tooth every night.
But nothing ever moved,
not even a bit.
"I lost a tooth at
breakfast," Richard said
one morning. "I brought it
in with my shark tooth for
show-and-tell."
Josie is not accustomed to coming in last at much. So, being the last to lose a tooth is not sitting well with her. Josie and her friend Richard are pretty competitive with each other. He tells his stories of tooth loss, as do the other children in the class. Josie wants to be like them. But, she is concerned. What if she never loses a tooth? Her efforts to lose just one tooth lead to so some pretty hilarious though conventional antics.
Richard does his best to help Josie forget her worries. They are in the midst of an ambitious game of chase between a shark and a squid when Josie falls face first to the ground and her tooth pops out. The trouble is that the two cannot find it anywhere. No tooth ... no tooth fairy. Maybe a letter to the tooth fairy explaining what happened will result in a coin for that missing tooth. What will the tooth fairy think of that?
Ms. Mann proves herself adept once again at truly understanding children and their unique personalities. The way they talk with each other, the accessible text, the appealing childlike illustrations all make this a story that little ones will find most enjoyable. The letters back and forth offer incentive for readers to try some letter writing of their own.
Teachers and parents are always on the lookout for a book that speaks to certain special concerns in a child's life. This one hits the spot!
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