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Olivia tries all sorts of tricky ways to get into the Lost Tooth Club when her loose tooth just won't fall out.
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From Kirkus Reviews:
A book with an expected endinga tooth falls outthat unintentionally reaffirms the value of pure conformity. Olivia repeatedly claims to have lost a tooth to gain entrance to the exclusive Lost Tooth Club all her friends have been allowed to join. Efforts to dupe the members include blackening her loose tooth with a marker, covering it with black licorice and trying to pass off a white pebble as a missing tooth, all in the name of belonging. The insistent club members, bordering on mean-spirited, catch her; when Olivia stumbles over her tooth after declaring that she is going to start a ``loose tooth'' club, the tooth flies out and she is welcomed into the clubhouse. The first tooth incident is funny, but the humor wears thin. Still, Johnson excels at animal expressions, as in her boisterous dream sequence depicting a gap-toothed menagerie, presided over by a moon with a missing tooth; Olivia's flyaway red hair forms a centerpiece to most of the soft-toned pastel compositions. (Picture book. 5-7) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From School Library Journal:
Kindergarten-Grade 2AOlivia would do just about anything to rid herself of her wobbly front tooth. She tries biting into hard foods, coloring her tooth black, and covering it with black licorice in order to join the snooty Lost Tooth Club. She is excluded because she hasn't lost a tooth yet and thus doesn't qualify for the pudding parties or the camaraderie of the clubhouse next door. Johnson's pastels are appealing and humorous (Olivia's black-and-white dog is always by her side) and will undoubtedly appeal to recent or wanna-be baby-tooth losers. However, one has to wonder if Johnson might be sending the wrong message to kids by promoting exclusionary clubs. Patience is obviously not Olivia's long suit and her literal stumble into maturity only facilitates a weird, lucky, temporarily happy ending.AJohn Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherTricycle Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1582460418
- ISBN 13 9781582460413
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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