is his first picture book.